By Dr. Angelina V. Stevens When I began triathlon racing in the year 2000, you could pretty much show up the morning of the race and still get in. Now, triathlon participants are growing by the thousands every season and there will be 500,000 marathon finishers in the US this
You Finished Your Marathon! Now What? You’ve been running for years and have spent 16 weeks or more building up to this marathon and when you cross the finish line and the volunteer puts that medal around your neck, it will all be over. Or will it? What you
By Dr. Angelina Stevens When I began my journey to holistic health, I often wondered how I could uncover exactly what my body wanted and how I could “know” exactly what each of my patients needed to help restore them to health and balance. I figured a certain amount of
The Sumo Deadlift High Pull for Increased Strength and StaminaBy Greg Ryan - CrossFit Durham The Sumo Deadlift High Pull is an excellent way for athletes to develop both strength and stamina in a single movement. The movement trains the upper and lower body simultaneously. What’s more, the exercise is
By Dr. Joshua Stevens Usually, this time of year my wife, Kara, is getting ready to celebrate another successful fall 5K season. Unfortunately, she was injured late this year and it derailed her racing. Begrudgingly, she settled into a three-month routine of pool running to maintain her fitness. In
CrossFit Corner - By Greg Ryan The Push Press is a dynamic overhead pressing movement designed to increase shoulder and hip strength and explosiveness. The hip extensors (primarily the glutes and hamstrings) are very large muscles with the ability to generate a great amount of force. When someone bends at
By Michael Sharp Runners by nature are very dedicated. That is why they get up at “zero-dark-thirty” in the morning to run before work. That is why they run regardless of the weather, and that is why they run through injuries despite advice to “take some time off.” Runners
CROSSFIT CORNER - The L-Sit and Isometric Contraction for Strength Development By Greg Ryan Practicing isometric contractions under load is very effective in strength development. Some studies have shown dramatic strength increases with nothing but isometric contraction exercises. The L-Sit is a static hold that can easily be introduced into
Pain or Gain? Know When to Seek Help By Dr. Wil Silver Nagging pain in your heel? Burning pain in the outside of your knee? At some point, we all experience some level of discomfort from exercise. Knowing when to run through discomfort and when to seek medical help
CROSSFIT CORNER - The Dumbbell Clean: For Speed, Balance and Coordination As adults our busy lives leave us limited time to train. Coordination, speed and balance usually take a back seat to more traditional strength exercises. CrossFit encourages athletes to address all areas of fitness through a variety of movements.