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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...physical activity levels. [Sports and technology models] We can now train and compete with technology incorporated at every level; from a physiological perspective we can monitor heart rates, sleep quality, GPS tracking, muscle activity, recovery etc. From a movement perspective, 1971, saw sports fans introduced to the first slow motion replays. Now of course, we can use...
Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...physical activity, cognitive and social stimulation. Especially we need to make sure we are well hydrated (6–8 cups of water every day is close to ideal) while being careful not to drink too much tea/coffee/alcohol. Eat a healthy balanced diet. Exercise regularly. Exercise doesn’t need to be strenuous or long, every little helps. We can exercise 5 times a day for...
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...physical and mental health, and essential in environments where our minds are repeatedly challenged. A recent study has identified that Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is more typical in police officers and staff than Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with one in five police officers and staff suffering with C-PTSD. This is due to the repetition of...
What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...physically fit, healthy, and injury-free. What makes travelling significant and novel for pilots, however, is the working long hours while travelling in a confined space at high altitude requiring them to monitor their nutrition, hydration, stress, and fitness levels; their main concern being maintaining a Class 1 medical enabling them to keep working safely and doing...
Raising awareness and support for men
Health, Sports & Psychology

Raising awareness and support for men

...physical and spiritual facets that contribute to a sense of self. To highlight discrimination against men: in areas of social services, social attitudes and expectations, and law. To improve gender relations and promote gender equality: this includes both men and women leading by example to create a fair and safe society that allows everyone the opportunity to prosper. To...
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...physical and mental trauma, its treatments and its representation. You will focus not only on the trauma experienced by combatants but also the effects of the First World War on civilian populations...The First World War was a war of unprecedented scale and brutality, with countless casualties. It also left a poisonous legacy for the twentieth century and beyond, and many...
Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148
History & The Arts

Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148

...physical impossibility. Modern ministers, however, have shown that a parliament is able, at least in appearance, to effect even such impossibilities. Sir Robert Walpole was wont to boast that he had “trained his fellows,” as he called his venal majority in the House of Commons, “in such a manner, and brought them to such exact discipline, that were he to desire them...
After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...physical barriers can diminish the threat posed by vehicles. Security is usually strict upon entering sporting and concert venues such as the Manchester Arena. Bags are searched and tickets closely checked. But perhaps we need stricter measures at these venues when people are leaving. This is not an easy task, as we saw in Manchester – friends and relatives were also...