Swim Warmup Drills with the Holman Twins

Fast Twitch Grandma Master Athletes and professional swimmers Mary and Sara Holman take you through 3 variations of sculling drills to demonstrate a great swim warmup before your workout. The twins hold 800m freestyle and 3000m open water medals from the 2015 FINA World Masters Championships and a 2014 Air Force Athlete of the Year

Crunch Time!

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “CRUNCH TIME!!!” I’m a bit late in filing this article as my schedule was recently interrupted by a serious cycling accident.  As I had done on numerous occasions this past spring and summer, I started my day with a high tempo ride that would

Feel Good

Endocannabinoids: The Secret to Why Exercise Makes Us Feel Good

Julia Basso – PhD I just returned from a wonderful vacation in Keystone, Colorado.  Having lived in New Jersey for most of my life and New York City for the past 3 years, I was amazed to see the expansive views that Colorado has to offer.  The Rocky Mountains provided the most beautiful landscape that I

Walk in the Park

Is it as Simple as a Walk in the Park?

Gillian White , BSc, MSc, PhD (candidate) Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Toronto Is it as Simple as a Walk in the Park? Earlier this summer, I ran a trail half marathon. I like running, but the course is challenging with 1600m vertical change so you really need to train well. Unfortunately for me,

Meet Master Tennis Player Jacob Zylberberg

Meet Forever Fit Science master athlete Jacob Zylberberg. Zylberberg is a 67 year old tennis player who earned Gold in Singles and Silver in mixed doubles at the 2015 Huntsman Senior Games.  One of his favorite things about the game is playing with his wife Gail.  He offers tips on staying active and how play

Sled Pulls with Master Sprinter Tunde Ridley

Tunde Ridley is a 38 year old 3 time NCAA All American, 2014 World Masters Champion and 2015 World Masters Runner-Up.  Ridley takes you through the progression of sled pulls which are great for maintaining or getting back “in the game.” You Might Like:

Marathon pacing

Who Takes the Cake at Pacing During the Marathon?

Evan Stevens The other talk in the session that did not tread on familiar ground was about pace and prediction of performance differences that go along with age, experience, and sex in the marathon. Pace is something very difficult to predict and hold without a GPS watch or with some frame of reference. External factors

Exercise Now, Stay Fit Later

Evan Stevens The next few studies were about the effects of creatine supplementation and resistance training in aging adults. We know that aging decreases bone density as well as muscle strength while increasing fat deposition. Working out can prevent this, and the fitter you are when you are younger, the easier it is to be

immune system

Get Outside and Exercise – Your Immune System Will Thank You

Evan Stevens The first talk of the session presented some interesting findings from their study. The researchers wanted to know the effect location had on exercise in the elderly, primarily on the immune system. They had senior subjects (age range 66-80) do a moderate workout on a cycling bike either in a blank office, an

Athleticism

Athleticism – It’s Nature Over Nurture

Evan Stevens    This was a hugely interesting session presented by the large Japanese contingent at the ECSS. The whole session was about how our genes contribute to our athletic performance, and how that can further be used to understand health. What came out of the talks was that if you want to be a

Alpine Skiing: A Form of HIIT

Evan Stevens This study looked at the applicability of HIIT for use in patients with increased risk of Cardio-respiratory events in cold, winter climates. The researchers wanted to look at how HIIT could be used to improve cardio-respiratory risk (CRR) factors through alpine skiing; an activity common in northern and colder climates where running and

Beta-Alanine For A Competitive Advantage

Evan Stevens The third talk discussed the possible additive benefit of beta-alanine and interval training on cycling time trial performance. Beta-alanine is a precursor (and rate-limiting substrate) to carnosine synthesis. Carnosine is an important dipeptide found in muscle fibers and can act as an antioxidant. This can increase the amount of time a muscle cell