Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “GETTING THERE” Today was supposed to be a red letter day as the neck brace I have to wear to protect a couple of cracked vertebrae was to come off. That would have been a distinct ‘Yahoo!” moment as this thing is slowly driving
Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY” It’s been about six weeks since my very unfavourable encounter with a ½ ton pick-up truck and I am pleased to report that I’m well on the way to a complete recovery. Adding up the damage that was done
The 30-year old Holman twins of Colorado Springs are NCAA Swimmers of South Dakota and hold 800m freestyle and 3000m open water medals from the 2015 FINA World Masters Championships, as well as a 2014 Air Force Athlete of the Year award. Mary and Sara Holman are currently lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force. Their military
Julia Basso – PhD The immune system is a complicated network of cells, including T cells and B cells, that protects us against a host of diseases. Like many of our physiological systems, the immune system can be shaped by both positive and negative influences. For example, chronic stress and depression have been shown to
Meet 59 year old Forever Fit Science master athlete Steven Head from McLean, VA. Head is a Master Baseball Player and Master Trainer at Sport + Health, Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and Masters player in age 25-plus and 35-plus baseball leagues. Head gives his background on how he got involved in master baseball
Grayson Fertig 3 Fitness Shorts 1. The individual has the best chance at recovery from physical pain if he is willing to reconsider his stance. I mean this in 2 ways. The first being that he quite literally begins to notice and examine the details of the way he stands. The second is that he
Dayton Kelly How to Read the Erg Rowing Numbers If you have been following my recent string of articles, you likely have tried rowing on the ergometer and are back with some questions. Probably high on that list of questions are ones regarding what all of the numbers that show up on the erg’s monitor
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
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,
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:
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
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
