Conquer Stress for Better Health The car next to you suddenly veers over to your lane. You hit the brakes, and it sails ahead. No harm done—except your muscles tense, your heart pounds, and you breathe faster. A cascade of stress hormones has produced a well-orchestrated set of
Triathletes and Kettlebells – A Match Made in Heaven? By Betsy Collie Kettlebells are not new. In fact, they’ve been around for over 300 years and were a favored implement for the circus strongmen of yesteryear. They are making a huge impact in the West due to their
Treat Scar Tissue from Prior Injuries By Elizabeth Fortener Training for a triathlon takes a lot of time and planning. Finding time to devote equal attention to cycling, running, and swimming is difficult. All of this training places a lot of strain on the leg muscles even though cycling
Making Lemons Out of Lemonade: 3 Steps To Restoring Your Body To Whole By Dr. Angelina Stevens I recently stepped back into my yoga practice after a three month hiatus. My only excuse for the lapse in practice was that I was feeling good and no alarms were going off while training. Once my
Hamstring Helper By Sage Rountree The series of lunges we’ve been investigating in months past is designed to help balance the work between your hamstrings and hip flexors, to increase fluidity through the range of motion you need to run and ride. This month’s pose concentrates more directly
Core Corner - Quadruped on Stability Ball By Elizabeth Towe Objectives: Quadruped will refine your ability to find your center, so that you can hold core stability and balance in any activity. It is a great dynamic warm up for any exercise or activity and allows
Run to Become a Better Cyclist By Victor Jimenez Science suggests that some running may be beneficial for cyclists. Several recent studies have shown decreased bone density in cyclists compared to non-exercising subjects. Not exactly the news you want to hear. You spend a lot of time
Use Your Backside Instead of Your Head By Valerie Wolf In the last part of any endurance race, we greatly rely on the lateral hip strength to carry us through. Having strong glutes and lateral hip muscles is imperative for injury prevention and increasing performance for the endurance athlete, especially
Run a Marathon?!?!? By Joshua Stevens This remarkably ridiculous event of the marathon is on everyone’s lips this year. Maybe it’s because I’m tackling one in June that I keep hearing about it! The marathon has got to be THE most difficult endurance event designed. I’ve never had
Runner’s Lunge By Sage Rountree In the last few months, we’ve been looking at lunges that work the hips and even the chest and spine, creating both strength and flexibility. Here’s a classic stretch that targets the hamstrings—it should be familiar to you as the “runner’s lunge.”