Lourdes: A congress around sports and rugby medicine

the essential The hospital center of Tarbes-Lourdes organizes its annual congress of sports medicine, this Saturday, in Lourdes, around rugby. The cardiology-sports medicine and orthopedic surgery departments of the Tarbes-Lourdes hospital center are organizing their annual sports medicine congress, this Saturday, June 24, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Palais des Congrès in … Read more

Yoga is (also) effective in improving running performance

(ETX Daily Up) – A true anti-stress, yoga is known to improve flexibility, tone, and breathing. But we know less that it helps to prepare for the effort and to prevent certain injuries. These are the foundations of ‘yog’n’run’, an activity that combines breathing exercises, muscle strengthening and mental preparation. On the occasion of International … Read more

With a beer, a goat or a dog: yoga is transformed into a discipline as effective as it is unusual

(ETX Daily Up) – How about exercising with your pet? The idea may make you smile, and yet it has been taking shape for several months in the form of ‘doga’, ‘dog yoga’, ‘cat yoga’, or ‘puppy yoga’ classes. So many names that simply translate into yoga sessions surrounded by animals, a variant with multiple … Read more

Chronic diseases: physical activity as “medicine”

Diabetes, cancer, arterial hypertension… For a long time, patients suffering from a chronic illness have forbidden themselves the practice of physical activity. However, the latter brings many benefits and participates in the control of the disease. Physical activity and chronic diseases are not incompatible… On the contrary. We know that physical activity always reduces the … Read more