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Whenever 27-year-old Nathan Kerr stops by the office of his 81-year-old mentor Frank Booth, Kerr often finds Booth running on a treadmill.This post was originally published on this site

A study led by scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly […]

The ability to plan several steps ahead and promptly adapt to a rapidly changing environment is essential to being an elite soccer player, a new study led by the Karolinska Institutet reports. The paper, which […]

Even casual football watchers could tell you there are different body types based on the player’s position. Linemen are big with a lot of body mass, and wide receivers are smaller and faster, for example. […]

Electrical brain stimulation could be the key to getting athletes back on track following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown.This post was originally published on this site

When preparing for a marathon, runners don’t usually think much about air quality. But maybe they should, according to findings from a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health.This post […]

Runners wearing thick-heeled sneakers were more likely to get injured than those wearing flatter shoes, a recent study from the University of Florida has found. The paper is published in the journal Frontiers in Sports […]

Researchers have developed a model that explains how humans adapt continuously during complex tasks, like walking, while remaining stable.This post was originally published on this site

A biomechanics study conducted by University of Rhode Island graduate and former star guard on the women’s basketball team Catherine “Dolly” Cairns was recently published. Cairns conducted the study on the basketball floor of the […]

There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kid’s brain, new research shows.This post was originally published on this site