BY SMRUTI SHAH Exercise is arguably the most popular New Year’s resolution. Gym enrollments soar and everyone is out and moving. I love this time of year. Unfortunately, the gym-goer and outdoor enthusiast numbers dwindle rapidly within a few months. How can we keep the drive going year after
By Kari Wilkinson In the world of athletic testing, however, athletes have several metabolic options. Determining which test is right for you depends on the results you are looking for. VO2 testing generates data to determine athletic potential, measure how well you use oxygen for athletic performance, and allows
By Brian Beatty Being active requires a constant conversation with our body. To optimize performance and health, it helps to make these conversations kind and cooperative, not adversarial. Inevitably the body will periodically tell us, “hey, something’s not right here, things don’t feel and work like they ought to”.
By Carolina Hurant The holiday season is here and with that comes more parties, food, libations, and stress. All of this adds up to less time spent training. The reality is, everyone deserves to enjoy this festive time of year, but that doesn’t have to derail your training goals
By Justin Loss, DPT “Run smart.” Recently these have become my closing words, at the end of each training session, to one of my “runner” patients. Running smart means making wise training decisions regarding workout selection and racing goals based on how your body feels and not what your
By Angelina Stevens I must admit, there is a a romantic yearning inside of me for a simpler existence, to retreat to a plot of unscathed land, living off the earth. With our constant exposure to big media, the Internet, and our various forms of communication, it can be easy to become entranced in a virtual
By Joshua Stevens Integrity means wholeness or completeness. We have integrity in our personal relationships. We have it at work. We have it in all areas of our life we consider successful. We have it in our training and racing, especially when everything goes well. We lose integrity in any
Dr. Kimberly Blackwell at the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) treats patients, teaches medical students, and regularly runs for her own health. But her most important roles also include dedicated researcher and director of the Duke Cancer Institute’s breast cancer program. She has led many clinical
“One of the most frustrating things as an oncologist is when a patient’s tumor develops resistance to a treatment,” says Lisa Carey, M.D., medical director of the UNC Breast Center and associate director for clinical research at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. It is unclear
Post-race Squat By Sage Rountree Fall is a season for longer races. Whether you’ve just finished a marathon, half-marathon, or simply a long run, you might feel as though your muscles begin to tighten up the moment you hit stop on your watch and slow your feet down.
