By Sara Wolfe | Indoor climbing in North Carolina started with the construction of the Chapel Hill Community Center wall in 1987, when indoor climbing gyms were a fairly radical idea. Now there are more than 10,000 climbing walls in the U.S. and new ones opening every year.
By Smruti Shah As endurance athletes, we all train in cycles. Many of us will register for our next event within hours of finishing the last one. It is easy to get caught up with going from one race to another without having a planned training schedule that allows
By Brian Schiff Runners often follow the same routine prior to training runs and races. Pre-run rituals may include a series of static stretches, light jogging, dynamic flexibility or perhaps no warm-up at all. To adequately prepare the body for repetitive impact loading, I always suggest incorporating a dynamic
By Elizabeth Towe Whether you are enjoying the downtime of winter in the yearly training cycle, or jumping into the New Year, new you, you should always make time to integrate core stabilization into your program. The BOSU Jump Squat can give you a fun way to try an
By Carolinas HealthCare System As we focus our energies on a new year of racing, our children, too, are focusing on a new year of athletics. Any coach can tell you focus is a key element to success in sports. But, for young athletes, focusing exclusively on one sport
By Brian Diaz The TRX Burpee is not for the faint of heart, that is for sure. One of the most challenging and dynamic moves that you can do on the suspension trainer requires some practice on the ground before taking this popular bodyweight move to the air. Assuming
By Jesse Czajka D.C. Core, core, core! This buzzword has been thrown around the athletic and training community for years. But what does it mean exactly and how could it be affecting your performance? When I say core, I am not referring to those beautiful six-pack muscles that belong only
By Emily Wegmann and Sarah Talley Do you: Leak when you jump or run? Wear a pad to make it through an exercise class? Feel something ‘falling out’ after a workout? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need to give your pelvic floor some
By Catherine Duncan What do shorter strides and higher cadence do to help prevent knee injury? There are two key supporting hypotheses. First, there is a direct link between stride length and the recommendation to move from a heel-strike pattern to a forefoot/midfoot strike pattern. The latest research suggests
By Brian Schiff A problem many runners face is diminished strength in the hips and core, which can predispose them to knee pain as the miles add up. Current research suggests that strengthening both the hips and quadriceps is more effective than pure knee or
