Badminton players need to do plenty of complex all-around movements including sudden stop, jumping, changing directions, etc. Therefore, it is highly suggested for players to wear specialized badminton shoes...

A racket is fundamentally determined by its weight and stiffness, and its shaft is the primary structure which directly transmits the hitting feel of the racket. Conceivably, “The shaft is the soul of a racket”....

VICTOR has compiled a list of the 10 most common bad habits seen on court. If they are corrected one by one your badminton ability will undoubtedly see substantial improvement...

Up to 2014 the Thomas Cup has been held 27 times but only four countries have won the title, with Indonesia having won more than any other country, amassing 13 wins; China follows in second with...

People who play badminton should understand what the judges’ hand signal mean. Below we will explain eight hand signals often used by the service judge and line judges in badminton competitions...

There is a sport combining all kinds of physical fitness and providing all-round exercise that can give you all the above benefits; the sport is badminton! Below we will explain why women should play badminton...

Some beginners wear running shoes to play badminton, however, when a player moves quickly in all directions during play their toes will be squeezed and turned in the shoes...

The muscles of endurance athletes such as marathon runners, cyclists and triathletes, need to consume glycogen for long periods and thus have high calorie requirements, meaning that they need to eat more saccharide food than other athletes. In partic...

To reduce the production of free radicals or speed up their elimination to have the effect of easing fatigue, professional athletes need to supplement nutrients which have an anti-oxidant effect, such as vitamins A,C and E, and Selenium and β－Carote...

We shouldn’t lose weight too quickly, with the ideal weight loss 0.5-1kg per week, and no more than 2-4 kg per month, otherwise, after successfully losing weight, your weight can easily quickly bounce back...

How to measure the portions of each of the main six type of foods is a commonly asked question. Below, the daily portions of the main six food types and estimation method are introduced....

Do you play badminton once or twice a week, each time for more than one hour? Actually, not just badminton players, anyone who exercises regularly will benefit from the suggestions in this article, so be sure to read it carefully!...

What is the suitable length of time to wait before eating after doing sport? In a study, one group of subjects was given food 30 minutes after doing sport while a second group was given the same food four hours after doing sport;10 weeks later...

People often say that you shouldn’t eat before sport. Is this correct? Nutritionist Chang Pei-rong says that actually it’s incorrect to do sports without having eaten anything all; it is essential to eat before...

Racket, string type and poundage are the three main factors that affect feel when you play. Generally speaking, the order of the three for effect on feel is, from greatest effect to lowest: racket>string poundage>string type...

People over 50 years of age are most susceptible to frozen shoulder with the likely causes overuse use of previous injury. The shoulder is a round joint and can move through 360 degrees in...

Anyone whose knees have suffered impact in an accident or have twisted their knee or torn or severed their knee ligaments can, over time, even if they feel they have fully recovered, induce joint pain by having incorrect posture...

Long-term poor posture with head down as children play with their phone/tablet affects a child’s physical development and height....

Stretching to help prevent and ease de Quervain's tenosynovitis and tennis elbow, ailments commonly suffered by women. “Mother’s wrist” isn’t only only caused by holding a baby or pet for a long time...

Apart from switching to an ergonomic mouse pad and not letting the elbow hang in the air when using a PC you should also remember to lift up the arms every 15 minutes and spend 10 seconds releasing wrist pressure, and also do wrist exercises when res...