You’d be forgiven in thinking that sprint triathlon training is significantly less gruelling on your limbs than intermediate or long course training. But if your strength conditioning isn’t up to scratch, or you fail to spot problems that could lead to future chronic conditions, sprint training could prove much more punishing than you might have first thought.

If you find that your legs or feet are particularly uncomfortable after a triathlon running session, you may be suffering with overpronation. Pronation describes the rotating nature of the foot as it makes contact with the ground. Normally, the foot turns inwards slightly as it is placed on the ground, rotating as necessary to adapt to the level or inclination of the surface.

However, with overpronation, the foot arch flattens too much and effectively collapses the foot, causing the soft tissues in the foot to overstretch and joints to adjust, misalign and become loose and flexible. Obviously, this can lead to further problems such as muscle fatigue, chronic pain and even permanent injury in the lower leg. More...

The dangers of working in high places should be apparent immediately in any industrial application – and in domestic situations as well – but each year dozens of people die in falls from heights while on the job, with even more injured; these statistics grow when home accidents are factored in.

In order to prevent these deaths, it is critical that every worker uses a certified fall arrest system while working at any height over six feet. Remember that sometimes it is not the height of the fall that causes the injury, but the way in which the victim lands.  There are several types of roof fall arrest systems designed to halt a person’s drop either immediately or before hitting the ground. In many cases, workers claim that the more secure the system, the more it may impede their work. This is just a part of the safety procedure, however, and needs to be managed in order to ensure a safe return home at the end of the day. More...

Often there are instances when construction, restoration or up gradation work in going on in the building premises and there is labour manpower which is working on the site. There might be a requirement for the workers involved in the construction process to access the upper or higher areas of the building. Generally, people who have been involved in the construction processes, tend to become a little bit careless when it comes to following safety regulations or procedures while accessing these higher locations.

These can be potentially dangerous situations wherein there is a risk for the worker being involved in an accident at the higher location of the building resulting in partial or complete damage to the worker. A rather more serious accident might result in even a threat to the life of the worker or further more, if there has been a lag on the part of the building management or the construction company and the same has resulted in a serious accident situation, there are even possibilities of the management being faced with a legal proceeding against them. More...

Often there are instances when construction, restoration or up gradation work in going on in the building premises and there is labour manpower which is working on the site. There might be a requirement for the workers involved in the construction process to access the upper or higher areas of the building. Generally, people who have been involved in the construction processes, tend to become a little bit careless when it comes to following safety regulations or procedures while accessing these higher locations.

These can be potentially dangerous situations wherein there is a risk for the worker being involved in an accident at the higher location of the building resulting in partial or complete damage to the worker. A rather more serious accident might result in even a threat to the life of the worker or further more, if there has been a lag on the part of the building management or the construction company and the same has resulted in a serious accident situation, there are even possibilities of the management being faced with a legal proceeding against them. More...

Sweets have been in survival for hundreds of years and initially they were prepared by apothecaries who used intermingle of sugar, herbs and spices to “cure” people. Any individual going through the history will definitely come up with the fascinating traditional sweets and there is no doubt about the specialty of those sweets. The individual thinking of these sweets should take satisfaction in tracking down those old fashioned retro sweets that all of us use to remember from our childhood. Retro sweets that the people contemplate have less scope for survival in comparison with the old fashioned sweets like Flying Saucers, Chocolate Footballs and Wham Bars. More...

The design of the Uninterruptible Power Supply is determined to a large extent by the required function and what level of critical cover is expected to protect the load .

At the bottom end of the scale are ' Desk Tops' the Offline UPS system , generally below 1kVA, as its name suggests it provides an unregulated filtered supply to the load at the same time maintaining the state of charge of the battery by a separate charger.

When the utility mains fails or goes out of tolerance the inverter turns on and is connected to the load via a relay. There is a short break while this operation takes place and the duration of this break is called the transfer time. More...

Children are more sedentary than ever, watching television and playing video games instead of biking to the playground or playing kickball in the backyard with their pals is a major cause. And even schools have stopped emphasizing fitness, in some school districts, physical education has vanished completely because of under-funding.

Kids need regular exercise to build strong bones and muscles. Exercise also helps children sleep well at night and stay alert during the day. Such habits established in childhood help adolescents maintain healthy weight despite the hormonal changes, rapid growth and social influences that often lead to overeating. And active children are more likely to become fit adults. More...

Traditional Thai Massage (TTM) has a long history of over 2,500 years. It originated as a distillation of Indian Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese healing arts into a yoga-based method based on lines, points and remedies. The Thai system, to the present day, is based on these primary energy lines (meridians) and wind gates (chakras). TTM system of Ayurvedic medicine owes much of its early systematization, preservation, and subsequent propagation to ascetic Buddhists and their monastic institution. Throughout the ages, the practitioners of this medicine were Therevada Buddhist monks, practicing their healing at the monasteries.

As Thailand is located along the trade routes between India and China and Buddhism spreads out from India, this healing medicine spread along with it. It found its way to Southeast Asia where, for centuries, it was practiced by monks as one element of indigenous Thai medicine. Thai people, believing illness results from an imbalance in the body, mind and spirit would then seek healing at their local temples. More...