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   In order to challenge your muscles and increase the intensity of your weight training and strength, waterbags, or aquabags, have become increasingly popular, and it’s understandable why. The benefits of using a waterbag range from being physically beneficial, cost effective, mobile and an effective supplementary exercise. It might sound too good to be true, but it isn’t! Waterbag training has been introduced to the sport market recently and has had great success because of its effective use for athletes and sportsmens training needs. The primary focus of the waterbag is to accentuate and strengthen a variety of muscles more intensely than the use of dumbbells or heavybags, which makes it more efficient when training. A waterbag contains pressured air and normally 2/3rds water which is an unstable load for any sportsmen to work with. The constantly changing centre of mass creates stronger and more intense muscle contractions that exercises a number of different ...

  Muscle recovery can be a  sore and lengthy process after a work-out, but there are simple and effective methods to help omit the soreness quickly and assist in muscle recovery. Forget the perceived extremes that ice baths, ibuprofen and raw egg diets suggest, our top 4 ways to boost muscle recovery will help treat your muscles with easy and comfortable changes that fit into your daily life. Diet   One of the best ways to aid muscle recovery, before and after a work-out, is simply to  eat  well. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle of nutritious food will benefit you immediately and in the long-term without you realising. One of the main food groups consumed for muscle growth and recovery is protein. This is an important area of nutrition for athletes to help muscles restore, regain strength and promote protein photosynthesis. Nuts for example are plentiful in omega-3 acids that fight inflammation, provide protein for muscle synthesis and growth. In addition...

   Sports Massages are great and effective ways to reduce potential muscle injuries and improve performances, especially for athletes. Sports Massages are a form of physical therapy that range over their focus and benefits depending on different techniques and for different benefits, from preventing injuries and preparing muscle for optimal physical exertion, to relaxing muscles and increasing circulation. Varying types are used widely amongst athletes and depending on your requirements knowing a bit more about these types of sport massages could enhance your athletic performance. Pre-event Sports Massages Pre-event Sports Massages are used most frequently before high intensity events to reduce the risk of injury. It warms up muscles in order to prepare them for physical activity by stretching them and increasing the blood flow. It also helps reduce muscle tension and is psychologically beneficial by producing a feeling of readiness prior to the sports event. ...

Professional Athletes are hugely passionate about their sport, performance, team and success are often superseded by their bodies ability to keep up with them. Training intensely every day and taking on tough opposition in rigorous games has taken its toll on many Athletes muscles, but they’re recovering and returning to the field stronger; here are two of our favourites.   One of the ultimate professional Athletes labelled as one of the best NBA players and awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2014-15 is Stephen Curry . Curry has carved his name into Sports history and is still an on-going marvel. However , his passion and resilience in training and games has left him suffering with numerous ankle and MCL sprains and muscle contusions. Curry is referenced as using PRP (Platelet-rich Plasma) treatment in order to recover and repair his ligament and tendon damages. This is a popular method of treatment for professional athletes in need of a quick result, but it’s expens...

    Admittedly, even I was skeptical at the idea of doing exercise with a full suit of wires. EMS, or electrical muscle stimulation has been gaining a lot of popularity in recent years. But does it really work? The answer is a confirmed yes. Professional and personal trainers have been using EMS workout since the 50’s. Now is the perfect time to check out what you can achieve with the more advanced EMS technologies today. Let’s take a look at the 6 main reasons why EMS workout might just be the perfect addition to your muscle building exercise. 1. Get results in much less time Doing exercise with EMS saves you valuable time that you can use on other things. By using EMS, each workout session becomes more intense with more effective, thorough muscle contraction. It is possible to effectively shorten an 1 hour long workout to only 20 to 30 minutes. This is an effective way to save time and gain the same benefits just through using a muscle stimulator. ...

Ever wondered what NBA hall of famer, Kobe Bryant and 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps do to increase workout efficiency and maintain their physical shape at the highest level? If you are an avid workout enthusiast like me, then you’ve probably gotten used to dealing with muscle soreness after a workout. Sure, such soreness is bearable and most of us have embraced it as a result of doing a hard workout. However, if you can help your body recover faster to get the same training results in less time, then you will have more time to enjoy a healthier life. Let’s take a look at what practices professional athletes use to improve workout efficiency. It’s very likely that you can adopt one or more of these methods to improve your own workout. 1. Massage Therapy In order to stay healthy as you age, your muscles and joints should stay as flexible as possible. Medical and fitness experts suggest that you should stretch and massage inflamed muscles for 10 minu...

Most of us are more cautious about our health today than we were 20  years ago. Today, we have better general knowledge about how to stay  healthy along with access to better technology. With newer and better  EMS TENS units available right now, you’d be surprised how much  value is packed in these devices. These are the top 10 reasons why you should consider getting your own  personal EMS or TENS unit today. 1. Reduce muscle soreness EMS TENS units are effective at reducing muscle soreness. For  maximum effectiveness and comfort, look for EMS TENS units that use  interferential therapy and medium-frequency. 2. Pain relief EMS and TENS units are effective pain relievers for different types of  pain. Not sure if your pain is caused by nerves, muscles, or both? You  can get an EMS TENS unit to use both features in a single device.  EMS and TENS units aren’t exactly the same though, so check out this pos...