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Micro Managing your Fitness- Inflammation
In sports performance and fitness for desirable body composition, results are dependent on maintaining an optimal balance between training and recovery. Tom Purvis teaches that a desired health inducing or performance based outcome for clients can be achieved by micro adaptations and micro progressions.* This strategy involves a training principle that is based on the [...]
Stocking Stuffers for the Healthy Athlete
Encourage your athlete to achieve their goals with holiday gifts. (You know: the gifts they didn’t know they wanted)
Nuun Hydration Packs are simply tablets of electrolytes an athlete can add to their water. They are designed for quick absorption and optimal hydration. Each packet contains 12 tablets. The athlete simply drops 1 tablet into 16oz [...]
Importance of Post-game Recovery- New Study
Competitive soccer is a physically and mentally demanding sport. Unfortunately, injuries are all too common. While rules are designed to minimize physical contact, injuries still occur. Some are due to contact with another player, others are considered non-contact and some are due to overuse. Physical and mental fatigue associated with competition and training are thought [...]
Making the Best Out of a Sweaty Situation
The issue of hydration and athletes is a serious issue. Researchers find it important enough to take sweat samples from hot, stinky soccer players to measure the contents of their sweat. The purpose of such studies is to measure what is lost in sweat and then devise a method for best replenishing the lost elements. [...]
Study Shows that High School Sports Increase College Grad Probability
Posted by Sports Girls Play on July 15th 2009
have long been a supporter of sports for kids of all ages, but there is a new study that reinforces one of the most positive benefits of sports. Researchers at BYU have just released a study that reports that women who participated in high school sports are [...]
For the athlete: Exercising, Health and Sports
Thank you for reading! You know working out in addition to your team practices is important for keeping your body strong and healthy, but why else should you want to? Your parents, coaches, teachers, and friends all expect stuff from you. So asking you to exercise is no big deal, right? Well exercise is a big deal. Keeping [...]
