Amateur players are typically of two types: Young children who have been put in the sport by parents to encourage fitness and learn a new game, and executives of the age 30 +, who have now settled in their career and have time and money to pursue a hobby.

The word “Arthritis” means inflammation (swelling) in the joint. Arthritis can be of .
Many types… Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Infective arthritis, Gouty arthritis, and many more. In this article we will talk about osteoarthritis, particularly about the knee joint.

The early years are very important for laying the foundations of good nutrition. The nutritional deficiencies created at this age may result in diminished cognitive skills, and life long eating patterns that may cause disorders later in life leading to obesity.

Hypertension, though originally associated with the older age group (50 and above), is now increasingly found in a much younger age group. Youngsters, in their 20,s and 30’s are now suffering from “High Blood Pressure”.

Achilles, the bravest and strongest of Greek warriors had only one weak point in his body…the tendon at the back of his heel…he could be defeated in battle only by a blow to this heel tendon. Closer home, our own Lord Krishna also had only one weak area…the heel…Though these are only mythological stories, many of us do suffer from heel pain at some time or the other in our lives….

T.H.R. is actually a range from 70-80% of your predicted maximum heart rate based on your age.  Exercise of sufficient frequency and duration in this heart rate range has been proven to provide the desired training benefits for cardio-vascular/respiratory fitness.