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Getting the javelin angles right - taking into account the wind speed and direction - is key to getting the javelin to fly well. Here, the flight of the javelin is compared to the flight of a ball, which can’t fly at all. https://www.tonyblazevich.com/kids-page/beating-drag-track-cycling monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/780a5013-139d-4d12-95d3-19fb08a61b2b/Australian+women+team+pursuit+Getty+Dean+Mouhtaropoulos.jpg Kids Club - The Air War: Beating the wind to track cycling gold - Make it stand out Women’s team pursuit cutting through the air at the track. Getty: Dean Mouhtaropoulos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/cc0e7a5e-d9c5-4940-a204-4b7e89dc3baf/Australia+team+sprint+WAIS+dot+org+dot+au.jpg Kids Club - The Air War: Beating the wind to track cycling gold - Make it stand out Lead rider in the team pursuit sets off. 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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndGUNOfS3t0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/f40ea5a2-9521-4f22-89b4-467b3d4c9167/Achilles+tendon+Mayo+Clinic.jpg Kids Club - Secret Spring in a Sprinter's Step: How Tendons Power the World's Fastest - The Achilles tendon is a very long tendon that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. When we hop, walk, or run, the Achilles tendon gets stretched as the foot lands on the ground and the calf muscles produce force, and then it recoils to push us into the next step. Elastic energy powers us! https://www.tonyblazevich.com/kids-page/physics-high-jump-for-kids monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/1698d0dd-8878-4efb-b191-7c9f685c8f29/Nicola+Olyslagersdotcom+jumping+over+bar+2022.jpg Kids Club - Scientific Secrets of the Olympic High Jump - Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) clearing the bar in 2022. Credit: nicolaolyslagers.com Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) clearing the bar in 2022. Credit: nicolaolyslagers.com https://www.tonyblazevich.com/kids-page/gymnastics-and-the-brain-for-kids monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/e4ab2125-4706-4a3b-9de6-487798b3fe50/Gymnast+falling+.jpg Kids Club - Flips, Twists, and Supercomputer Brains: How Gymnasts Process the Impossible Gymnasts falling…or nearly falling…and their great recoveries (click to play) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/040289aa-3a1a-46c0-bc65-30685f04fdb2/Max+Whitlock+to+link.jpg Kids Club - Flips, Twists, and Supercomputer Brains: How Gymnasts Process the Impossible Here’s a great video example by Max Whitlock (GBR) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/9e51ed45-1bf2-4812-9b15-7df541e25270/Simone+Biles+to+link.jpg Kids Club - Flips, Twists, and Supercomputer Brains: How Gymnasts Process the Impossible Here’s a great video example by Simone Biles (USA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/ac5bdd22-6a82-4073-af91-f137c509f60f/Simone+biles+beam+simonebilesdotcom.jpg Kids Club - Flips, Twists, and Supercomputer Brains: How Gymnasts Process the Impossible - Make it stand out Gymnasts often have to perform while other gymnasts also do their routines (and the crowd roars). 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Multiple environmental factors interact to affect health, including social isolation, poor sleep, and physical inactivity. A ‘broad diet’ of healthy behaviours has the greatest impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/81049f06-92f7-47ee-ba82-421a3ab8a9a6/Walking+over+rocks+legs+only+cropped+Neom+on+Unsplash.jpg Knowledge Centre - Environment Trumps Genes: Why Your Daily Choices Matter More Than Your DNA - Make it stand out As expected, physical activity was one of the most important protectors of health. Move like your life depends on it. 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Trillions of actin and myosin proteins work together to make your muscles contract and your body move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/f019e544-16c8-47b9-8c02-74a118bffcce/Muscle+tendon+sprint+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret to high-speed performance - Make it stand out KYDPL KYODO / AP From: The Conversation, 2 August, 2021, Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance (theconversation.com) https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/gymnastics-and-balance monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/d6981b4a-c6fe-472d-bd36-a8fce01e87c7/Vertical+jump+to+link.jpg Knowledge Centre - What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance - Nadal sliding on clay and Plexicushion at the Australian Open. When jumping on a hard surface, we flex the joints considerably so our ‘leg spring’ is less stiff than on a sprung surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/87660fcb-c675-4d4d-bb99-eee401885516/Russian+gymnast+balance+beam.jpg Knowledge Centre - What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance - Make it stand out Gymnast