Whether or not you’re a professional athlete, being flexible will serve you well in life. From the ability to manoeuvre into certain positions, to possessing overall agility, flexibility in sport is not to be dismissed. However, flexibility is one of the most overlooked components of exercise, especially amongst the general population. Yet flexible joints…
Every year around Christmas ‘the World’s Strongest Man’ graces our television sets, as we collectively marvel at the sheer muscle and agility of the phenomenal athletes involved. At six-foot nine and weighing over 400 pounds, the title currently belongs to Iceland’s Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Of course, you don’t need to be a bodybuilder to…
In sports coaching, there are ten key physical components of fitness that are important; one of these is stamina. We’ve all heard the term, but how many of us have stopped to think about what it is, or why it’s so important? In elite sport, endurance is everything. It can be the difference between…