Most athletes have no clue as to how much water they lose during a run. In fact, very few sportspeople have any idea how much they sweat – and the effects that hydration Continue reading
Staying well hydrated in sport
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An athlete’s dilemma – Too much or too little body fat?
Body composition and body weight are two of the many factors that contribute to optimal exercise performance. Taken together, these two factors may affect an athlete’s potential for success Continue reading
Body Composition Monitoring and Sports Performance
Athletic performance is, to a large degree, dependent on the athlete’s ability to Continue reading
Monark LC7 cycle ergometer at the Medica show
At the Medica show in Dusseldorf, Monark exercise showed off a range of their bikes including the new LC7 bike, which is designed for its flexibility; both in the physical characteristics of shape but also in the open source software interface with USB connection. It connects directly to its own bolted on touch screen tablet PC or you can wire it up directly to your own laptop/pc.
It will come with its own Monark software, which controls the bike and stores the data for realtiem display and download.
Link to You Tube video – LC7 Show around at Medica
Healthy eating on a Budget
Here is a guide to getting your 5 a day on a budget.
- When snacking throughout the dayalways opt for fresh or dried fruit. These can be half the price of a bar of chocolate & much better for you!
- Add a handful of chopped fruit to your cereal – it will make your breakfast much tastier & it will count as one of your 5 per day!
- Buy fruit and veg that are in season as they will be cheaper, as well as taking up the buy 1 get 1 free offers! Continue reading
IDASS Supply main arena flooring at LIW 2011
We are pleased to say that IDASS was the flooring contractor of choice for the Leisure Industry Week Show 2011. We supplied firm interlocking flooring for the “Youth Engagement Zone” and solid rubber mats for the “Functional Training Zone”.
Anna Richardson’s Body Blitz Diet: Five Rules for a Brand New You
It sis the simple solutions that often work the best becasue they are easy to follow.
This book looks like a simple book for the mass market – it is, but it is easy to read and provides five basic rules that are based on good nutitional advice.
By writting in a easy to understand way rules like – no alcohol which may appear difficult to swallow, are obvious and put in a real down to earth way.
Stretch Zone – Banner
The Stretch Zone banner stand with YOUR Logo, is a great branding tool and an asset to your Stretch Zone.
No fixing to the wall easy to move around, yet a high quality banner stand.
No hassle at just from £150.00, all we need is your logo and order, well reviewed at the LIW show where we showed the idea.
Y’s Way to Physical Fitness: Complete Guide to Fitness Testing and Instruction
An old book that is really simple to read and comes with lots of sample template pages.
Shows some fitness testing techniques with the Monark bike for VO2.
Skinfold caliper use for body fat percentage, flexibility tests, bench press testing etc
The Fit-Fat Hypothesis – Article By Maxine Freedman-Thompson
All too often, we mistakenly believe that if children are not fat, they are healthy. Our current fixation with obesity, which is easy to see, has eclipsed the problem of ‘unfitness’, a condition that is not visually identifiable. It is, however, better to be fat and fit than thin and unfit. Continue reading
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