A nxiety disorders are among the most prevalent, disabling, persistent and costly psychiatric disorders. However, they are often underdiagnosed and individuals with anxiety disorders are not treated properly. Anxiety disorders…
T raining in endurance runners aims to improve both performance and the determinants of the athlete’s physiology. Training is defined and described by a few characteristics including:
Training volume…
P regnancy is a great time to start exercising. This is a time when there is often an increased motivation to maintain or start a healthy lifestyle, while at the…
A ccording to the American College of Sports Medicine’s Global Fitness Trends 2019 survey, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was seen as the top trend in exercise from 2014 to 20181.…
G lobally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression (James et al., 2018), a mental illness that differs from the usual mood swings and emotional reactions…
F luid intake to counteract sweat losses is important during long competitive events and especially in a hot environment, because a fluid deficit equivalent to >2–3% body weight loss is…
A re you familiar with the term “soft skills”? It is used to describe certain personal, social and methodological skills of individuals and they constitute one of the most important…
T he “heavy” legs that many triathletes experience when transitioning from cycling to running is a phenomenon that has been described and concerns the sports community in question. Triathletes are…
A ttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed in childhood, with symptoms continuing into adolescence and adulthood. It is estimated to affect 2-8% of children…
I n the last decade there has been a significant accumulation of new epidemiologic evidence showing that low level of sedentary physical activity is associated with many more types of…