http://www.nzihf.co.nz The latest fitness industry news at your fingertips. daily 1 2009-05-19T08:54:25Z http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/multidirectional-speed-training-news Coaches in sports such as golf, tennis and swimming recognise the gains in performance that can be achieved through specifically targeting skill. As most sports are based around using bats, racquets, and/or balls of some description the control of these objects is often the focus when it comes to skill development. No publisher janinehale 2010-09-09T01:59:11Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/planning-and-assessing-training-loads-in-sports-conditioning-news The article gives practical ways to measure training loads for sports conditioning. We will also show-case some the high tech new ways during the Sports Conditioning Workshop. No publisher janinehale 2010-09-09T01:52:44Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/discover-detox-secrets-from-around-the-world-news Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a pollution-free environment, where we drank only the purest of water and ate naturally untainted foods? Where the homes we lived in were free of chemicals and the air we breathed, water in which we swam, and even the clothes hugging our skin were clean of any artificial substances? No publisher janinehale 2010-08-24T01:34:56Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/vitamin-d-myths-and-facts-news For the last 30 years or so, doctors (dermatologists in particular), health officials, beauty experts and many product companies have been demonizing the sun. They’ve told us to avoid it because without sunscreen, exposure to the sun’s rays will damage skin and cause cancer. But this oversimplification distorts the facts. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-24T01:26:41Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/how-to-cleanse-and-nourish-your-cells-with-fresh-vegetable-juices-news Drinking just one freshly pressed juice each day is a reliable way of infusing your body with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that can protect your cells against premature aging and disease. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-24T01:20:38Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/how-to-feel-full-and-not-gain-weight-news It IS possible to eat the warming winter comfort food we want, without stacking on the kilos. As winter approaches, we change the food we eat. Instead of salads and light dishes, we want more warming, comforting food such as soups, hearty casseroles and creamy mash. And then we add our winter kilos. Sound familiar? The good news is we can learn the tricks to have our comfort food and eat it, too. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-24T01:15:25Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/practical-programming-from-back-pain-to-a-pain-free-bend-pattern-2013-the-deadlift-news Why do we need to train this particular movement pattern? Even with our sedentary lifestyles we're all required to bend many times through out the day - life still exists below desk level! However bending with poor technique i.e. from the waist without use of the lower extremities, places significantly increased pressure on the lumbar disks. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-24T00:45:22Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/women-shouldnt-avoid-strength-training-news Despite building stronger bones and providing a metabolic boost that burns fat for hours after a workout, experts say too many women resist it because of a misplaced fear of morphing into the Incredible Hulk. "People who lift weights are generally leaner," said Lou Schuler, a strength and conditioning expert. "This idea that pounds of muscle are suddenly going to appear on a woman's body because she lifts weights is just a delusion." No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:46:31Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/overeating-while-pregnant-leads-to-obese-babies-news Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says. American researchers followed all births in Michigan and New Jersey between 1989 and 2003. They then focused on women who had more than one child, to exclude the possibility that women who were genetically predisposed to be obese were simply passing those genes to their babies. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:43:28Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/wrist-mishaps-move-to-shoulders-news Fitness is one way of dodging injury in the ski season, which can especially damage the wrists and shoulders of snowboarders. Picking up an injury halfway through the ski season can, at best, be a minor irritation. At worst you may find yourself packing the gear away and watching boarders and skiers gliding down unspoilt slopes with the sun on their backs - at home on a DVD. Hurrumph. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:41:32Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/paracetamol-linked-to-childhood-asthma-news Results from an international study suggest the increasing use of paracetamol by children may have contributed to the rising prevalence of childhood asthma. But an expert said today the findings didn't constitute a reason to stop using the drug in childhood. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:31:03Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/dodging-gym-bugs-its-a-real-workout-news The sweat dripping off the guy on the treadmill next to you may seem gross, but don't worry. Unless, of course he sneezes. Then you've got problems. And if you have a shower at the gym after your workout, be very afraid. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:29:15Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/ratchet-up-your-workout-with-a-rest-news If your cardio routine is in the doldrums, try mixing a little tortoise in with that hare. Experts say interval training, alternating bursts of intensity activity with less intense periods, can burn more calories, boost stamina, and stave off that burning pain that stops any workout dead in its tracks. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T23:27:04Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/smarten-up-your-feet-news Those of you who have worked with me over the last few years would have heard me whinging and moaning about footwear designs and looking after your feet. Looking after those things at the end of your legs can help significantly reduce calf and back pain and have you moving better. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-16T00:10:21Z News Item http://www.nzihf.co.nz/community/news/refuelling-after-your-workout-news If you want to recover well after a work out and be able to sustain a successful ongoing exercise programme it is vital that you have a post-exercise re-fuelling regime. It’s as much a part of your programme as the exercise itself. Quite simply they go hand in hand. Without it your ability to exercise consistently may be compromised. No publisher janinehale 2010-08-10T01:15:29Z News Item