How can yoga power your game? Yoga is a form of isometric musculoskeletal conditioning. Its benefits range from flexibility, core stability and strength development, all essential components of a formidable tennis game. Claire Petretti illustrates the three best yoga poses for tennis players. Try these poses and maximize your capacity to perform at a high […]
The meeting of “sports” and “psychology” is an interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from many related fields including bio-mechanics, physiology, kinesiology and psychology. Sports Psychology involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors. Techniques may range from visualization, relaxation, coping mechanisms, goal setting, and stress management to […]
Our diet has a lot to do with our risk for cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2015 about 171,000 cancer deaths will be caused by tobacco smoking alone. In addition, approximately one-quarter to one-third of the 1,658,370 cancer cases expected to occur in 2015 can be attributed to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, overweight, […]