Both sports and music are integral parts of contemporary culture. We have cheery chants, anthems, songs and soundtracks that we use all the time to give the games a whole new dimension and heighten the connection between teams and fans all over the world. No matter if you’re watching the Olympics, cheering for your team… Continue reading Guest Post: Sport and Music: A Brief History
Over its 200-year history, sports photography has given us a glimpse into the highs and lows of sports, the passion of the athletes and the love of the spectators. While today, anyone can take their phone out and capture a great shot, it was not always the case. In order to immortalize the sacrifices and… Continue reading Guest Post: History and Role of Photography in Sports
https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3566710/illustration-image-art-business-people It would be a grave understatement to claim that the COVID pandemic inconvenienced our day-to-day lives. Rather, at times, it felt as if this global health crisis was a roller coaster with no ending in sight. With that said, it appears most of us have taken one important lesson out of the pandemic –… Continue reading Guest Post: A Brief History of Fitness in Australia
Boxercise is a fitness class based on the training principles employed by boxers to stay in shape. A typical class might entail shadow boxing, skipping and hitting pads. It also includes kicking punch bags, press-ups, shuttle runs, and sit-ups. Ancient Greek Boxing Ancient Greek boxing, or pygmachia, "fist combat," has been practiced in various social… Continue reading Guest Post: History of Boxercise
Since its humble beginnings, the sports bag has changed a lot throughout the years. What we know today as spots bags were once used to carry food and drink for weary travelers or weapons for the warriors in the battlefield. First bags used by athletes were carrying equipment like balls, bats and clothing, much like… Continue reading Guest Post: How the Sports Bag Changed Through History
Today, physical education is an integral part of every school’s curriculum. Children and teens require regular physical activity to develop and exercise their motor skills, so it’s not a surprise that this type of education found its way into schools. So how did we get to physical education being so important and how did it… Continue reading Guest Post: The History and Development of Physical Education
Playboy, character or revolutionary? Rarely are such terms used to describe the same person and that is what made Malcolm Alexander Allison such an enigma to those who knew him. Allison was hugely influential in the introduction of modern training systems in 1960s England but his reputation as a trainer was often overshadowed by matters… Continue reading Malcolm Allison and the Modernisation of English Football
Imagine if there was just one exercise you needed to obtain the perfect physique. What's more, you would only need to do it two or three times a week. Pretty good right? Well you're in luck. The 'Health Lift' provides everything you need and more. In the mid-nineteenth century, a fitness machine swept across the United… Continue reading The Health Lift, the greatest machine you’ve never heard of!
Today's post comes primarily from the Ma Strength Olympic weightlifting book written by Manuel Buitrago, an expert on Chinese weightlifting techniques. In part 1, we finished off with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912. From here, China entered a tumultuous period to establish itself as a Republic and gain international recognition. Therefore, reformers kept… Continue reading Guest Post: History of Chinese Weightlifting Part 2: Republican Period – Great Leap Forward
Everything women have today has been earned through a tireless fight, equality in sports included. Since the dawn of time, women have been fighting for their right to participate in sports, get equal opportunities to compete and earn equal wages. Thanks to early advocates, today we have heroines like sisters Williams, Simone Biles and Megan… Continue reading Guest Post: A Brief History of Women Sports
