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"Fit
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Connect your upper and lower core with these exciting, functional, sport specific and fun exercises.Augmenting your normal strength workouts with exercises using a physio ball and stretch bands will help get and keep you Fit to Play in three dimensions.
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"Fit
to Play" |
| Being in good shape will improve on court
performance and make your tennis more enjoyable.
Here's a quick 45 minute workout guaranteed to boost your on court fitness.
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"Fit
to Play" Smart Recovery Guidelines |
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present day pressures of work, school and family it is difficult if not
impossible to ensure proper recovery between training or playing sessions.
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Posture |
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Good
posture is not just about standing up straight. It is the correct use of your
body in any given task to ensure that you use the minimum amount of energy or
force to carry out the procedure. It is not uncommon for a person lifting a
5Kg weight poorly to have a total pressure of some 225 Kg within the third
lumbar disk.
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Blisters |
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hard to think of a more irritating and disastrous thing
than being put out of an important match by a 20 cent piece size blister on
the ball of your foot. Read about the cause, treatment and the prevention...
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Heal
Pain Stopping You |
| Many things can slow down your game, but heel pain can definitely bring it to a stop. The most common form of heel pain in tennis players is known as Plantar Fasciitis (pronounced PLAN-tar fashee-EYE-tiss). It occurs when the long, flat ligament on the bottom of the foot... | |
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ASTHMA
and SPORT |
| Activity
is an important part of life and asthma should not stop or restrict your daily
activities, such as walking, playing sport or general household duties. In
fact if you have asthma, regular physical activity can improve your general
health and wellbeing.
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Skin
Cancer and Australians+sunscreens |
With Summer Down under starting to kick in, a bit of sun screen wouldn't go a stray or even the brains to use it for that matter. Sunsmart lays down the hard line when it comes to some brutal home truths regarding skin cancer and Australians then helps us out with the "sunsmarts" on sunscreen.
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Yoga for Tennis |
If you would like to combine both the physical and the mental sides of tennis into one whilst enjoy a soothing skeletal muscular therapy at the same time, then throw on your saffron shorts and cheese cloth shirt because yoga is definitely for you. . . |
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| By www.coachesedge.com.au | |
Energy drinks are a rapidly growing category of the Australian soft drink market. There is a wide range of energy drinks available in Australia. A recent Australian survey found that some teenagers were drinking up to five cans a day before sporting events in the belief that they will boost sports performance. |
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Tennis Elbow |
Tennis elbow is a common injury and got its' name because tennis players tended to get it. It is inflammation or degeneration of the tendon that attaches to the bony bit (lateral epicondyle) on the outside of the arm. The cause in tennis is a bad backhand technique or a grip that is too small. The majority of people getting this are between 40 and 50 yrs but it can affect any age. (Is this because 40 - 50 yr olds are the ones with more time to play?). . . |
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Playing Hot - Keeping Cool |
Heat exhaustion is not a trifling matter - it is a serious health risk. But there are common sense steps that coaches, sports administrators and players can take to minimise the risks. . . |
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Speed |
As a Teaching and past playing Pro there are a few things I've learnt to look for in young players that I know are necessary to be successful at a high level. Talent, height and body type, the ability to learn and work, even desire are all major factors in the equation. However the most important factor in terms of physiology is natural SPEED. . . |
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What to do when you get injured by Brad Properjohn |
A doctor once said to me whilst trying to console me after I sustained a rather nasty foot injury, "if you don't want to get injured, then don't play sport". So even the most conscientious of stretchers and "warmers-uppers" get injured so it's a good idea to have a strategy ready to deal with such a situation, should it arise. . . |
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Not Just Spaghetti For Tennis Pro's |
Ask a young pro what he/she should eat before a match and they would probably say carbohydrates or namely spaghetti. Ask a young pro what he/she should eat before training and you'll most likely get the same answer. . . |
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