What is SIBO? SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. It is a common, yet under recognised problem. SIBO is characterised by the presence of an abnormal number of bacteria in the small intestine in combination with a host of GI symptoms. Basically, bacteria that normally lives in the large intestine, moves up to […]
Amongst the many team ball sports accessible to the youth of Australia, netball is one of the most popular sports for young Australian females. The nature of the game involves high intensity and high impact movements, which can impact the growing body of youth female athletes thus rendering them susceptible to injury. These movements often include rapid acceleration, deceleration, and changes in direction, whilst at times performing jumping and/or landing movements. As a result, young […]
As coaches, parents and athletes within netball we all know it is high intensity and high impact game involving acceleration, deceleration, and change of direction whilst performing a range of jumping and landing movements on either one or both legs such as hopping, jumping, leaping, braking, lunging and landing. These actions result in a variety […]
Part 1 and 2 have expanded on the impact anatomical and hormonal factors have on the young female netball athlete. Part 3 focuses on the neuromuscular factors pertaining to female athletes and their risk of injury. Neuromuscular factors refer to the functioning of the nerves and muscles within the human body, and how they work […]
As mentioned in part 1 of this article series, there are numerous factors that need to be considered in relation to how prone females are to injury, in particular knee injury to the ACL. This article will expand on the hormonal factors impacting female athletes risk of injury in relation to the young female netball […]
With more than 400, 000 participants nationwide, netball is the number one sport chose to play by Australian females (9). Due to the nature of the game, intensity and demands on the body are high. The most common areas of the body injured during netball are the ankle and knee, with the most reported damage […]
When designing appropriate strength and conditioning programs for team sports athletes, a systematic approach must be taken. Protocols exist that must be adhered to. These protocols will allow the strength and conditioning coach to individually analyze each athlete and apply those findings to the sporting discipline that the athlete participates in. In a general sense, […]
The fitness and health industry is absolutely saturated with misinformation regarding female fat loss. Women are fed an abundance of misinformation from the media, ‘nutritionists’ with zero credentials and underqualified personal trainers. We are told to eat cereal for breakfast and even several times a day, cut out protein, don’t eat carbs after 3pm, don’t eat carbs at […]
Losing belly fat, or fat around the torso including the hips and lower back is an area a lot of women find difficult to drop. Unfortunately, fat loss isn’t selective in the sense you can actively target fat loss in certain areas with exercise (those endless crunches aren’t going to strip that belly fat, just […]
Stress, Emotional Eating and Hormones Stress has the ability to unleash hormones that cause cravings for sweet, sugary and high fat foods. Stress is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. This feeling has a tendency to push people towards ‘comfort foods’. It is probably […]
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