by Dan Williams | May 5, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Researchers have delved deep into the links between exercise and sleep. The results are relatively simple, and provide steadfast recommendations to improve sleep quality, and sleep patterns through targeted exercise. Intense exercise before sleep delays sleep onset....
by Dan Williams | May 4, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorised
Power comes from the progressive application of forces. Throwing a dart requires very little power, and thus involves few segments (just the wrist and fingers). Throwing a baseball however requires high power and more segments (hips, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist,...
by Dan Williams | May 2, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
The Knee is responsible for the majority of energy absorption during the running cycle, while the hip is responsible for the greatest energy generation. Basically, this tells us that strong hips (specifically hip extensors, gluteals) will increase the ability to run...