The Great World Race: Running 7 Marathons with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
How I managed joint instability, recovery, taping, bracing, and race-day challenges throughout the Great World Race with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Teen Athlete Nutrition Guide: 5 Best Fueling Habits
A teen athlete nutrition guide for fueling practices, recovery, busy school days, and healthy confidence without restrictive food rules or pressure daily.
The Best Garage Gym Equipment Guide: 5 Keys
This garage gym equipment guide helps you choose practical gear for strength, cardio, mobility, and recovery without overspending or crowding your space.
5 Best Exercises for Knee Health
5 Best Exercises for Knee Health by Mike Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Knee pain be the most frustrating injury to have. It affects your daily activities. It can take months to go away. Of course it is best to add special exercises to prevent knee pain but sadly what do you do if you are already experiencing pain? Your…
3 Best Exercises for Shoulder Health
3 Best Exercises for Shoulder Health by Mike Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT The shoulder is a very common joint to have pain. The majority of exercisers experience pain in the front or on top of the shoulder joint. This can be for a few reasons. The two major culprits are muscle imbalances and overuse injuries. (more…)
Best Recovery Strategies for Improved Performance
We all want to train hard, but do you put equal effort into your recovery? Most people do not and that is why injuries are on the rise. Doing a simple Google search for overuse injuries will give you an idea of how this is affecting younger athletes specifically. (more…)
9 Steps to Building MAX SPEED
9 Steps to Building MAX SPEED by Michael Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Every athlete at every level wants to build MAX SPEED. Here are the 9 steps high school to pro athletes take to build game breaking speed! (more…)
Healthy Baseline: Get a Baseline and Get Moving
Healthy Baseline: Get a Baseline and Get Moving by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD Often clients will ask how much physical activity is recommended to maintain and improve health? My response is essentially the same. There are two key questions that need to be answered first: (more…)
Longevity Checklist: 12 Principles for Longevity
Recently I came across an article titled ‘Graying of America’ in the New York Times. The article indicates that, “by 2050, 83.7 million Americans will be 65 or older, compared with 43.1 million in 2012, the report said. (more…)
Shoveling Wisely, Save Your Back
Shoveling Wisely, Save Your Back by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD Living in the Northeast we expect a certain level of snow, thus the dreaded shoveling and possibility of days of back pain and muscle soreness thereafter. This past week ‘Snowmaggedon’ was predicted to pound the East Coast with snowfalls expected to reach historic levels not seen in years.…
Self-Assessment in the New Year
Self-Assessment in the New Year by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD This past week I was bending over to pick up my 1 year old son and as I was doing this my back tightened up. Nothing unusual about this by any stretch, yet the fact it began tightening up throughout the day struck me as odd. This ‘pulling’…
