First Beat

JUNE 2, 2023

In this Firstbeat webinar, special guest Matt Harder, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Minnesota Wild, will join us live to discuss how he uses Firstbeat Sports to help manage training load during the NHL season in order to maintain optimal performance, avoid injuries, and support long-term player development.

Physiology

First Beat

MARCH 7, 2023

The new Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) feature from Firstbeat Sports provides an additional tool for coaches to assess the status of their athletes, giving further insights into conditioning and recovery status. 2016), helping you keep track of athletes conditioning without having to spend valuable training time on maximal testing protocols.

Coaching

Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It seems apparent that SSGs can be used as a deliberate pedagogy to elicit physiological responses for a training effect. The instructional consideration arising from this is that coaches are able to purposefully frame the dimensions of the playing field to teach for specific tactical outcomes and/or train for specific conditioning effects.

Conditioning

Designs for Health

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ultimately this results in physiological changes that have been linked to the development of atherosclerosis, hypertension, and other cardiovascular pathologies. It may also help modulate autophagy, which may help restore homeostatic conditions during the aging process.

Cardiovascular

Heartzones

AUGUST 10, 2023

How can effort be evaluated without heart rate technology which can be used to provide all students with immediate feedback to provide individualization for exercise conditioning? In physical education, 50% of their grade is often effort. Schools that have no heart rate sensors have no data for personalizing exercise.

Physical Education

The Sporting

JUNE 19, 2024

Good muscle strength can be aided by good conditioning and stretching sessions, but don’t forget that muscles are still susceptible to pain, fatigue and injuries. Because of the number of knee injuries in women’s football, many experts have been looking at the physiology of female athletes.

Biomechanics

Designs for Health

JULY 21, 2022

Graves disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition and is the most prevalent form of hyperthyroidism. The thyroid gland plays an important role in energy metabolism and the physiology of many of the body’s systems. Low vitamin D levels have been associated with an increased risk of autoimmune thyroid conditions. .

Health

Designs for Health

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In vivo and in vitro studies suggest that astragalus has different effects on cytokine production under different conditions. Under normal conditions, astragalus may promote cytokine production and enhance immunity. Aging is defined as the progressive decline of various physiological pathways, including immune function.

Health

Designs for Health

JUNE 30, 2023

Conditions related to chronic stress can influence catecholamine levels in the body, which may have downstream effects including increased oxidative stress and changes to glucose metabolism. In clinical studies, GABA administration has been shown to help improve sleep latency and support sleep quality.

Nervous system

First Beat

APRIL 1, 2022

Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s National Conference of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) on May 2-4, 2022. About CSCCa: Founded in 2000, the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) is an organization that represents and promotes collegiate strength and conditioning coaches.

Sports

First Beat

APRIL 4, 2024

In this upcoming webinar, guest speaker Marko Haverinen , Strength and Conditioning Coach at Finland’s most successful ice hockey club, Tappara , will join Firstbeat host Joel Wenning to talk about how physiological data can be used to help develop young athletes meet the demands of pro level matches across all sports.

Physiology

Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Sian began her professional career in physiology, working with British Swimming, before obtaining her PhD in statistical modelling of sport performance with Swimming New Zealand, leading to a strategic role as Performance Intelligence Manager with Paralympics New Zealand.

Biomechanics

First Beat

MARCH 22, 2022

Dr. Rottensteiner is a sports scientist with multiple coaching certifications in football and strength & conditioning. Over 23,000 athletes representing over 1,000 teams around the world rely on Firstbeat Sports for their advanced physiological metrics. We encourage everyone interested to join us.

Sports

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By addressing sleep education within the context of physical education and health, students not only learn about the physiological benefits of sleep but also understand its relevance to their athletic performance, mood regulation, and overall lifestyle. Incorporating sleep lesson plans into PE and health is also a natural fit. Skein, M.,

Immune system

First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

Strength and conditioning staff at one of Firstbeat’s customers emphasized that it’s all about building a culture within the building and getting your athletes to trust what you are asking them to do. But how do you gain that buy-in from your athletes?

Motivation

First Beat

APRIL 19, 2024

Live monitoring provides real time data on athlete’s physiological responses to training which allows coaches to make immediate adjustments if necessary. Put simply, athletes vary in their response to training, meaning each individual possesses their own physiological fingerprint. Why is athlete real time monitoring important?

Physiology

Designs for Health

MAY 14, 2024

Probiotics have the potential to decrease inflammation and increase acetylcholine levels in the CNS and have the potential to play a supportive role in alleviating the progression of neurodegenerative conditions. Depression and anxiety are mental disorders of increasing concern. reuteri can decrease LPS-induced intestinal inflammation.

Health

Designs for Health

AUGUST 24, 2023

Although taurine can be synthesized endogenously from methionine and cysteine, an exogenous supply of taurine through diet or supplementation may be beneficial to meet certain physiological needs. Taurine may promote physiological balance during the hormonal and neurotransmission changes that occur during menopause.

