52-year-old US professor in Turin 2006 Winter Olympics

Luge and the Lab@the scientistAs director of the Human Performance Lab at Boise State University and the author of nine fitness and wellness books, kinesiologist Werner Hoeger understands body movement. This month in Torino, Italy, the 52-year-old professor will put his theories to the test: He’ll be competing in luge at the 2006 Olympic Games.?

UK Sport funding strategy

UK Sport releases 2012 Funding submission@UK sportUK Sport has today released its submission to the Government on options for increased funding for elite athletes in the run up to London 2012. The submission is based on the agency’s ‘no compromise’ approach to delivering performance success.

gene doping in reality using Repoxygen

German Coach Suspected of Genetic Doping@DW worldApocalypse now: fears of gene doping are realised@timesGene doping a reality?@news24Fears that gene doping is a reality@play the game

Gene Doping and Olympic Sport

Gene Doping and Olympic Sport@SIRCEducation is vital. Athletes and the people athletes rely on for advice need to understand the complexities and uncertainties around gene transfer—not least, our enormous ignorance about the risks of gene transfer in humans, risks that the X-SCID experiment demonstrates can be unexpected and grave.Research is also crucial. We need to devise strategies to deter

a sleep mat for monitoring sleep quality

Want to win? Sleep on it@ASCThe sleep mat is a small piece of foam covered in plastic material that is placed under the athlete’s bed sheet. Within it are approximately 50 sensors that are activated when they are pushed on by body movement. When the sleeper moves position, the sensors detect the movement and send the information to a computer for analysis.

Australia's Beijing Athlete Program

The business of winning@ASCThe Beijing Athlete Program is aimed at attaining sustained high performance success in targeted sports — those that offer the best potential to win medals — leading into the Beijing Olympics, Paralympics and beyond.Initially 21 sports were identified for inclusion in the Beijing Athlete Program: * Group 1 (significant ASC investment) — rowing, swimming, hockey,

Yoga for low back pain

Yoga May Be More Effective Than Self-Care for Chronic Back Pain@medscapeYoga was more effective than a self-care book for improving function and reducing chronic low back pain, and the benefits persisted for at least several months