Our ancestors perceived that for the purposes of combat or sport, the presence of breasts put women at a considerable disadvantage. The sports bra came too late for the Amazons, and even today it has limitations for women who choose to run hard for long distances. In a survey of 1397 female runners in the… Read More
Musicians Say What…
The contraction witnessed in the numbers of personnel in modern standing armies means that army musicians, when not playing dirges for dead prime ministers, are increasingly deployed in combat roles. The occupational health department of the UKs Ministry of Defence thought that it was important to determine whether its musicians were experiencing hearing loss as… Read More
Swimming, Asthma & Children’s Fitness
Swimming is a good way for children with asthma to keep fit, according to a systematic review of eight trials. Swimming was well tolerated by children with stable symptoms and helped improve aerobic fitness and lung function compared with no prescribed exercise or golf (one trial). Swimming training made no difference to quality of life… Read More
Autologous Blood Injections & Achilles Tendinopathy
Research Paper Title Impact of Autologous Blood Injections in Treatment of Mid-portion Achilles Tendinopathy: Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial. Study Question Do peritendinous autologous blood injections improve pain and function in people with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy? Summary Answer The administration of two unguided peritendinous autologous blood injections one month apart, in addition to a standardised… Read More
Carbohydrates, Lymphocytes & Military Training
Research Paper Title Influence of a High Carbohydrate Diet on the Functional Activity of 5-HT1B/1D Receptors on Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes during Intense Military Training. Background This study was undertaken to examine the effect of a high carbohydrate diet on the functional activity of 5-HT1B/1D receptors in human peripheral blood lymphocytes, and on serum cortisol and… Read More
Reviewing Intervention Effects on Children’s Physical Activity
Research Paper Title Systematic Review of Intervention Effects on Potential Mediators of Children’s Physical Activity. Background Many interventions aiming to increase children’s physical activity have been developed and implemented in a variety of settings, and these interventions have previously been reviewed. However the focus of these reviews tends to be on the intervention effects on… Read More
Progessive Training Reduces Stress Fractures
Research Paper Title Stress Fractures in Royal Marine Recruits. Abstract Data are presented on stress fracture patterns at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM). To reduce the high number of training injuries, including stress fractures, a complete review of the training syllabus was undertaken. Following recommendations from this review, a newly designed, physiologically progressive… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 