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  • New research published on head injuries in football

    Heading the ball is less likely to lead to a concussion in football than player to player contact, according to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers monitored girls and boys high school football across the United States between 2005 and 2014, recording the instances of concussions. Results showed that 627 concussions occurred among…

  • Conquer your obstacles with our Reebok Spartan Race prize draw

    Reebok Spartan Race, voted Outside Magazine’s Best Obstacle Race, is the world’s leading obstacle racing series and the first of its kind to feature timing and global rankings. With over 130 events in 17 countries during 2014 alone, Reebok Spartan Race has made obstacle racing one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Reebok…

  • Top twenty fitness trends for 2015

    The American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) Health & Fitness Journal has released it’s ninth annual ‘Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends’, showing what’s set to drive the market this year. The top twenty fitness trends for 2015 are: 1. Body weight training 2. High-intensity interval training 3. Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals 4. Strength…

  • Free online CPD opportunities

      What is CPD? Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential to good professional practice, showing the public, service users and employees that members are committed to upholding high standards. FHT Members and Fellows are committed to CPD*, completing a minimum of 10 points each year, and this can be done in a variety of ways.…

  • 5 fitness trends to expect in 2015, reported by Human Kinetics At the recent IDEA World Fitness Conference in California, a number of trends were predicted to dominate the fitness industry in the following year. With people looking to focus on fitness regimes that provide maximum results from minimum time, the top five fitness trends…

  • If you want to win, let it all out Sportsmen and women who want to win need to let their feelings out, according to new research. In the first study to examine the effect in endurance sport of suppressing emotions, Dr Chris Wagstaff, of the University of Portsmouth, has found strong evidence that burying feelings…

  • An editorial in The Lancet Neurology calls for greater protection for footballers with symptoms of concussion FIFPro, the footballers’ union, has called for an investigation into concussion protocols. This follows players being allowed to play on after appearing to be concussed during the World Cup. “Because signs and symptoms of concussion can be delayed, removing…

  • Sure’s Run to the Beat sparks new generation of runners Over half of general entries have been sold for Sure Run to the Beat, London’s music 10k, with almost 40% of entrants signing up for their first ever 10k running event. With over half the places available already filled, participants are advised to enter as…

  • ‘A third of young girls don’t thinking leading an active life is important’ A new survey by Virgin Active and published by Human Kinetics has found that most school children, especially young girls, have worrying attitudes about #exercise. 36 per cent of girls said it was “socially acceptable” for boys to get hot and sweaty…

  • Cultural factors and sport performance Have you ever considered the impact of your client’s race or ethnicity, gender, social class or religion not only upon their personality and choice of sport, but also level of aspiration and success, competitive mindset and ability to deal with physical set-backs? Author Ron Wood, PhD, explains how understanding a…

  • Lack of sleep and injuries in adolescent athletes A research paper published by the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics showed that young athletes who slept (on average) less than eight hours a night were more likely to have had an injury compared with those who slept for eight hours or more. For each additional grade in…

  • Anti-doping agencies are proposing to store athletes’ samples for 10 years This approach is part of the strategy for implementing the World Anti-Doping Code 2015, which is outlined in a paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2014;48:801).   Read the paper here Image: iStockphoto