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How to Avoid Common Summer Sports Injuries
The weather is getting warmer and many of us plan on spending more active time outside. Rather than jumping back into bike riding, hiking or playing summer sports, make sure your body is prepared to prevent injuries that could cut your season short. Repetitive Motion Back Injuries Activities like swimming and cycling involve a series…
Physical Fitness Correlates With Improved Teen Concentration
Physical activity has long been a part of both preschool and elementary school days, be it through recess or gym class. By high school, these aspects are greatly diminished or outright disappear. Gym class may be offered as an elective, teens are not required to participate in after-school sports and recess officially ends. A study…
The Potential Future of Team Sports & Athletic Training
As states begin to reopen and schools contemplate how they will resume come fall, one aspect of society is already experiencing changes: Team sports, both professional and school-age. With some teams returning to the playing field, here’s what has changed. Professional Sports Both NASCAR and MMA resumed their matches in May, albeit with some significant…
The Pros & Cons of Virtual Fitness Classes
Getting a reasonable amount of physical activity has proven to be a challenge for many during the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve gone for walks and bike rides around the neighborhood, but when it comes to successful fitness, many of us thrive on the structure of a trainer or workout buddy. Prior to this global health crisis,…
Weight Management Tips for Sheltering in Place
As we quarantine at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have put on an extra pound or two. Based on research from Gallup, many of our diet and exercise habits have worsened since social distancing started. Under 15 percent of survey participants report having better diet and exercise habits, nearly 40 percent are…