Monthly Archives: August 2010

Netball is played by over two million active participants world-wide.  The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) has 36 affiliated member countries, with the highest participation rates within Commonwealth countries, especially Australia, New Zealand, and England.
Netball is physically demanding - its rules and court surface have evolved a game that requires explosive bursts of speed, sudden changes in direction or [...]

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The AOK Weighted Vest is an effective exercise tool
By: Brian Jones, Exercise Physiologist & Personal Trainer
As an Exercise Physiologist and Certified Personal Trainer, I am continuously looking for new ways to challenge and to intensify to my client’s training sessions. The most versatile piece of exercise equipment I have been using is the AOK Weighted [...]

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What’s Old is New
Medicine ball training is one of the oldest forms of strength and conditioning training – the first reference to wrestlers training with sand filled bladders appears in Persia nearly 3000 years ago. In ancient Greece the physician Hippocrates had them sewn out of animal skins and stuffed with sand. His patients threw [...]

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Balance Training is one of the latest trends in the training of athletes and in the fitness industry. Most physiotherapy, athletic performance centers and gyms across the country are full of the latest in balance and core conditioning devices such as mediBalls, balance boards, Duradiscs, Balance pads & beams, foam rollers, and many others amongst [...]

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Get Cut: It looks more like something on which you should be skiing rather than the ultimate workout tool, but the Bodyblade is exactly that — “one piece of equipment, one system of training, infinite potential,” says Bruce Hymanson, the physical therapist who created this surprisingly simple core muscle strengthener to help with rehabilitation of [...]

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