Do you need to fix your running technique?
Posted by Nicholas Dang on‘Incorrect’ technique is a common concern for many people. Part of this concern stems from well-intentioned health and fitness professionals claiming that there’s an optimal way to move to treat or prevent pain/injury.
Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramps
Posted by Nicholas Dang onExercise-associated muscle cramps are painful, involuntary contractions of muscles during or shortly after exercise. These cramps usually occur in muscles that span multiple joints and are frequently used during exercise, such as the calves.
How should they be treated and prevented?
10 Myths and 10 Facts about Low Back Pain
Posted by Nicholas Dang onLow back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability globally and tends to be associated with costly, ineffective and sometimes harmful healthcare. Unhelpful beliefs about LBP are likely a strong driver in this disability and ineffective care. Such beliefs are widespread in people with and without LBP, as well as the media and well-intentioned clinicians.
Why should you get enough sleep?
Posted by Nicholas Dang onSleep makes up a large proportion of our lives. If we assumed that you spent 8 hours per day sleeping or trying to sleep, then sleep would account for one-third of your lifetime; to put that into perspective, that would be 27 years if you lived 81 years.
With sleep being so time-consuming, it can be enticing to sacrifice it for other areas of your life.
Why should you get enough sleep?