The Art of Being Super By Dr. Angelina Stevens The Modern Superwoman My mom is a superwoman. I used to call her “Supermom” but I know now that she has had superpowers her whole life. Besides recently exploding a new career as a health practitioner after teaching for 22 years, her
Core Corner - Dynamic Plank to Star By Elizabeth Towe Objective: This exercise develops the coordination of scapular (shoulder blades), glenohumeral (shoulder joint) and torso stability. The benefit of this is translated through the shoulder and torso in running and swimming and through the hips for running.
Over-Reaching versus Over-Training: Gaining the Benefits, but Avoiding the Pitfalls By Alex McDonald, MD Every athlete has and will experience periods of fatigue throughout their athletic career, regardless of whether they are a professional athlete training 30 hours a week or a busy professional trying to squeeze
Core Corner - Plank on Stability Ball and “Stir the Pot” By Elizabeth Towe Objective: This exercise will create a strong, stable connection between the shoulders and the core. It will translate to improved bike handling and decreased neck and shoulder fatigue on long bike rides and stronger
Essure: A Safe Solution to Family Planning By Emily Mitchell When your family is complete, finding a permanent form of birth control can be a whole new challenge. Traditionally, the limited options have included the tubal ligation for women and the vasectomy for men. But for those who
Carolina Robot: Cutting Edge for Women’s Health By Kerry Grace Heckle Any mom knows that kids don’t slow down because mom’s not feeling her best. Jennifer Brunelli, 34, of Raleigh knows that first-hand. The pain she’s suffered for the last five years has made it virtually impossible
Training the Upper Body to Improve Performance By Brian Schiff, PT, CSCS Whether you run, cycle, swim or do all three, upper body strength plays an important role in achieving your peak performance. Women have less natural upper body strength compared to their male counterparts, so this is
Relax to Recover By Sage Rountree As the weather and summer race schedule offer us more and more opportunities to play outside, don’t forget that recovery is a critical element of your training. In fact, it’s during recovery that you grow stronger. My new book, The Athlete’s
Women Are Better Athletes By Joshua Stevens Women are better endurance athletes than men. They are not faster or stronger or whatever, just better. To prove this, I will begin by saying that I am not a woman. I want this to be clear because the reasons I
Secrets to Lasting Weight Loss In addition to learning to conquer stress, recent studies reported by the American College of Sports Medicine in the March/April issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®, the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) have shown seven key methods that thousands of individuals have used