Aromatherapy for sports and fitness

Sports fitness and its relationship to sports injuries.

The word "mobilise" brings in the positive side of health. "Resources" vary from one person to another and even people with gross physical deformities can achieve a great deal and live a very healthy and productive life. The use of the terms "physically, mentally, spiritually" is preferable to the alternative in the World Health Organisation's definition, i.e. "physically, psychologically and s...

American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Fitness, activity, and sports participation in the preschool child.

Sports-specific fitness testing in squash.

Maximum oxygen uptake and the running speed at the anaerobic threshold were determined during treadmill running. Performance in these laboratory tests and performance on a squash-specific field test were compared and examined with respect to subjective ratings of squash fitness. The field test was performed in a squash court. Six light bulbs were connected to a programming device causing indivi...

Cardiac dysrhythmias and sports. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness.

The president's council on physical fitness and sports.

Secretary of Health and Human Services T he year 1996 marked a breakthrough in our understanding of the benefits of physical activity and health for all Americans. With the publication of the first Surgeon General' s Report on Physical Activity and Health, we have clearly documented the fact that men and women of all ages can improve the quality of their lives through a lifelong practice of reg...