NASA astronauts who habituated on Skylab – a space station orbiting the Earth from 1973 to 1979 – experienced muscle loss. Resistance exercise is clearly the best method to build muscle...
Articles and Papers
Papers
The MyoTruk offers significant advantages over traditional exercises typically used to develop leg strength for rugby. It aids in the training of specific muscle/joint actions, rapid...
Project:
Validation of BungyPump training poles
Test leader:
Hampus Lindblom, Marko Laaksonen In this project, poles known as BungyPumps were compared with similar...
In rugby, the lower limb is the most commonly injured area of the body. It accounted for 42% of all injuries at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. A study of South African Super 12 players in...
MyoQuip's BBC Technology is designed as a compensation mechanism for biomechanical disadvantage. When a limb is fully flexed, i.e., the foot or hand is close to the trunk, the muscles of...
Since 1989, major research has been conducted to determine the benefits of Nordic Walking. Can Nordic Walking help those with serious health issues, or the elderly? Does it increase...
Articles
For the commercial gym, with ambitions to attract people who are really serious about their training, the nHANCE™ exercise machines can do wonders! We can almost guarantee, that once gym...
The YoYo Technology and the nHANCE equipment has shown to be extraordinarily efficient in training for injury prevention as well as in rehab.
The effects of resistance training...
"I have never used an exercise machine that works so well in both concentric and eccentric actions. On top of that, and given how compact the machine is, I can bring it with me and even...
"I am convinced, if employed wisely, this powerful method of training, makes sprint athletes faster.”
Håkan Andersson, Sweden (National team sprint coach)
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A growing market!
Treating back problems in Protec is a rapidly growing form of therapy. In 2013, there were 1500 Protec installations in the world. Today, the number has grown to...