Documents tagged 'Sports'
Published: 28/03/2008
Sports shoes are, these days, a whole multi-million pound industry with laboratories, institutes and technologies all their own. What's wrong with the good old plimsoll is what I say.
That first day at school, where the smell of rubber plimsolls permeated everything including your lunch is an...
Published: 27/03/2008
Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto of the modern day Olympics and means Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
With London being the hosts for the 2012 Olympics, all eyes will be on how well our athletes perform and the pressure is being felt to excel. For this reason, scientists are increasingly...
Published: 25/03/2008
When I was a child we played soccer in the winter and cricket in the summer. Life was simple. In these times that we live in children have so many opportunities to try out new sports and disciplines; this has got to be a good thing, right? I'm not too sure.
For instance, as I've already...
Published: 22/03/2008
There is a wide availability of used exercise equipment nowadays. You can find various sporting equipment suppliers in your local community and even in the Internet. So, it is a practical move for you to purchase used equipment since new products cost thousands of dollars. Buying a used...
Published: 21/03/2008
Frustrated by your weight loss efforts? Or maybe you've reached a plateau? When trying to lose weight we tend to pay better attention to what we eat. But have you thought about what you drink? The Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina examined dietary records of U.S. adults...
Published: 21/03/2008
We find ourselves in the midst of Olympic Games fever once again. Our top athletes are competing at the highest level and strive for top honours in their chosen fields. Most of the older will remember the rubber-soled plimsolls that were traditionally worn in PE lessons throughout most schools in...
Published: 20/03/2008
So, you figure you could have done a better job on that goal? You would have handled the whole play differently? You've got something to say to most of those players, the coach, and the team as a whole. What's more you don't limit your opinions to just one team. You, my friend, are an...
Published: 19/03/2008
Though jobs in the sports industry might seem to be plentiful, it is a very competitive field. Divided into ten sections, this industry contains thousands of jobs in, sporting events, trade shows and meetings, sport sponsors, sport related media, sport facilities, sport retailers and...
Published: 18/03/2008
Sport tourism is a multi-billion dollar business, one of the fastest growing areas of the global travel and tourism industry. There is an obvious link between Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network. A close examination of the travel industry, paying special attention to cultural...
Published: 17/03/2008
All eyes will be on the Beijing Olympics later this year. Not just for the sporting events but to see what everyone's wearing in the field of sportswear. Many new technologies are unveiled during such mammoth sporting events to assist the athletes in their bid for the split second advantage.
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