Intermittent fasting is a dieting technique that is gaining in popularity. Intermittent fasting is a nutritional strategy that includes periods of caloric restriction and is interspersed with periods of normal or increased feeding (Harvie & Howell, 2016). Eating in such an abnormal pattern may seem counterintuitive to classic caloric restriction, but it seems to be an effective eating pattern, that could be extremely beneficial to people. There are two main types of intermitt

Tennis is a great illustration of the concept of kinetic linking and the kinetic chain. Kinetic linking is the coordinated activation of the segments of the body to produce the most efficient movement pattern. Sports that involve striking an object, require coordinated joint rotations occurring in a specific sequence, where power is generated from the core musculature and is transferred quickly to the appendages (Spaniol, 2012) In the case of a tennis groundstroke power is ge

Golf is a very difficult game. As a former caddy, I have seen golfers play every day with little improvement in their score. Understanding and applying the biomechanical principals of linear and angular velocity, and centripetal force, will help golfers minimize their score. Angular velocity and linear velocity are related concepts. Linear velocity is how quickly an object moved in a straight line or curved line and in which direction is noted, while angular velocity is the r

Saturated fats are unfairly labeled as the worst nutrient. Saturated fats occur naturally in animal products, dairy products, and eggs, are chemically stable due to there being no double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain, and are typically solid at room temperature. Research from the 1960s and 1970s, based on ecological studies, animal studies and short term metabolic trials looking at total cholesterol and low density lipoproteins (LDLs), found that increased saturated fat in

The shoulder is a frequently injured area among athletes and the public. Pathologies like rotator cuff tears, subacromial impingement, and frozen shoulder can all be partially treated with exercise therapy. There are two basic types of exercises that can be used for rehabilitation: open-kinetic chain (OKC) or closed kinetic chain (CKC). Some things a rehab professional must know are, what is the kinetic chain, what is the difference between OKC exercises and CKC exercises, wh

Both aerobic exercise and resistance training help combat diabetes. Both methods work in a slightly different manner. Type II diabetes is the result of insulin failing to transport glucose from into the cells and is a result of insulin resistance. Aerobic exercise training can decrease insulin resistance by increasing the production of the hormone oxerin A, which is a hormone responsible for making insulin receptors more sensitive, therefore increasing glucose utilization (Al

Writing an exercise prescription for a patient, exercise provided with the specific instructions on frequency, intensity, time, and type, should be common practice for physicians (Phillips & Kennedy, 2012). Physical activity has numerous health benefits and is strongly linked to disease prevention. The amount of physical activity or inactivity gets is responsible for 50% of health status and is one of three modifiable behaviors that impact health (Sallis, 2014). It would make

Correlation between poor motor skills and obesity: People with poor motor skills tend to lead inactive-overweight lives. Clark (1995) explains that motor skill development is a life-long process and can be viewed through three broad perspectives; the neuro-maturational perspective which explains motor sequences are developed as the central nervous system matures, the information processing perspective which states that motor skills are stored as programs and can be stored and

High heeled shoes are very popular among women. Many of my clients who wear high-heels experience low back, due to altered postural characteristics of the spinal-pelvic region from wearing the footwear. For people who wear these shoes it is important to understand how altered pelvic positioning can lead to back pain, how high heels alter lumbo-pelvic alignment, and how to relieve low back pain associated with this posture. The pelvis’s positioning is a very important factor i

Effects of Hormones on ACL Injury Risk. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is frequently injured. Of the 120,000 significant ACL injuries that occur each year, they happen more often to females, and among athletic populations (Kaeding, Lager-St-Jean, & Magnussen, 2017). Female athletes are 2-8 times more likely to experience ACL tears due to a combination of anatomical factors and hormonal factors, neuromuscular factors, and different levels of hormones affecting ligament s