What: BASES Biomechanics Division event (BIG 2019) When: 10 April Where: University of Huddersfield What is BIG 2019? BASES is raising awareness of National Biomechanics Day (NBD) with BIG2019 – Biomechanics Interest Group. National Biomechanics Day is a world-wide celebration of Biomechanics in its many forms for high school students and teachers. HaB Direct at […]
Job Description Hiring – HaB Direct are looking for a self-motivated, sales target-driven, individual to join our ever-growing sales team. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, developing and securing B2B and B2C sales of HaB Direct’s high-quality, ‘best in class’ solutions in a highly-competitive market. The ideal candidate must have a Sports Science Degree or […]
Monark Exercise develop precision products for use in the sport and medical profession. They are world leaders in training and test equipment and have been since the early 1900s when they first began manufacturing. Ergometer for training and testing Monark Exercise develop and manufacture cycle ergometers with superior accuracy and precision. As a result, you […]
What: BASES 2018 ConferenceWhen: 27 November – 28 NovemberWhere: Harrogate Convention Centre, North Yorkshire HG1 5LA What is BASES? The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences is the UK’s largest network for sport and exercise sciences. Their mission is to ‘deliver excellence in sport and exercise sciences’. 2018 Conference Every year the British Association […]
Monark is best known for setting the industry standard in ergometers, thanks to their accuracy. Because of this, they are in use in hospitals, healthcare facilities, sports medicine institutions and research laboratories across the world. Now, as a result of extensive medical research and top-class Swedish engineering, Monark announce their new wheelchair accessible treadmill. Wheelchair accessible […]
EKF Diagnostic’s Biosen series of glucose and lactate testing analysers provide lab accurate measurement in one test. Because of this, they have become the brand of choice in diabetes clinics and laboratories. In fact, all Biosen analysers include an interface that will connect to hospital or lab information systems (LIS). Not only are they accurate […]
Over the summer we paid a visit to the world-class facilities at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). The reason being to install their latest acquisition; another specialised h/p/cosmos treadmill. This complements their suite of about nine h/p/cosmos quasar and pulsar treadmills, one of which is a specially specified machine for use within their environmental chamber. […]
On the pitch, footballers perform around 700 changes of direction. In addition, during the 90 minutes of play, they will also cover over 10 kilometres during the game. Because of this, football players need a large anaerobic capacity to cope with running at high-intensity and sprinting speeds. They also need a strategy to help them […]
A recent BBC News Health article raises the question, ‘Can we trust BMI to measure obesity?’ BMI stands for Body Mass Index. It uses height and weight to work out if a person is a healthy weight. It has been in use for over 100 years. But it has come into criticism of late. This […]
HaB Direct receives ISO accreditation ISO 9001:2015, committing to maximise customer satisfaction by providing impartial advice on what is appropriate for the customer regarding their equipment and consumables requirements, taking into account any regulatory conditions. To maintain this top class service it is our policy to work to the principles embodied in ISO 9001:2015, an […]
