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The Relentless School Nurse: Courageous Well-Being for Nurses – Strategies for Renewal

Relentless School Nurse

Here are some key takeaways: Understanding the Science of Well-Being: The book delves into the research underpinning the science of well-being, providing insights into both the psychological and physiological aspects of well-being. This knowledge helps nurses appreciate the critical importance of well-being in their lives.

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What is TRIMP? How Sports Teams Use It to Optimize Training

First Beat

Originally developed by Dr. Eric Banister in 1991, TRIMP integrates exercise duration and intensity to provide a single numerical value that represents the physiological stress of a workout. TRIMP enables individualized load monitoring, allowing coaches to tailor sessions to an athletes physiological capacity.

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If They Can Block-Schedule Physical Education, Why Not Lunch?

Physical Education Update

Unfortunately, the administrators who make educational policy are often academics with no grounding in physical fitness—their decisions are based on efficiency rather than sound physiological principles. Exercise is a metabolic activity every bit as much as eating is. Ridiculous? So where does this leave us?

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The Urgency for Applying Individualized Instruction in Physical Education & Sports

Heartzones

Applying the principles for intense exercise requires immediate feedback. These principles of individualized instruction, in group settings, become impossible to implement for intense exercise, when there is no immediate feedback. What individual exercise intensity records are documented from physical education or sport?

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New Heart Rate Recovery Feature from Firstbeat Sports Provides More Insights for Coaches

First Beat

HRR essentially reflects parasympathetic reactivation following exercise, i.e., recovery. However, while HRR reflects parasympathetic reactivation after acute exercise some caution should be exercised when trying to assess more global recovery status or readiness with it (Shushan, et al., Bellenger, et al., Shushan, T.,

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Cause for Celebration—and Concern

Stanford Childrens

There are a lot of physiologic changes in pregnancy, and for moms who have underlying disorders, including cardiac issues, close surveillance is recommended,” says Dr. Wu. Anyone with an underlying heart condition will face major physiological challenges during delivery and will need special care,” says Dr. Lyell.

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Herbal Astragalus to Promote Immune Health

Designs for Health

Aging is defined as the progressive decline of various physiological pathways, including immune function. In contrast, strenuous exercise may activate immune responses similar to those during chronic stress, trauma, or sepsis and may result in a Th1/Th2 response imbalance. This immune balance is crucial for healthy aging.

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