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How important is S&C for riders?
Strength & Conditioning in Super-bike In the past, same as other similar sports, motorbike riders use to focus only on the ability and fearless to push the limits. However, with the increased power and speed and the high level of competitiveness in races that came...
Leadership
Principles of Leadership Leadership is a behaviour that influences an individual or group, leading them to reach their goals, ensuring their satisfaction and steering all involved towards success. It is possible to note that all successful teams or individual athletes...
Exercise and Cancer
Exercise & Cancer The importance of exercise in health promotion is commonsense all over the world. The benefits of regular exercise practice goes beyond physiological improvements only to get healthier. Exercises are used to prevent diseases & injures,...
Mindset
Mindset In a modern world, where we have to cope with all the required life standards and constantpressure to be an achiever, words like MINDFULNESS and MINDSET are more and more necessary. American psychologist Carol Dweck’s describes in her book Mindset: the new...
Women in sports
Equality? Sport is popular, crosses many different cultures and a language that people all over the world can speak. It can be a lucrative business for athletes, sponsors and the media. But is there gender equality in sport? Despite sports global appeal, there is...
Learn to swim
The importance of learning how to swim It may be considered common sense that learning to swim is a necessity, especially if you live close to the water. However, swimming is important not only for safety but also for health. In fact, some studies have shown both...
Martial Arts
Benefits of Martial Arts Last week I had the pleasure of having Martial Artist, instructor and entrepreneur Gavin Hain in the our Solid Sports by Solid People podcast episode. In certain point of the interview he brought up something that caught my attention: How...
Burnout
Have you ever heard about Burnout? Dr Herbert J. Freudenberger defines Burnout as a mental and physical state of exhaustion connected but not exclusive to professional life. You can identify Burnout by lack of pleasure and satisfaction in daily routine, the sensation...
Detraining
https://unsplash.com/@ollivves How to avoid detraining issues With the Government easing COVID restrictions and social distancing, most of the active population will face some challenges coming back to training. These challenges are caused by partial or total...
Back on track
Training after social restrictions The odd scenario that the whole world is facing these days had affected sports and training worldwide. Even the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed due to the pandemic. In a dark coincidence, this was the second time in history that...