By Phillip B. Sparling I was in the basement going through our cedar chest hoping to locate some obscure document related to family history. Under the photo albums, I discovered an old baseball glove, a junior high football jersey and a pair of kangaroo-hide track spikes. Unexpectedly, I found old friends. The Rawlings glove was […]
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Tickets still available! Welsh Exercise Medicine Symposium on 19th September, 2014
The Welsh Exercise Medicine Symposium on 19th September, 2014 will have a fantastic array of world leaders speaking on physical activity, its benefits, controversies, and promotion. There will also be masterclasses on exercise prescription, motivational interviewing, and advances in physical activity measurement (including the launch of the new Welsh Physical Activity Report Card). Aside from the interactive […]
Experts present at Exercise Medicine Conference, June 20 2014
While sports medicine gets a lot of attention, exercise medicine is also an important topic that impacts millions of people. Now in its second year, the annual Exercise Medicine Conference brings together a wide range of individuals from all areas of healthcare to discuss the important topic of exercise. The conference programme includes experts from […]
Practical website to help get folks moving
Couch to 5K motivated my mum to “get off the couch” and put on running shoes. For the first time, ever. Do you know of people who have been thinking about a more active lifestyle? Do they need a practical, no-brainer approach to ‘Just Do It’? Couch to 5K transforms absolute beginners into motivated runners […]
ECOSEP Congress September 9th-11th, 2010, London
ECOSEP Congress is an international interdisciplinary event which is held every two years and attracts over 400 participants from all over Europe. This year it will take place with the 12TH Annual Scientific Conference in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London. The 2nd ECOSEP congress will […]