by Andrew Marshall

Dietary Intake & Stress Fractures: Is There a Link?

Research Paper Title Dietary Intake and Stress Fractures among Elite Male Combat Recruits. Background Appropriate and sufficient dietary intake is one of the main requirements for maintaining fitness and health. Inadequate energy intake may have a negative impact on physical performance which may result in injuries among physically active populations. The purpose of this research… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

New Sub-section: First Aid at Work: Guidance for Fitness Professionals

A new sub-section ‘First Aid at Work: Guidance for Fitness Professionals’ is now available under the main page heading of ‘Regulations and Qualifications’. This new sub-section provides an overview of: The 2009 and 2013 legislation changes; Current qualifications and the difference between them; Update and refresher training; Group exercise versus one-to-one personal training; and Assessment needs… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

DCTS: Delivering A National First

Did you know that the Defence Centre of Training and Support (DCTS), part of the MOD’s Directorate General Training and Education, based at Royal Air Force Halton in Buckinghamshire, was the first employer-based training organisation to award in-house instructors with a Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS). The CTLLS qualification forms part… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Leadership Lessons from the Royal Navy

Andrew St George (2013) writes that “This branch of the British armed services consciously fosters cheerfulness and nourishes its collective memory. Business executives should take note.” “Britain’s Royal Navy is a disciplined command-and-control organization that moves across 140 million square miles of the world’s oceans. Although few environments are tougher than a ship or submarine, I’ve… Read More