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Summer Workouts and Heat-Related Illnesses
Preventing a Heat-Related Illness While the summer season can allow you to exercise outdoors when the weather is warmer, it’s critical to be aware of the dangers that heat can bring to your health. ...
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Most Common Athletic Injuries
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Recovering From an Athletic Injury Whether you are training, working out, or playing a vigorous game, a sports injury can happen at a moment’s notice. Whether you’ve sustained a minor injury or seem ...
How Athletes Can Prevent Back Pain
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Understanding Back Pain In Athletes Athletes aren’t strangers to pain, and back pain can be one problem that could lower their performance. Understanding the causes of back pain and how to prevent it ...
Busting the Myth of “No Pain, No Gain”
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The Consequences of Ignoring Pain When it comes to training and working out, there’s a common misconception that more pain is equivalent to getting more significant muscle gain or other physical ...
Eating Healthy When Stuck at Home
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Eating Healthy at Home When spending more time at home, it can be easy to fall into the habit of eating more and indulging in your favorite guilty pleasures. While treating yourself every once in a ...
The Benefits of Yoga for Athletes
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Yoga for Athletes No matter your sport of choice, yoga can be beneficial for athletes who wish to improve their game and take their fitness routine to the next level. Here are six ways athletes can ...
Ways to Get Exercise Without Going to the Gym
Exercising at Home Now that we are well into social distancing and gyms have been closed, you may have been finding it challenging to workout at home — but that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. While ...
Why Exercise is Essential for Mental Health
Exercise and Improving Mental Health You probably already know that exercise is good for your physical health and that sticking to a regular workout routine can stave off a host of illnesses like ...
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How to Eat Your Way to Peak Performance
How Nutrition Affects Athletic Performance We’ve all heard the saying, “you are what you eat” — and it may ring true for athletes who have “peak performance” as an athletic goal. When it comes to ...
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Top Ways to Get Ready for Track Season
Preparing for Track Season Track and field is a sport that not only requires stamina but physical and mental strength too. Whether you are a seasoned athlete or just starting, here are some tips on ...
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When to Start Training for Spring Sports
Being Prepared for Spring Sports Whether college or professional, springtime is a popular season for sports. However, jumping into your spring sports just before the season starts isn’t the best way ...
Five Benefits Exercise Has on Your Heart
How Exercise Impacts Heart Health While it’s common knowledge that exercise is good for you, many people might not know what the benefits of regular exercise are? Besides lowering stress, controlling ...
How to Improve Your Game in 2020
How Athletes Can Enhance Performance Although we are over a month into 2020, that doesn’t mean you still can’t work on your athletic performance goals and resolutions. Whether professional or amateur, ...
The Best Foods to Help Gain Muscle Mass
Foods for Muscle Growth We’ve all heard the saying, “abs are made in the kitchen.” This is referring to the fact that your diet plays just as important of a role in your physique as physical activity. ...
How Strength Training Improves Bone and Joint Health
Weight-bearing Exercise and Orthopedic Health Strength training, also referred to as resistance or weight training, is often used to increase muscle mass and strength when performed on a consistent ...
Five Resolutions Every Athlete Needs to Keep
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A new year means a chance for new beginnings, a time to improve from the year before. For many, we begin to compile a list of resolutions to keep through 2020. It also can be a time where we reflect ...
How Lack of Sleep Alters Performance
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Though getting the recommended amount of sleep each night is essential for everyone, quality sleep is especially important for athletes. Without the right amount of rest, your physical recovery can ...
Five Reasons You Need a Rest Day
Whether it's your daily workout or competitive sports, rest days are a vital part of the process. Skipping one can do your whole regimen a disservice and leave your body without time to repair and ...
When to Consider an Evaluation of Biomechanics
We know that practice makes perfect, and part of the training is through strength and conditioning. For many athletes, this could mean lifting weights or performing drills to warm up. These are all ...
Contact Sports and Your Joints
Whether you’re a student-athlete or play pick-up games on the weekend, there is always a chance you can suffer a joint injury when participating in contact sports. Playing sports, like football and ...
Regenerative Medicine for Sports Injuries
Any athlete knows how painful a sports injury can be, especially when it occurs during the season. Not to mention, recovering from it can sideline an athlete for months. Whether it’s an acute injury ...
What You Should Know About Concussions
With over one million high school football players suffering from concussions every year, the players, their parents, and team coaches must be prepared to know what to do if an athlete suffers a blow ...
Top Ways to Prevent a Sports Injury
Fall sports are officially in full swing in Texas, and for many, that means days and nights of practices and late-night games. Whether you are a professional athlete or playing in a local league, the ...
What's The Difference Between Acute and Chronic Pain?
When you visit a physician due to pain, it will often be separated into two categories: acute or chronic pain. By understanding the type of pain you are experiencing, you and your physician can work ...
Sprains Vs. Strains
When a joint injury occurs, you’ll want to act swiftly to ensure further damage isn’t done. But if you’ve ever had trouble identifying the difference between a joint sprain or strain, you’re not ...
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