Athletes are weird. We all start off like every other person in the world but something happens in our sport experience that changes us physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our sport stresses our bodies and our minds. For everyone who had tried to do something athletic and reached that point where something inside of us says…
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Sorting Through the Hype: Choosing the Right Sports Drink
Why use sports drinks? These nifty inventions, besides making their inventors and distributors a handsome profit, do actually help athletes of all levels perform well in their chosen event. So how do they work? Sports drinks, as their marketers trumpet in their advertising, provide replacement fluids and nutrients that are depleted in endurance events. What…
Creative Workouts: Cross-Training in Your Own Yard
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…
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…
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