Grayson Fertig Thoughts From Grayson: Endocannabinoids Dear Fasttwitchgrandmas, Let’s say the article Dr. Julia Basso wrote caught your eye-Endocannabinoids: The Secret to Why Exercise Makes Us Feel So Good. And this idea or feeling of an exercise high made you say I want that. Well then what’s next? Maybe for some you’re already there whereas
Forever Fit Science athlete Tunde Ridley provides 4 great warm-up exercises for lower back pain! Lower back pain is a common ailment. Above all, these exercises will help strengthen the muscles involved in keeping your back stable and pain-free. Related Article: 4 Stages of Core Training for Lower Back Pain
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 in this second session was about how balance training can be used to augment neural plasticity in older individuals. As we age, we lose muscle mass and balance ability. The loss of balance comes from a decrease in inhibitory control. We will have increased cortical excitability, which means we have
Meet Forever Fit Science masters runner Nick Berra. Berra is a 2-time USATF Masters Athlete of the year, 2015 World Masters Bronze Medalist, and 2-time World Indoor Champion in the 800m and 1500m races. At 47 years old, he is as fast as ever. Take a look at this video to learn why he loves
Mike Caterini Since my last dadblog, another sprint triathlon has been entered into the books. It was held at the Muskoka resort town of Gravenhurst, Ontario. I ended up finishing (surviving may be a more accurate description), but under even more adverse circumstances than I had encountered at Guelph Lake, which I will describe later. For
Hadley Seward – certified sleep consultant and certified health coach Studies show that aging has a tangible effect on the body’s ability to perform, including a gradual loss of muscle mass, a decline in flexibility and balance, and less efficient use of oxygen. Recovery time between also becomes increasingly longer. A decline in performance isn’t
Fiona Callender, Research Assistant, University of Toronto Sprint Training: The Secret To Younger Muscles – Part 1 It has long been accepted that as we age we will all face an inevitable loss in muscle function and size. But it may be possible to slow down this process through exercise that targets specific muscle fibers
Evan Stevens Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game Heading to the track to the first time can be a daunting task. All the new terms and jargon being casually tossed around can lead to a lot of frustration for the ‘newbie’ sprinter and distance runner alike. Proper running form is one
