HH4A Heart Health for Athletes
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The Sports Analytics Innovation Summit will be held this week on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 February at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne. "Push the…
Continue reading → The Sports Analytics Innovation Summit, Melbourne 2016
You might not be an elite athlete but you probably count yourself as a fairly competitive age-grouper. Did you know that Triathlon is breaking new…
Continue reading → Age-Group Athletes: Have you been drug-tested yet?
When was your last anatomy lesson? Click on the image above ....... Here is a terrific video animation of the cardiac cycle (which I came…
I came across an article that was published at CyclingTips a couple of years ago, '"I thought I was going to die" - Will Walker…
Continue reading → Professional cyclists hide their heart arrhythmias
I discovered the value of magnesium a few years ago when one of my experienced swimming friends suggested that I take it for cramps that…
Continue reading → Some Useful Tips on Magnesium Supplements for Athletes
According to recent research out of The Ohio State University, endurance athletes who 'go against the grain' are incredible fat burners. The common practice of…
Continue reading → Carb Loading vs Fat Burning for Endurance Athletes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) recently updated their guidelines on ‘Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes with Cardiovascular…
This article is motivated by some incidental conversations I’ve had with fellow athletes in recent times regarding dissatisfaction with their own medication regimes. The use…
Continue reading → Do you know how your medications work? Athletes and beta blockers.
An athlete who routinely trains for more than an hour a day may develop athletic heart syndrome, also known as athlete’s heart. Athletes will often…
Being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) can be confronting for anyone let alone athletes whose lifestyles embody intense physical activity. AF is an irregular heart…
Continue reading → World Class Athletes with Atrial Fibrillation
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