Angelina Melnikova, demonstrating the importance of arms. Ashley Landis/AP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/019c4678-7c66-4f50-bb04-ce27ddca6434/Hiking+on+terrain.jpg Knowledge Centre - What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance Hiking on rough terrain is a great way to keep your legs working at their best. Toomas Tartes/Unsplash, CC BY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/0b47f3d6-318e-445c-b00b-5567a1704485/Gymnastics+and+balance+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance - Make it stand out Ashley Landis/AAP Image From: The Conversation, 28 July, 2021, What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance (theconversation.com) https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/underwater-swimming monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/a3e937d7-4995-4ad8-a3fe-8b2b63c0de7d/Underwater+swimming+demonstration+to+link.jpg Knowledge Centre - The science of underwater swimming Underwater swimming speeds can far exceed normal swimming speeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/500ed7aa-6ac0-474a-99b8-f325cd208306/Marcus+Schlesinger+video+to+link.jpg Knowledge Centre - The science of underwater swimming - Make it stand out Foot rotation during underwater swimming may be key to power production (clear example at 5:00 minutes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/c7c3bb32-8bbd-4aee-944b-884efb7b8be3/Underwater+swimming+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - The science of underwater swimming - Make it stand out Staying underwater reduces wave drag and is critical to fast sprint swimming times. (Shutterstock) From: The Conversation, 23 July, 2021, The science of underwater swimming: how staying submerged gives Olympians the winning edge (theconversation.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/d048677b-d8d6-4904-b66f-1f4d40f3a9e1/Freestyle+swimmer+on+water.jpg Knowledge Centre - The science of underwater swimming - Nadal sliding on clay and Plexicushion at the Australian Open. As a swimmer moves across the water, they create waves are created in front of and around themselves. Darren England / AAP https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/stretching-before-exercise monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/fb8bdb5f-7151-4b37-ad72-0bf45503a780/Stretch+on+court.jpg Knowledge Centre - To stretch or not to stretch before exercise - Make it stand out The benefits of static stretching before exercise seem to outweigh the disadvantages. (Pixabay) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/766ba7b1-8c73-4226-bf72-d8a0fc3348ff/Stretch+on+stairs.jpg Knowledge Centre - To stretch or not to stretch before exercise Stretching can be used as a form of self-diagnosis, checking for soreness or tightness before or after sports and exercise. (Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/3bcdd9c4-44bb-4712-a11a-e7b6f3db2ba6/Stretch+woman.jpg Knowledge Centre - To stretch or not to stretch before exercise - Nadal sliding on clay and Plexicushion at the Australian Open. Static stretching as part of a comprehensive warm-up does not significantly decrease performance. (Pixabay) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/635077e1-b03e-4162-b285-77ed8e79b1b8/Stretch+article+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - To stretch or not to stretch before exercise - Make it stand out The benefits of static stretching as part of a full warm-up before exercise seem to outweigh the disadvantages. (Shutterstock) From: The Conversation, 14 January, 2021, To stretch or not to stretch before exercise: What you need to know about warm-ups (theconversation.com) https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/court-friction-and-injury monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/be656f3f-ede2-4751-969e-41a2055ed859/Tennis+sliding+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - All that slipping and sliding on tennis courts prevents injuries - Make it stand out When friction between shoe and surface is high, so is the injury rate. That’s where sliding comes in. 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It’s simple physics. from www.shutterstock.com From: The Conversation, 14 January, 2019, Fast serves don’t make sense – unless you factor in physics (theconversation.