Move well. Stay strong. Heal smart.
Independent guides to staying healthy in trail running, water polo, judo and team sports — written for adult athletes, sourced from current sports-medicine research.
More than 70% of trail-running injuries are overuse, not impact.— Trail Running guide
Four pillars.
Injury Prevention
Stay healthy across seasons — what the evidence supports for the joints and movements that fail most.
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Sleep, nutrition, return-to-play — the dull basics that beat almost every gadget on the market.
Browse →Sports
Sport-specific guides for trail running, water polo, judo and team sports — load patterns, common injuries, prevention.
Browse →Research
Plain-language summaries of recent sports-medicine research — every claim links to the source.
Browse →Latest guides
How to Choose an Ankle Brace That Actually Prevents Re-injury
What the evidence says about lace-up vs. semi-rigid braces — and the one factor most runners overlook.
What Trail Runners Get Wrong About Recovery
Sleep, nutrition and load management beat ice baths and compression socks — but only if you do them in the right order.
The Mental Fatigue Test Every Athlete Should Know
A 12-minute desk task predicts balance, sprint and decision-making decline. Here's how to use it.
Concussion Return-to-Play: The 6-Step Protocol Coaches Miss
The graduated return-to-sport protocol is well-established — but compliance is poor. Here's the version that actually sticks.
Shoulder Load in Olympic-Level Water Polo: What the Data Says
Two studies tracked 14 national-team players for a season. The shoulder injury rate is higher than you think.
The Ippon Protocol: Cutting Judo Injury Rates Without Cutting Intensity
A randomised intervention reduced training-time injuries by 44%. The four habits behind it are easy to copy.
By your sport
Every guide cites the evidence.
Movemend distills peer-reviewed sports-medicine research into actionable guidance — every article links the studies it draws from. Built on the legacy of academic work from Amsterdam UMC and the wider European sports-health community.