The Sports Development Foundation Scotland (SDFS) is a registered Scottish charity,[1] and company,[2] established to increase the finance available to Scottish sporting organisations by raising money through donations from individuals and companies directly to their specific projects of choice.
Dumbbell and barbell complexes have proven very popular in recent years amongst the S&C community. They are probably most widely used within Martial Arts circles as they are great at developing large work capacities. The man credited with developing them is Istvan Javorek, Head Fitness Coach at Johnson County Community College.
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Women Safety is a concern in most of the developing countries. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2013 by World Economic Forum which examines the gap between men and women in four categories which are Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival & Political Empowerment, India has been ranked 101 whereas Iceland , Finland and Norway tops the list. On one side India is a place where girls are worshipped in form of Durga Mata and on the other side a lot of crime happens against women in India that includes rape , child marriage , infanticide and slavery . There has been an initiative by a lot of mobile apps companies that have designed apps for women safety where women can get help of any sorts when they are in danger.
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Powerlifter and scientist Marilia Coutinho continues her personal experiment, exploring the use of tai chi chuang to develop mental skills for powerlifting performance.
Throughout my career I have been determined to present sport psychology in a palatable and digestable format. Often some of the concepts and methodologies presented by the psychologist can be a little "clunky" to say the least.This led me to develop the Mindsport card series.
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This article looks at the pre-retirement services offered to their player members by the professional footballers' unions in England (PFA) and France (UNFP). The article includes a short history of the development of professional football (soccer) in England and France, and examine some of the issues of the contemporary game that affect the players and their life after football in the two countries.
The dreaded double chin is impossible to hide and can seem impossible to get rid of. A double chin develops for a few reasons. If you are younger, it is because of weight gain. As you age, your...
The idea of spot reduction to lose fat has been around for a long time, but it has also been an idea that has been refuted for quite some time. Though many people have heard that spot reduction is a myth, they still develop their exercise plan and fitness goals around this idea. The purpose of this article is to explain, in plain, understandable terms, why spot reduction is indeed a myth.
The RFU annual rugby fitness conference was held yesterday at Twickenham, and the theme was speed. All the presenters had lots of experience and talked about different aspects of speed development, there were two practical demonstrations, the one by Frans Bosch being outstanding.