Photo: SG Valley RFC The sports preseason is an exciting time for athletes as they get ready for the upcoming season. However, it’s also a time when the risk of injury increases due to more intense training and physical demands. Knowing about common preseason injuries and how to prevent them is key to staying in …
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Injury Prevention During Pre-season
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Selecting The Ideal Massage Cream for Optimal Treatment
“Which massage cream or lotion should I use?” This is a question we get asked a lot here at Premax so we have put together a comprehensive guide to help. The primary function of massage mediums is to provide lubrication to reduce the friction between the hands and skin. However, not all massage creams and …
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The Importance of Compression for Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, and Recovery
Compression plays a significant role in sports performance, injury prevention, and recovery due to several key factors: Sports Performance Enhanced Blood Flow: Compression can improve blood circulation, ensuring muscles receive adequate oxygen and nutrients. This can enhance endurance and reduce fatigue. Reduced Muscle Vibration: Compression helps stabilize muscles, minimizing the micro-vibrations during physical activity. This …
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Protecting Your Skin During Outdoor Exercise: The Importance of Sun and Wind Protection
As a health professional, I know the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle and working out outdoors is a great way to achieve this. However, when exercising outside, it’s crucial to protect your skin from both sun and wind exposure. Outdoor exercisers are particularly vulnerable to skin damage from sun and wind. The wind …
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The Use of Recovery Equipment to Enhance Sports Performance
Recovery is essential to an athlete’s training program to perform well in sports. As a result, it fulfills several crucial functions that when taken as a whole improve performance, guard against accidents, and guarantee long-term well-being. Sports recovery equipment includes various tools and devices designed to aid athletes and active individuals in recovery following physical …
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Unlocking the Benefits of Premax Performance Skincare
Many of us focus on keeping our bodies fit, but we often forget about our skin’s fitness. As athletes, our skin faces tough conditions like rubbing, sun exposure, wind, and cold, which can leave it dry and damaged. Blisters, chafing, and sunburn are just some of the issues we might encounter. Luckily, Premax has …
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The Premax Guide on Massage Products
Our skin is the biggest organ in our body, protecting us from irritants and infections, and plays a critical role in regulating our body temperature, so it’s important to keep it healthy. Premax’s range of products is there to protect you from sunburn, windburn, chafing, saddlesores, and chlorine damage so that you’re in the …
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Sports Taping Methods
Taping is one of the therapeutic involvements practiced by physiotherapists and rehabilitation team members. Sports injuries and different kinds of clinical disorders are prevented or cured by taping techniques. Frequent types of tape and their related application approaches are obtainable. Kinesiology tape (KT), Dynamic tape (DT), rigid tape, micro-pore tape, athletic tape, and many other …
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The Importance of Grip Strength in Sports
Grip strength is important in many kinds of sports: grip strength permits increased accuracy and can be an informative factor in performance as an athlete. Grip strength is a vital part of an athlete’s overall performance. A strong grip allows athletes to control the ball, bat, hockey stick, and other equipment and helps prevent injuries …
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