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/a84b8e3a-c136-4310-ac0b-b97455596acd/Table+tennis+image.jpg Knowledge Centre - Fast serves don’t make sense - unless you factor in physics Ground forces during sprint running. Faster sprinters (black line) produce greater forces in a shorter time (often <0.1s) than slower sprinters (grey line). The ability to produce large forces rapidly against the ground is a key to successful sprinting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/542256f0-3633-41e3-89fa-c5c984740a7d/Basketball+image+to+link.jpg Knowledge Centre - Fast serves don’t make sense - unless you factor in physics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/49f6bdcf-e6c5-4989-bf78-2e71d3a1a518/Federer+serve+to+link.jpg Knowledge Centre - Fast serves don’t make sense - unless you factor in physics Before foot-ground contact (left panel) the muscle (pink) and tendon (spring) are relatively inactive. During ground contact, the joints are flexed and muscles highly active (red). Tendons and other elastic structures are stretched and store energy. As the leg extends behind the athlete during propulsion (right panel), muscle shortening is accompanied by tendon recoil, allowing for high rates of force production. https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/kids-run-all-day monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/5cace3e6-325f-413d-bf3b-1bc1273d25fb/Children+on+bikes.jpg Knowledge Centre - Yes, your kids can run all day - they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes Ground forces during sprint running. Faster sprinters (black line) produce greater forces in a shorter time (often <0.1s) than slower sprinters (grey line). The ability to produce large forces rapidly against the ground is a key to successful sprinting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/de1f35dc-1d54-42db-bfa5-6d1b7a1677f7/Kids+can+run+all+day+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - Yes, your kids can run all day - they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes - Make it stand out Tired from parenting? Blame your muscles. from www.shutterstock.com From: The Conversation, 24 April, 2018, Yes, your kids can run all day – they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes (theconversation.com) https://www.tonyblazevich.com/knowledge-centre/what-makes-winning-sprinter monthly 0.5 2024-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/bc9be16b-562b-4765-a8f6-c5da46dcab23/Leg+spring+cartoon+sprinter.jpg Knowledge Centre - What makes a winning sprinter? Before foot-ground contact (left panel) the muscle (pink) and tendon (spring) are relatively inactive. During ground contact, the joints are flexed and muscles highly active (red). Tendons and other elastic structures are stretched and store energy. As the leg extends behind the athlete during propulsion (right panel), muscle shortening is accompanied by tendon recoil, allowing for high rates of force production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/d3ae7995-164e-4c51-8e20-066381e7eb09/Force+trace+sprinter.jpg Knowledge Centre - What makes a winning sprinter? Ground forces during sprint running. Faster sprinters (black line) produce greater forces in a shorter time (often <0.1s) than slower sprinters (grey line). The ability to produce large forces rapidly against the ground is a key to successful sprinting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/134b96d5-1d68-4cf8-8752-cc8bdafa8856/Muscle+architecture+sprinter.jpg Knowledge Centre - What makes a winning sprinter? - Make it stand out In this ultrasound image of the vastus lateralis, a lateral thigh muscle, the muscle fibre bundles can be seen to run at an angle (dotted line denotes the fibre direction at one part of the muscle) to the muscle’s shortening direction (arrow). Sprinters tend to have longer fibres that attach, in this muscle at least, at smaller angles to the muscle-shortening direction. This is believed to improve the high-speed shortening of the muscle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/13919361-6016-44b4-978e-bb094dd338f1/What+makes+winning+sprinter+banner.jpg Knowledge Centre - What makes a winning sprinter? - Make it stand out In the 100m final, every hundredth of a second gained or lost in the race counts. Reuters/Carlos Barria From: The Conversation, 15 August, 2016, What makes a winning sprinter? 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/58b38830-16f0-4eba-b63d-ce9e4f9fdd47/Maya+Chen+Hands+in+pockets+50.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of mysterious muscle fatigue - MUSCLE CHALLENGE: Try these three muscle-boosting habits this week: Add a protein source to every meal Practice perfect form for one exercise you usually do Get 8+ hours of sleep for five consecutive nights TEST YOUR MUSCLE KNOWLEDGE: What are the two proteins that help muscles contract? Name the two types of muscle fibres and what they're best for What is ATP and why do muscles need it? How long should you wait between training the same muscle groups? Answers at bottom of page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/ba923b83-e1cf-42e0-9021-1b2d49c9b43c/actin+and+myosin+interaction+video.gif Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of mysterious muscle fatigue - ATP powers muscle contraction ATP (green ball) attaches to myosin (red) to allow it to detach from actin (yellow) and then is split to create the energy for myosin to reach out to re-attach to actin for the next stroke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/ffe711d9-1632-45e3-818e-050959f903c9/Sprinter+vs+distance+runner+cartoon+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of mysterious muscle fatigue - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyblazevich.com/detective-maya-chen/m50h3treu9q1nhpyalkp239bc4bdup monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/32f9fcf2-4e84-438b-82b7-47234b572fd6/Student+in+classroom+open+window+meditating+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the spreading sniffles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/653d870f-2689-4838-b9f7-50843eef53b1/Immune+cells+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the spreading sniffles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/90f60732-e935-4962-965a-53975d2bdc1a/Headshot+Maya+Chen+33.