Life is busy. Since we haven’t found the way to make more time, we make the things we do count for more. When it comes to our workouts, we create ways to train smarter. Part of everyone’s exercise strategy these days likely includes some form of cross training. Whether hitting the weights for some strength…
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Atrial Fibrillation and the Endurance Athlete
As a 58 year old competitive cyclist, Dr. Alan Bragman was out for a training ride when he didn’t feel well, so decided to call it a day and pedal easy on home. Then came the shortness of breath and chest pains that got him off of the bike and eventually into the hospital. The…
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Beat Dehydration This Summer
Body hydration, the amount of water we have in storage in our tissues, is a condition that can make or break your workouts. Especially during the summer months, a moderate level of dehydration can turn a typical workout routine into a true struggle for survival. Going back a few years, we remember what dehydration looks…
Cross Training: The Payoff For A Winter’s Worth of Work
Wanting to get better and stronger in your sport has produced many training regimens over the years and cross training has a solid track record, if you’ll pardon the pun, of coming across with the promised goods. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, it is dead easy and a breeze to integrate into your…
Hearing Loss and Exercise: Good News and Bad News – Which Do You Want To Hear First?
As part of that long list of physical capabilities that declines as we age, hearing loss due to aging, also known as presbycusis, affects most everyone. That’s the bad news. The good news is that everything you are doing to keep exercising actually helps prevent this progressive hearing loss. So if you are already exercising,…
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