Exercises For Lower Back Pain with Tunde Ridley

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

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

Sprint Training: The Secret To Younger Muscles - Part 1

Sprint Training: The Secret To Younger Muscles – Part 1

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

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

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

95 year Old Track Star: Charles Euster

Sara Thompson – MSc in Exercise Science I first learned of Charles Eugster when Fiona Callender and I visited Europe last summer. Fiona and I did a quick tour of Europe, meeting up with a number of researchers who study interval training and the aging population. However, we were also hoping to meet some star

When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Developing a Body for Sport and Life

Evan Stevens Based on a talk by Andy O’Brien at Take Control of Your Health/Wellness – Exercise Nutrition Symposium, University of Western Ontario Ever wonder what it takes to become the best at a sport? To achieve Olympic greatness or win a major league title? Mr. O’Brien knows how. He is a professional trainer and

BJ McHugh, age 85 ran the Honolulu Marathon

Grayson Fertig The Great Gift of Gullibility I like the stories that begin Once Upon a Time…. So many people in my realm like the story that starts with Researchers have found…. My realm is the world of Health and Fitness Personal Trainer That’s it That’s who I am That’s all I’ve amounted to They

man sprinting down a track

Building Faster 400m Athletes With Split Runs

Gail Kuhnly, PhD   BACKGROUND  This research is going forth with the hope of proving that using split runs can be an effective method to train the high school 400m runner. The Fife High School (FHS) 2017 track team represents the test group and the FHS 2016 track team represents the control group. In this