Physiology

First Beat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Tracking Progress and Conditioning Conditioning state of the Individual/Team by Comparing the Same Drill/Exercise Over Time. Example Creating laps allows you to establish a drill library, aiding in better load management and communication of the physiological demands of specific drills. Tracking Progress and Conditioning 2.1

Conditioning

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Below the level of superficial movement and skill, we see that sports are driven by a handful of key physiological concepts: Strength – The ability to generate force and act upon the world. A good vertical jump, then, comes from basic strength & power training, plyometric training, core training, mobility work, conditioning, etc.

Sports

Teen Health 101

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The test has 225 multiple-choice questions that test your knowledge in these areas: Pre-testing procedures: Visual acuity; vision screening; color vision, and stereo acuity Clinical procedures: Tonometry; visual fields; contact lenses; vision therapy; first aid and triage; vision rehab and ocular procedures Ophthalmic optics and dispensing: Principles (..)

Physiology

Designs for Health

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid condition, and it is the most prevalent form of hyperthyroidism. The thyroid gland plays an important role in energy metabolism and the physiology of many body systems, but it can be particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage. Selenium has also been shown to help support thyroid health.

Body Systems

First Beat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If a player makes it through this period without sustaining an injury, I think it is safe to say that his physical condition will be better than it was at the start of the pre-season. By comparing data from different phases of two seasons, I can get much more insights into the conditioning state of the player than just with one season.

Fitness

First Beat

AUGUST 30, 2023

in Physiology and more than 20 years of experience in sports science, technology, and performance. Roman is Director of Sport Science at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, based at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, a state-of-the-art, 130,000-square-foot production facility that opened in 2019. Roman has a Ph.D.

Sports

Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

There are also various different facets of talent, encompassing physical, physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial components. Another common basis for talent identification and selection involves evaluating physical attributes and physiological capacities. SELECTING BY PHYSICAL AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE METRICS.?

Physiology

Designs for Health

MAY 11, 2023

In vitro and animal models suggest that curcumin may reduce the accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) — compounds formed endogenously within the conditions of dysregulated blood sugar or oxidative stress. AGEs can also be obtained exogenously through certain foods.

Endurance

Designs for Health

JUNE 6, 2024

Sleep is so fundamental to normal human physiology that if an individual is kept awake for 17 hours or more , their motor performance can be impaired as much as if they had a blood alcohol level of 0.05% (the legal limit is 0.08%). Ensuring adequate sleep can be as simple as creating a simple sleep routine.

Respiratory system

First Beat

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If you study table 1, and only look at the practice loads of that particular player you can get a pretty good idea of his physiological fingerprint. By closely analyzing the athlete’s movement efficiency scores, it’s evident that he is in excellent physical condition.

Psychology

Designs for Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Eicosanoids are signaling molecules that influence physiological responses such as inflammatory and immune responses. Another review study determined that omega-3 supplementation can benefit those with inflammatory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, and skin ulcers.

Physiology

Heartzones

AUGUST 30, 2021

There is a way to measure each individual’s response to many physical experiences using a wearable sensor that can measure heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and other physiological responses that measure emotional changes. 1] Environmental conditions like temperature, altitude, weather, and more. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

Physical Education

The Sporting

JULY 28, 2023

All of these processes are physiological in nature, resulting in the achievement of mental calmness and clarity. This results in reduced physiological arousal, lower heart rate, decreased blood pressure and relaxation, promoting a night of deep and restful sleep.

Digestive system

Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This is what creates the conditions for ideas to evolve. Brooks and his 40-year quest to gain acceptance for lactate shuttle theory is one such cautionary tale in human physiology. It is this free and open exchange of diverging yet similarly valid viewpoints that creates the alchemy by which winning solutions ultimately emerge.

Motivation

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

People with disabilities are three times more likely to experience secondary health conditions like diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. One in four adults in the U.S. has a disability, which means if you aren’t currently equipped and trained to serve people with a disability, you are missing out on a large part of the population.

Fitness

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Fifty years after the passage of Title IX , which mandated equal opportunities for males and females in sports, doctors and researchers are still learning about anatomical and physiological differences between boys and girls and how they may affect young athletes. Knee and hip injuries. Concussions.

Sports

Teen Health 101

MAY 22, 2022

Introduction: Emergency Medical (ER) Physicians are physicians involved in assessing a patient’s condition and making immediate decisions to care for a patient in order to prevent death or worsening of the condition ( , AMA ).

Physiology

The Sporting

MARCH 28, 2023

The same conditions and medical aids were considered a factor in the wild finish of the 1908 Olympic marathon in London. Theoretically, from a physiological viewpoint, it should work, by increasing the effectiveness of the cardiovascular system to transport oxygen and remove waste from muscles.

Sports

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

MARCH 28, 2023

Health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and insomnia can be brought on by great stress as well. Abdominal breathing helps reduce and diffuse physiological arousal associated with the fight or flight response. Often accompanying stress is a lack of sleep that can further weaken the immune system.

Immune system