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Rolling With The Punches Just Got Real

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Hi There  Sometimes things do not go as planned. In fact they go way, way wrong. As a Sport Scientist I see this alot in the sporting environment. We train towards a goal/tournament and we lose due to a technicality or because of bad behaviour. What we need to understand is that there is so much factors that influence our performance. Most if not all to a degree we have no control over them.  This is why training for all of them is impossible but necessary. All the factors should be brought into training. That is why teams has game plan sessions and strategy planning. Because we need to prepare for the unexpected and unforeseen if possible.  The bad part is even if we train for the unsuspected we still have to deal with the technicalities and roll with the punches. As athletes we can not get hung up on the coach/Referee/officials. We still need to perform under scrutiny. We need to build up resilience and not let anything impact their performance.  Resilience is one thing that

Muscle Of the Week... Review

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Hi There  I want to do a review of the muscles we have done! We have done 20 so far!! Remember we are just trying to gain more insight on where the muscles are and get an idea of the functions it has. We are not Anatomy students, just learning about our bodies!! Here is the muscles we have done and what we learnt on our way  A Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Foot Here we learnt that ABductor muscles functions take the movement away from the body  Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Hand Digiti means digit  Abductor Hallucis  Hallucis means Big Toe Abductor Pollicis Brevis Pollicus means Thumb  Brevis means Short Abductor Pollicis Longus  Longus means Long  Adductor Brevis Adductor means the functions of these muscles takes the movement toward the body  Adductor Hallucis Adductor Longus  Adductor Magnus Magnus means great  Adductor Pollicis  Anconeus  Articularis Cubiti Some textbook consider this muscle as part of the Biceps Brachi  Artic

C-H-O-O-S-E DAY

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Hi There I love this week's options! On that note.... Any options you might want to add?  I want to make a choice between being happy and being content.  Is there a difference or are they the same?  Let us go to Google for help. happy Dictionary result for happy /ˈhapi/ adjective adjective: happy; comparative adjective: happier; superlative adjective: happiest; suffix: -happy 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. "Melissa came in looking happy and excited" synonyms: contented ,  content ,  cheerful ,  cheery ,  merry ,  joyful ,  jovial ,  jolly ,  joking ,  jocular ,  gleeful ,  carefree ,  untroubled ,  delighted ,  smiling ,  beaming ,  grinning ,  glowing ,  satisfied , gratified,  buoyant ,  radiant ,  sunny ,  blithe ,  joyous ,  beatific ,  blessed ;  More antonyms: sad having a sense of trust and confidence in (a person, arrangement, or situation). "he was not hap

Choose...day!

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Hi There On this lovely Tuesday I want to talk about Balance. Here I believe we have no choice.Being balanced is what we strive for in everything. It is a way of life. A way you carry yourself. I believe this balance is the essence of perfection. I also believe in your struggle or strive to maintain balance we learn and become our best. We may not ever reach it in our humanity, but the journey towards it. Is absolutely amazing and an experience so personal; so gratifying and to be honest our life!! For this CHOOSEday there is no CHOICE. Also strive for Balance in every aspect of our being... Our Human beng!! What do you think? Is there a choice?  Keep Moving until  next  tim e 👋

Muscle Of The Week... Brachioradialis

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Hi There We are at it again. We are sill in the arm!. This week's Muscle is the Brachioradialis. So Bharchi tells us where we are.. The arm, but I just want to add some bone structure!! The word Radius is also found in this week's muscle. This tells us that it the muscle is on the side of the arm where the radius bone is. An extra tip it is on the side of your thumb!Easy way to remember... Your thumbs can draw a circle and a circles has a radius!!   Brachioradialis      Click the link above for the video!  Common Injuries : Click the link for the article of common injuries  Tennis Elbow is a common injury for this muscle. It occurs by overuse. Doing repetitive movements .Weightlifetters also injure this muscle but poor technique or too much too soon  Please follow the links. Keep Moving until next time 👋

CHOOSEday! CHOOSEday!

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Hi There COOSEday! On this Tuesday I want to talk about Easy and Convenient. These are abstract concepts and can be seen and lived differently by all of us. What seems "easy" to me may not be "easy" for another. But I believe that both mean different things. Just so that we are on the same page here are the definitions supplied by Google.  easy Dictionary result for easy /ˈiːzi/ adjective 1. achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties. "an easy way of retrieving information" synonyms: uncomplicated , not difficult,  undemanding , unexacting,  unchallenging ,  effortless ,  painless ,  trouble-free ,  facile ,  simple ,  straightforward ,  elementary ,  idiot-proof ,  plain sailing ;  More 2. (of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems. "promises of an easy life in the New World" synonyms: calm ,  tranquil ,  serene ,  quiet ,