10 Related stories
So you want to be sports engineer
So you want to be a sports engineer? For many people, a career in sports engineering seems like the perfect way to combine their passion for sport and technology. Those of us who are fortunate enough to have established a career in sports engineering will probably agree that we are
So you want to be a professional boxer
So you want to become a professional boxer and possibly the next world champion. Well great! But slow down. There are some essential ingredients you must have to achieve this goal. 1) Good health 2) Skill/experience 3) Condition/cardio 4) Healthy weight 5) Strong desire/heart 6) Training and
Sports Engineering Careers
With the summer Olympics coming up fast, I find myself enchanted by, and in awe of, the 4000 engineers that work feverishly behind the scenes of every event. The engineers that help the world’s finest athletes break world records by inventing new training equipment, better ways to measure
Career Profile: IT Project Manager - Olympic Games
Travel, money, meeting new people and living in new cultures... and a whole lot of sport! That is where maths has lead Jamie Clarke, an IT project manager who specialises in international sport projects such as the recent winter Olympics in Torino.Jamie tells Plus Magazine how he went from
Rosin McGrath Personal Trainer
Roisin McGrath graduated from The Fitness Institute with an ITEC Level 3 Diploma In Personal Training and currently works as Personal Trainer with Evolution Fitness. Why Did You Choose The Fitness Institute? Before joining the Fitness Institute I spent some time researching other organisations. I spoke to a
The use of STEM in Sport Science
Healthy foods, healthy bodies Whether you are an Olympic athlete or just going about your day-to-day life, feeding and using your muscles smartly can help you perform well and age healthily. At DCU, sports science researcher Dr Brendan Egan looks at how our muscles adapt to exercise and