On Tuesday, October 7, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will launch “The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans” in Washington, D.C. This occasion marks the first time the federal government has released guidelines on physical activity. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) formally called for the creation of such guidelines as part […]
Month: October 2008
Book review: Sport and physical activity: the role of health promotion
Sport and physical activity: the role of health promotion Edited by J Merchant, BL Griffin, A Charnock. Presentation: 17/20 Comprehensiveness: 14/20 Readability: 18/20 Relevance: 14/20 Evidence basis: 16/20 Sport and Physical Activity: The Role of Health Promotion is aimed at students of the discipline but also at a wider readership interested in this popular topic. […]
Tired footballers playing in pain
By Terence J Babwah, Team Doctor, Trinidad & Tobago Football Team In response to “The use of medications and nutritional supplements during FIFA World Cups 2002 and 2006” it must be stated that elite footballers suffer from playing too many games during a season. In elite Europeans leagues, it is not uncommon for some footballers […]
Book Review: Science and football V: the proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Science and Football
Science and football V: the proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Science and Football. Edited by Thomas Reilly, Jan Cabri and Duarte Araújo. Published by Routledge, 2005, pp 634. ISBN: 978-0-415-48480-0 (paperback); 978-0-415-33337-5 (hardback); 978-0-203-41299-2 (electronic) Target: Football elite and sub-elite sport science support Appeal: Broad coverage necessary components sport science. As a sports […]