Participating in sports and exercise is good for our health, our wellbeing, our state of mind, it is fun, and of course it helps keeps us slim and trim. However […]

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Tennis balls aren’t just for tennis anymore, or stickball for that matter Tennis balls can be a useful and effective tool when it comes to self-massage. It’s small enough and […]

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Ever wonder how high performance and elite athletes get the job done day after day with little to no DOMS effect? They seem to have the most amazing capacity to […]

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A look at the Body Ballancer It’s lunchtime at WatchFit HQ and, despite my best efforts to look attentive and wise, I’m sure my face betrays bafflement as Naomi Northen-Ellis […]

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Arthritis is a disease that causes inflammation at the joints and is always accompanied by joint pain. Inflammation in your body means that your body is in the process of […]

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Overcoming mental exhaustion As a bodybuilder with multiple sclerosis I have learned to live with extreme fatigue on a daily basis. MS is a disease of fatigue and when you […]

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Why do you get cervical pain? If you’re female, you have most likely had cervical, or neck pain at some point in your life. Or it might even plague you. […]

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I have been involved in rehabilitation since the early 1993, and over that time our understanding of the body has changed dramatically. Some of the things we have done back […]

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What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that is categorized by the decrease in bone mineral density (BMD)1.  It also compromises the architectural strength of bone tissue and will increase […]

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Sit ups have always been a common exercise choice to target the mid-section during strength training protocols. Dreams of six pack abs have led many to perform this exercise regularly […]

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I am sitting here after a hard workout and I did not stretch afterwards. Fail. Now I am tight, achy and having some back pain. I know stretching is the […]

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Stretching after running As any runner knows, training for an endurance event is a demanding activity that requires serious mental and physical strength.  The last thing any athlete wants is […]

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