“Adding plyometrics to your routine increases the force you can produce with each movement,” Kennihan says. “While running, after each foot lands on the ground, there’s a push-off. Plyometric training ...

1 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 2 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey 3 Department of Radiology, ...

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Optimal exercise balances benefits and risks. Running yields maximum advantages at 30-50 km weekly, while walking is effective up to 7,000-10,000 steps daily. Strength training is most beneficial at 2 ...

“My secret is that I never get off the sofa,” said no centenarian, ever. But it is worth noting that the world’s oldest people rarely mention punishing fitness regimes, either. Instead, centenarians ...

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Futsal, a high-intensity sport, places considerable demands on the hip adductors and core musculature, often resulting in strength deficits and reduced agility. Optimising training strategies to ...