How we adjust our lifestyles to incorporate purposeful physical activity depends on environment and the ability and willingness to change. But let’s define physical activity first. Physical activity is defined by WHO as “any bodily movements produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure beyond resting expenditure”. Purposeful or meaningful physical activity is referred […]

According to the World Health Organization (1996) menopause is a significant life event characterized by reduction in the hormone estrogen. Females spend a significant portion of their lifespan in the postmenopausal state and the menopausal transition is associated with increased cardiovascular (CVS) risk and has significant side effects. Coaches and fitness professionals must be well […]

Introduction Female soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, gaining more and more attention throughout the years. However, the literature within female soccer is fairly limited. Females represent only thirty nine percent of the athletes studied while the remaining sixty one percent are male athletes (Costello et al., 2014). According to […]

Hello team! Hope you stay strong and healthy above all! Today is your chance to recover from the last 3 workouts we had! You can go for a walk, go for jogging or cycling! Do whatever feels good to you and always listen to your body! I’ ll choose to go for a walk with […]

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common female reproductive-age endocrine disease which affects about 5–10% of female population. The clinical spectrum of PCOS encompasses hirsutism, acne and male pattern alopecia, the sequelae of hyperandrogenism, and infertility as a result of ovulatory disturbance. PCOS is predominantly characterized by chronic anovulation (no egg produced), insulin resistance and […]

My big question is how can you not exercise? Knowing all the health benefits of being physically active how can you still be sitting on the couch doing nothing? If you are currently inactive I hope that you start thinking differently and take some action by the end of this reading! Let me start with […]

“You won’t achieve your goal if you don’t believe you can!” Joe Friel

There is growing evidence that regular physical activity during pregnancy contributes positively to physical and psychological health. Since pregnancy is a period of profound physical and psychological changes in a woman’s life, it is an opportune moment for a woman to identify, modify, and adopt habits and behaviours at the level of healthy lifestyles. Women […]