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Muscle mass and longevity

Muscle Mass, Strength and Longevity

When optimizing our health and longevity, prioritizing muscle mass and muscle strength are critically important considerations.  Our muscle mass, and

Exercise muscle mass and longevity and healthspan

Resistance and Balance Exercise to Live Longer and Healthier.

A balanced exercise program including resistance exercise has been proven to delay the onset of serious chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, dementia,

aging athlete

The Aging Athlete … How to get there, and how to stay there.

Trail running has long been my happy place.  Actually, any form of running enables me to start my day invigorated and ready to go. Regular exercise

Recovering From An Injury … It’s More Complicated Than You Think

The recovery from an injury or surgery is often far more complicated than we anticipate. 20+ years of experience has taught me a lot.  And most all of

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Do Statins Limit Response To Exercise?

Potentially limiting their appeal even further, it now appears that statins, meant to lower your cholesterol, may blunt your desire to exercise and

running performance weight training

Running: Intensity and sport specific weight training improves performance

There are very few runners who are satisfied with their race times.  Many are "training" ... but as we know, most runners will not train properly.  Most focus

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5 Key Reasons Why Injury Prevention Will Enhance Athletic Performance

Injury prevention has for too long taken a back seat to injury management and athletic performance.  I am so pleased to have  Dr Daniel Lorenz contribute this

delayed onset muscle soreness DOMS

What Is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?

Many of you an recall just how much our pecs hurt, or our quads hurt 2 days after deciding to work out for the first time in a while.  Delayed onset muscle

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Common Stress Fractures Of The Foot

Runners in particular are prone to developing stress fractures in the foot.  Stress fractures of the foot will also occur in other sports, but are more than

ACL tear questions

Why are hamstring injuries so common in the Premier League?

Hamstring injuries are perhaps the most common sports related injury.  The trend over the years in the Premier League certainly supports this statistic.   More

peroneal tendon subluxation

Achilles Tendon Pain in Runners. Tendinopathy Explained.

The achilles tendon has brought down mythical warriors and many weekend warriors alike.  Tendinopathy- by definition, implies that some degree of degeneration

HIIT High intensity exercise

High Intensity Exercise – HIIT- and Your Health

The popularity of high intensity interval training is increasing dramatically. These are also referred to as HIIT workouts.  For those who want to bring their

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