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It may be the most wonderful time of the year but it’s not a time without it’s health hazards. From decorating injuries, to travel risks, to elevated stress levels and the dangers of overeating, there are many dangers that accompany the holiday season. This festive infographic was created by MastersInHealthcare.com and outlines some of the dangers.

Holiday Health Hazards

Foam rollers are a common sight in many settings around the world such as gyms and physical therapy / physiotherapy departments . You’ll often see people lying on them and rolling various parts of their bodies on them, often while making interesting faces. If you’re interested in how they’re used to target specific muscles and tissues, or if you’d like to know about the different types of foam rollers, this infographic is a great start. There’s much more to foam rollers and how they work and this infographic illustrates only the tip of the iceberg.

According to the infographic, foam rollers can help with:

• muscle tension relief
• correcting muscle imbalances
• increasing range of motion
• injury prevention

Thanks to  Greatist for the infographic.

Have you used a foam roller?  Please leave your comments.

Use a Foam Roller Like a Pro

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High intensity interval training (HIIT) is used by many athletes, both professional and amateur, as well as those training for weight loss or better health. There are many studies showing it’s effectiveness. Have you ever wondered why interval training is so effective or about different HIIT programs? This infographic may answer all of your questions about it.

Some interesting points:

• calorie burning lasts up to 48 hours after completing a training session
• HIIT boosts metabolism
• HIIT taxes both your aerobic and anaerobic systems
• 27 minutes of HIIT 3 times a week has been shown to be as effective as 60 minutes of regular exercise 5 times a week
• there are many HIIT programs including the Tabata method that only takes 4 minutes!

Thanks to  Greatist for the infographic.

What do you think about interval training? Do you do interval training? Please leave your comments.

High Intensity Interval Training Guide

Running is one of the most common forms of exercise in the world. You can do it almost anywhere and need very minimal equipment. Judging by the latest barefoot or minimalist running trend, some would argue that you don’t need any equipment at all.

This infographic illustrates some of the more common running injuries, how to avoid them, and how to recover from them.

Some of the interesting ‘facts’ pointed out are that 36 million people run every year and that 40% to 50% of those people experience at least one injury. This is not terribly clear though. Do 40% to 50% of runners experience at least one injury per year? The infographic gives sources but no specific citations making it difficult to determine.

Please leave your comments.

Thanks to smootherfitness.com for creating this.

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Common Running Injuries

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Coffee and/or tea are a part of the daily lives of most of us. The caffeine found in these drinks is often given a bad rap when it comes to health effects. This infographic aims to illustrate some negative effects of caffeine consumption as well as point out some  other interesting caffeine facts including some negatives of caffeine withdrawal.

However, for years there has been research that has shown there are health benefits to the consumption of caffeine as well. Some of the benefits are listed here on energyfiend.com. Very recently a study was published that found a link between high blood caffeine levels and avoidance of Alzheimer’s disease. The study is discussed in Science Daily.

Regardless, the infographic is worth a look.

What do you think about the health effects of caffeine? Good or bad? Let us know in the comments section.

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Health Effects of Caffeine

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Most people spend a significant portion of their workday sedentary. Just because people are at work doesn’t mean they can’t get any exercise at all. This infographic shows some simple exercises that can be done while at your desk job and also describes some of the most common chronic injuries that happen as a result of a sedentary job. Common treatment options for theses chronic injuries are also discussed.

Take the stairs, take the long way, and do some exercises at your desk. This inforgraphic will show you how and why.

Workplace Workout

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Many infographics are over-long and get a bit boring. This one is short and to the point. Here’s a nice little infographic that illustrates two major components of physical therapy in the United States:

• breakdown of where physical therapists work
• comparison of physical therapist to other health care professions

One interesting factoid that it also points out is that job growth in the field of physical therapy is expected to grow by 30% between 2008 and 2018. It would be nice it this growth estimate was compared with those of other health care professions and other professions in general. Regardless, have a look. The figures that are illustrated are illustrated well.

Physical Therapy in the United States

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Are mobile devices destroying your body? This infographic illustrates the effect that using a wireless or mobile device has on your health weather it be postures used when using the devices, the dangers of being distracted by our smartphones, or even their effects on our eye site, your hearing and your sleeping. We spends countless hours staring at this mobile phones and mini-computers. How are they affecting our health?

Please… leave us your comments at the bottom of the page.

Mobile devices and your health.

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Thanks to Mezzmer for creating this.

Here’s a nice little infographic on bone facts. Many of the facts are well known but there are a few that may surprise you. Have a read. How many did you know?

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Bone Facts

Infographic courtesy of DailyRandomFacts.com