Video games-based interventions for health promotion: can those be the future for exercises?
In general, we all have played some sort of video games in our childhood. Some games even managed to keep us glued to screens for hours as adults. While the games were largely designed for children in the beginning, they have gradually moved to cover all demographics....
Patients’ experiences of living with ACL reconstructed knee
We already know that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the most debilitating injuries in sport. Individuals undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery for various reasons such as, to improve stability of the knee, to return to their pre-injury level of...
Exercise can control your blood pressure
It is a well-known fact that exercise is good for physical and mental well-being. Exercise is considered a ‘medicine’ (Exercise is Medicine Australia, 2014), and is highly recommended for the management of hypertension (high blood pressure) (Weber et al., 2014;...
8 scientifically proven tips for better sleep in athletes (and non-athletes)
Sleep is crucial for any human being but especially for athletes, no doubt about that. It is the main recovery method for mind and body, although not many young athletes realise that. Only proper recovery enables an athlete to give their best every day in training and...