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Changing Trends in Transportation #SportsColiseum

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Changing Trends in Transportation #SportsColiseum The cycling culture is developing rapidly in Singapore. Earlier, there was a sense of hostility in the attitude of motorcyclists and car owners towards the bicyclists taking up the space on roads. However, going by the increasing number of bicycle shop Singapore, it seems that the island country has largely overcome this attitude problem. There is a renewed interest equally among the youth as well as the older generations to switch to cycling as an alternative mode of transport. The change came as a gradual outcome of increased health consciousness in today's society. Cycling went on to become a habit from being a mere interest and now it's a passion for many. This has naturally led the Singapore's bicycle market to flourish. People love to take up cycling for the purpose of local transport and other short distance journeys. Also, the racing culture is gearing up. People love to participate in all kinds of racing event...

Common Injuries in Volleyball #SportsColiseum

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Common Injuries in Volleyball #SportsColiseum Volleyball is on the rise as a sport once more, with more than 460,000 students with more or less 90% (410,000) of them as females participating in the interscholastic volleyball league. As people participate more on this sport over the course of two decades, the number of people who had been injured by playing it had risen as well, with as much as 178,000 volleyball-related injuries treated in hospitals in 2012, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. This is to say that while compared to all other major sports, volleyball ranks lowest for injuries sustained by people playing it. Nonetheless, there are still risks involved in playing this game, which could be attributed to neglect, recklessness and inevitable circumstances. Now, like other sports, volleyball injuries could either be classified as cumulative or acute. Cumulative injuries, otherwise known as overuse injuries, are inflicted over repetitive st...