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Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

  The best weight training and fitness program for you boils down to how you want to use your muscles.   Powered by Trucks | Anthony Trucks   With so many ways now to train your body, from DVD programs, phone apps, crossfit, gym classes, personal training, bootcamps, the... Read more
Endurance Training- Getting Up to Speed
   Proper speed work is essential to endurance training and it’s probably not what you think it is. TriSteps | Liz Elliott     What is “speed work”? How do I know what speed I should be holding, on what sets, and on during which part of the season?   ... Read more
Hip Injuries- Cut, Twist, Tear?
   Hip labral tears are being diagnosed more than ever before. Are you at risk? Hip Injuries | Hunter Greene, M.D.    Sports that rely on cutting and twisting such as ice hockey, soccer, football and basketball, put the hip at risk for labral tears. Also, structural abnormalities of... Read more
Can Little League Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Your Pitch?
How Pitcher’s Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Arm/Shoulder Care | Dr. Mo Mortazavi    Baseball throwing injuries in young athletes are one of the most common pediatric overuse injuries. Consequently,  30 to 50 percent of all youth baseball players suffering from this in their career. The incidence continues to rise... Read more
Give Concussions A Rest
Concussions -Just like a sprained ankle, an injured brain needs cognitive rest too. Concussions | Matthew Pecci, MD    A period of rest from physical activity  usually aids in the recovery from a concussion. The reason why is unknown. Many believe that brain recovery requires some degree of energy... Read more

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Know Exactly What Mental Skills are and How Are They Taught!
When potential clients walk in my office they usually have some sense that mental performance is important, but they don’t often know exactly what mental skills are or how they are taught.  “Is it therapy?,” they might ask. “Will I (or my child) be “˜psycho-analyzed?'”  While mental training has... Read more
Nutrition | Dr. Mo    We have all seen the explosion of energy drinks in the last decade. With many new brand names such as Red Bull, Rock Star and Monster becoming common fixtures at the grocery store, are they all the same? Use of energy drinks has also... Read more
How to Correctly Use a Medicine Ball
WEIGHT TRAINING With Anthony Trucks If you have familiarity with weight training techniques and tools, then you are aware of this commonly used tool, the Medicine Ball. As prevalent as this training tool is, I find so very few people know how to correctly use a medicine ball, or... Read more
Is Asthma Triggered by Exercise?
Every Breath You Take  Is there a form of asthma triggered by exercise? Yep. Here’s what you need to know Many athletes who think they are out of shape, may, in fact, be suffering from symptoms of exercise induced bronchospasm (EIB). EIB, which occurs in 10 to 20 percent... Read more