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Integrate New Supplements Into Your Diet
by jschonb
posted May 16, 2013 at 12:15pm

When it comes to include supplements in your diet, for building muscles or for vitamins, it is important to take them on a daily basis. When you start to take a new supplement, you have to get guidance about when is the best time to take it and the exerci...more

DON'T GET JACK3D: BEWARE OF THE "NATURAL" SUPPLEMENT
by SportyEsquire
posted April 15, 2013 at 9:15am

Want an extra boost so you can power through that last mile of your run or lift that extra ten pounds?  Want to feel energized throughout your entire workout?  Unfortunately, this article won’t tell you how to do any of those things, but...more

Women In Sports: Interview with a Physical Therapist
by SportyEsquire
posted March 26, 2013 at 8:18am

From time to time I will highlight women with careers in sports to give readers a perspective on the vast influence that woman can and do have on the lives of athletes. Today’s interview is with former GladiatHer, Dr. Shefali Patel, PT, a Physi...more

Everything in Moderation: Do we make good choices about our health?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted January 17, 2013 at 9:53pm

Photo from eurweb.comIt's the beginning of a new year, which means (a) your gym is probably packed with new people who you will see a few times and then never again, or (b) YOU are that person joining a gym.  Everyone is talking about health these days, ...more

5 Habits Worth “Giving Up” This Year
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted January 3, 2013 at 8:29pm

For many people, New Years Resolutions are set so they “make up” for all the “bad stuff” over the holidays. Usually the resolutions involve unrealistic and irrational goals and whole categories of foods they are going to “give up”, but that b...more

Holiday eating strategy (Byline to Finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:01am

The flat screen televisions hang in a row at the front of the room, perched as distractions for treadmill sufferers, like myself. Interval workouts this time of year (even with the balmy temperatures) put me inside on the treadmill. Boring? Yes. Unbearabl...more

Regrouping after a disappointing race
by Fast at Forty
posted December 11, 2012 at 7:59am

A key race comes with a lot of emotional and physical investment. The hours spent training and mentally preparing are too numerous to count. Anticipating the event can cause moments of excitement nestled in an anxiety ridden wrapper. Thoughts of well exec...more

Mitigating the Pain of Overtraining
by Performance Nutrition
posted November 20, 2012 at 8:26am

In college our cross country coach would often tell us to run an easy 60 minutes on Sundays after our Saturday races. The temptation to run further, just to see how long I could go, was too much and I’d often be out there for 2 hours (not to mention...more

Marathons: Tips from a Pro ... maybe
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted November 6, 2012 at 8:18pm

I've always been one for experiments. Us sisters, when we were little, ate some dry dog food, just to see what it tasted like (salty). Then there was the time that, aged about 9, I convinced my little sister to let me lick her eyeball, just to see wha...more

Breast cancer: Give yourself fighting chance
by Performance Nutrition
posted November 4, 2012 at 12:35pm

Breast cancer awareness month is over but the fight to find a cure and discuss prevention strategies shouldn’t take a backseat just because the pink ribbons are slowly disappearing from store shelves. If this disease hasn’t touched you, it wil...more

Save Money – Make Your Own Flexible Ice Packs
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 11, 2012 at 10:06pm

With three athletes in the house, it seems like one of them is always looking for an ice bag to help with an ache or pain. I have long used a bag of frozen vegetables as ice bags because the flexible ice packs you buy at the store can run between $8-12 de...more

The New Home Gym
by Pretty Tough
posted August 29, 2012 at 12:58pm

No wheels? Can’t catch a ride to the gym? No worries.  There are new digital tools being applied to the fitness sector that can make working out easier than ever. It’s unlikely that they’ll replace the gym entirely, but live streami...more

More Muscle Milk!
by Pretty Tough
posted July 25, 2012 at 12:07pm

This week I participated in an intensive workout by fitness and health expert Jennifer Cohen. After each workout  I drank a Muscle Milk Protein Nutrition Shake to help refuel my body. My workout consisted of seven 60-second exercises, one 30-second ...more

Muscle Milk and Jennifer Cohen's Boot Camp Review
by stephaniemp
posted July 25, 2012 at 8:54am

I mentioned early last week that I was embarking on the challenge of the summer! Okay, maybe that's a little extreme. What really happened was that for one week I replaced my runs with Jennifer Cohen's boot camp workout. I also tried out Muscle Milk aft...more

Do You Skip The Gym? There’s an App for That.
by Pretty Tough
posted July 14, 2012 at 6:53pm

Do you promise yourself you’re going to workout and then reneg on the promise? Have you ever bought a gym membership and stopped using it? The GymPact app assigns a real cost to the common practice of skipping trips to the gym. Users who resign t...more

A Challenge: Muscle Milk and Boot Camp Week
by stephaniemp
posted July 10, 2012 at 7:04am

  Protein has always been an important part of my workout routine. Instead of scarfing down pasta at the pre-race pasta parties back in college, you could find me near the meatballs. Protein fills me up and makes me feel strong. Unfortunately, my ...more

Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3
by WomenCANIntl
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:26pm

Russia’s Maria Kazakova dominates the Women’s C1 200 meter event to take Gold at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3, in Moscow. Following closely behind was Iran’s first female canoeist Nadyeh Talanak for the Silver. Russia’s Mar...more

Women smiling with small pastel weights
by Caitlin Constantine
posted May 25, 2012 at 5:53pm

This is what happens when your intrepid correspondent goes off in search of a Facebook cover image....more

We Wonder Why Youth are Obese?
by One Sport Voice
posted May 21, 2012 at 1:26pm

This week I heard two stories about active transport for school children that made me shake my head, one in a good way and one bad. Graph from Huffpost.com 9/30/09 "Cycling or Walking to School Will Not Be Tolerated!" First, it is no secret that an al...more

Santa Clara women's basketball, the definition of commitment.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted April 10, 2012 at 9:58am

Santa Clara women's basketball and BAWSI, a strong team that provides powerful service......more

CrossFit: A total institution?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 12, 2012 at 2:28am

"Our speciality is not specializing." Photo from Fit-Zaang. Exercise, at its roots, was created as a form of discipline. To discipline the human body, to protect and defend one's nation. Disciplined to be a productive citizen.  Disciplined in order...more

EmpowHer BodyMedia FITness Challenge: Week Five
by Run Girl Run
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:17pm

Guys I'm going through a computer crisis here. Yesterday my Mac crashed. Like completely and totally died while I was in the middle of doing work. No more working at Starbucks for a while Turns out the logic board crapped out. I never realized how unp...more

March Into Tennis
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 1, 2012 at 1:15pm

It is going to be 70 degrees today which means the kids are going to want to be outside after school – guaranteed! With the warmer weather, kids across the country are ready to get out and play in the sunshine again. If your child is looking for som...more

EmpowHER BodyMedia FITness Challenge: Week Four
by Run Girl Run
posted February 28, 2012 at 4:12pm

Four weeks down, two to go! I can hardly believe we're in the second half of the BodyMedia FITness challenge already! Previous Weeks: Week One Week Two Week Three This Week: One of the questions I've been getting from a lot of people about the BodyM...more

When Is a Good Age to Get Your Kids in Sports?
by CPS8910
posted February 28, 2012 at 4:11pm

When Is a Good Age to Get Your Kids in Sports? Recently I was talking to a friend of mine who has a 2 year old daughter.  She was telling me that she had to hurry and get her daughter registered for a soccer team.  I kind of laughed and said...more

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