You just ran 26.2 miles! This is a major accomplishment whether it is your first time or your fifteenth. Your body has undergone major physical stressors not to mention mental stress. You’ve trained extremely hard, given up time with your loved ones and dedicated yourself to finishing. So after you’ve [...]
Improve Your Golf Swing with These Simple Drills We all want to add a few yards to our golf swing, but where should we begin? If you’re looking for an advantage over your golf buddies, you may want to consider adding core stability and hip mobility to your workout program. Amateur or recreational golfers [...]
More than 25,000 people sprain their ankle daily, according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). During an ankle sprain, the ligaments around the joint become overstretched and can even tear. If the ligaments do not heal properly after the injury, the stability of the joint is compromised. The [...]
How did you first get involved in the Paralympics? I started working with Team USA in 2012 through the United States Olympic Committee’s volunteer rotation for medical providers. For my first two years, I worked with both Olympic and Paralympic athletes at the Olympic training centers in California and Colorado. These last three years, [...]
The Paralympics start September 7 and will be broadcast all over the world, but few of us in the US really know what sports are played in the Summer Paralympics Games. The Paralympics are not as highly televised as the Olympics in the US. They will be shown on a few NBC affiliates here, [...]
The summer Olympics hosts a myriad of sports that range from a high familiarity (basketball, gymnastics, etc) to little-known or little-understood. Today, we are going to highlight a sport that is highly entertaining, very technical, and that people are not well versed in: Equestrian! Although it may not be a sport people are avidly [...]
Youth athletes frequently gravitate toward their favorite sport at a very young age, oftentimes denying wishes to participate in a second or third sport. Sometimes, this happens at the urging from a parental figure or coach, to give the child an “edge up” on the competition. Does this really help the child, or does [...]
Youth resistance and cardiovascular endurance training has been a long-debated subject. This goes hand in hand with concerns over specializing in a sport too early, versus how much total exercise volume is detrimental to a child’s immature musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems. A recent publication in Personal Training Quarterly featured a guideline the highlights from [...]
Equestrian Series: Part 1 Equestrian sports require discipline, dedication, and long hours of training in order to find success. From 4H to the Olympics, there is no such thing as a shortcut to greatness. Because this sport involves two athletes - the horse and the rider - oftentimes the focus is placed on the [...]
In order to maximize performance while participating in tennis, it is important to address muscle imbalances, flexibility, and participate in strength training as well as injury prevention programs. When discomfort or pain is experienced, it is vital to address the ailment before further damage is sustained in order to maintain the highest level of [...]