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the spreading sniffles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/58b38830-16f0-4eba-b63d-ce9e4f9fdd47/Maya+Chen+Hands+in+pockets+50.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the spreading sniffles - IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Try these three immunity-boosting habits this week and track how you feel: Get 8+ hours of sleep for five consecutive nights Spend 15 minutes outside every day Try a 5-minute meditation before studying TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: What are the two main types of immunity? Name two types of immune cells and their jobs How does sleep affect your immune system? What percentage of your immune system is in your gut? https://www.tonyblazevich.com/detective-maya-chen/m50h3treu9q1nhpyalkp239bc4bdup-jswmr-a68y7 monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/889cd754-5af0-4a90-9475-40179a5e2ba4/Heart+beating+Maya+Chen.gif Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - The beating heart Beating heart, showing inside of two ventricles that pump blood (one to the lungs to get oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, and the other to the rest of the body to carry oxygen and nutrients). Blood enters the ventricles from the atria above them, one of which can be seen in cross-section. When you hear the thub-thub of your heartbeat, that’s the atria then ventricles contracting. Wikicommons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/22c81d67-34ef-4f98-81b0-52e83aeb6060/Eating+heart+healthy+food+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/58b38830-16f0-4eba-b63d-ce9e4f9fdd47/Maya+Chen+Hands+in+pockets+50.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - HEART CHALLENGE: Try these three heart-healthy habits this week: Replace one sugary or caffeinated drink with water each day Take your resting pulse for 15 seconds each morning (multiply by 4 to get beats per minute) Do 10 minutes of light activity after sitting for more than an hour TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: How many litres of blood does your heart pump each day? Why do athletes often have lower resting heart rates? What effect does caffeine have on your heart? What are 3 ways to keep your heart healthy? Answers at bottom of page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/dcc37c66-b4ff-47cc-a2b8-ee248b219166/Human+Heart+and+Circulatory+System+Bryan+Brandenburg+Wikicommons.jpeg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - Make it stand out Heart (centre), arteries (red) travelling away from the heart and veins (blue) returning to the heart, with smaller branches ending in capillaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/22503c81-b1f1-4c53-bf0a-08ce0acf0c46/Clogged+heart+artery+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/90f60732-e935-4962-965a-53975d2bdc1a/Headshot+Maya+Chen+33.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the missing heartbeat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonyblazevich.com/detective-maya-chen/digestive-system monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/90f60732-e935-4962-965a-53975d2bdc1a/Headshot+Maya+Chen+33.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the troubled tummies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/20364e1c-1de9-460d-b175-10a5870354b5/Digestive+system+Maya+Chen.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the troubled tummies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/8d6dad7e-aff6-4ce2-8e53-fde239b6c4bf/Villi+intestines+Jim+Coote+Pixabay.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the troubled tummies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a4592ac612c776a1f54888/58b38830-16f0-4eba-b63d-ce9e4f9fdd47/Maya+Chen+Hands+in+pockets+50.jpg Detective Maya Chen - Detective Maya Chen: The case of the troubled tummies - DIGESTION CHALLENGE: Try these three digestion-boosting habits this week: Count your chews for one meal (aim for at least 20 per bite) Put your phone away during meals and focus just on eating Take a 10-minute walk after lunch each day TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: How long is your small intestine? Why is chewing so important to digestion? What happens when you eat too quickly? What special name is given to the digestive system because of its neurons? 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