Children are born to play! And yet, despite our best efforts, many parents and professionals find that some children are not motivated to get moving and prefer watching television instead. Among the potential causes of […]
Children have become increasingly inactive over the past two decades, as shown by a long-term study involving 3,500 schoolchildren in Austria. Professor Dr. Jan Wilke, a sports scientist at the University of Bayreuth, was involved […]
A sprain on the soccer field. A tumble to the floor at home. Kids get injured, but as a parent, when’s the right time to take them to a doctor or ER?This article was originally […]
A new study by researchers at the University of Galway and the University of Limerick suggests that electrical stimulation might be essential for tendons to maintain their health, offering fresh possibilities in tendon repair and […]
Bones play a critical role in full-body health. The skeleton is the framework of the body—protecting your organs, enabling movement and housing the bone marrow that makes blood cells, to name a few functions. As […]
Health centers across Japan conduct simple physical performance tests for older adults, including the single-leg balance and sit-to-stand tests. Based on a follow-up study of approximately 1,000 individuals, researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed […]
As populations age, the prevalence of sarcopenia—a progressive loss of muscle mass and function—has become an increasingly urgent public health concern. Sarcopenia increases the risk of falls and frailty, reduces the quality of life for […]
High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia in the long term, including in people with a genetic predisposition to dementia, show the findings of a study published online […]
If you were to think about the key to getting fit, you’d probably imagine you need to spend plenty of time in the gym. But many fitness influencers claim that taking time away from the […]
Most cases of cardiac arrest during sport are likely to be preventable. In addition, the emergency response with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators within the sports context can be improved. This has been shown in […]
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