For the tactical operator, excellent shooting skills are essential for success in the field. Police officers and military soldiers (i.e., conventional and special forces operators) whose lives are on the line must rely on precision marksmanship. Therefore, target...
“Kinesiology tape” was first used by acupuncturists and chiropractors in Japan over 20 years ago. Today it is used by practitioners throughout the world in the treatment of injuries and to improve sports performance. Download the full PDF
Pink bands in a criss-cross pattern on a tennis player’s shoulder, blue strips surrounding a cyclist’s knee, a red streak along a hurdler’s Achilles tendon: clearly athletes, Olympic and otherwise, subscribe to the use of elastic therapeutic, or kinesiology, tape. But...
Those of us who are avid tennis followers will have noticed some tennis players wearing a peculiar new type of sports tape whilst participating in their sport. Li Na has played in many matches with her right knee taped with a material that resembles insulating tape....
There is nothing worse than being in the middle of a WOD and feeling your hands starting to tear. Do you keep going and just deal with the discomfort* after or do you stop? I don’t know about you but I’ve never stopped in the middle of a WOD so I’ve dealt with many a...