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Your best bets for Super Bowl party food
by Performance Nutrition
posted February 7, 2010 at 12:40pm
Wings, nachos and beer are football party favorites. But, the typical Super Bowl spread can leave you with a food and alcohol hangover. If you’d rather not start your work week feeling like you can’t lift your body out of bed, try these ideas straig...more
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Eat Right for a Healthy Heart
by Performance Nutrition
posted February 6, 2010 at 9:28pm
Today is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Heart disease is the number one cause of death and disability in both men and women in the United States and in many other westernized countries. In fact, it kills more women t...more
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Bloodbath of a Run
by Chic Runner
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:39pm
So last Friday night I took off for a ten miler and got in eight miles before it was pretty dark. I don’t like running in the dark so I cut it short. The run was a great idea, the weather was perfect and the sun was just setting and then one mile in, I ...more
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Study links Title IX and health benefits in women
by Title IX Blog
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:23pm
New research suggests that the nearly 600% increase in girls' sports participation following the passage of Title IX has contributed to health benefits for women. In the current issue of Evaluation Review, Robert Kaestner and Xin Xu report that "adult w...more
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And We Wonder Why Some Girls Aren’t Physically Active?
by One Sport Voice
posted January 29, 2010 at 12:09pm
This morning a colleague sent me this article from ESPN.com about another ban on head scarves for Muslim female athletes. When I see this and other stories, it makes me recommit to the work I do at The Tucker Center.
It is well documented that female...more
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Perky Perkaset
by Chic Runner
posted January 27, 2010 at 1:15pm
First, I must say that I am completely so encouraged by you guys and the post yesterday. Your kind words do mean the world to me and I’m glad that you understand. By no means am I getting rich, but I really, really struggled with that for like 6 months....more
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Introducing an unlikely contender
by Binnie Klein
posted January 27, 2010 at 12:27pm
Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind (Suny Press, January 2010) is the provocative story of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing -- me!
I'm a psychotherapist in private practice in New Haven, CT. I'm a Lecturer i...more
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Wednesday Workout – Yoga with Sasha Cohen
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 27, 2010 at 12:02pm
Although Sasha Cohen failed to make the US Womens Figure Skating Olympic Team by finishing 4th at this past weekend’s national championships (well, technically she is the second alternate), the one thing she brought to the competition was extreme grace ...more
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Softball Conditioning - Strength or Power?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted January 26, 2010 at 2:41pm
Power or strength?
For many, these two terms mean the same.
But, there is a difference.
Strength = how much you can lift or how much force you can generate.
Power = explosive strength or how much force you can generate very quickly. Being explosive....more
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Cereal, hips and lunches
by Run Girl Run
posted January 25, 2010 at 2:14pm
A favorite:I've been a big fan of Kashi cereals for a long, long time, but I think I have finally stumbled upon my favorite ever: Cinnamon Harvest.Think Mini-Wheats, minus the sugar coating and instead flavored lightly with cinnamon sugar. They are so goo...more
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More Humm Time and Free LÄRABARS!
by Endurance Meg
posted January 22, 2010 at 9:22pm
Raise your hand if you have taken time to Humm in the last few days. Although I’ve been beyond stressed at work, I found myself actually smiling after my swim at the pool this afternoon- my first swim in a few months. Maybe it was the recently-cleaned...more
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Gluten Free on a Budget
by Endurance Meg
posted January 21, 2010 at 5:24pm
When I first started following a gluten free diet, I realized quickly that my graduate student stipend was not really going to get me far. But instead of depleting my body of nutrients and losing fifteen pounds from starvation, I quickly learned how to ...more
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How to fix injuries
by Run Girl Run
posted January 20, 2010 at 3:43pm
For anyone who's been reading for more than a week or so, you know I've been having lots of problems with my left hip that I think are tied to major tightness in my IT bands. if you've been reading for a while now, you know I've battled several minor, but...more
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Nutritionist review
by Run Girl Run
posted January 19, 2010 at 11:26am
I went to my nutritionist appointment yesterday with two questions in mind:First, I wanted to know how much protein I should be getting in my diet and how to make sure I was getting enough/what foods were the best sources.Second, I wanted to learn some qu...more
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Meeting with a nutritionist
by Run Girl Run
posted January 18, 2010 at 4:27pm
I made an appointment to see a nutritionist this afternoon. I've always wanted to have my diet choices analyzed and to get some guidance on how to incorporate more good-for-me food in easy ways. I especially want to ask her about how I can make sure I'm g...more
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Moji Ice Pack Review + Giveaway!
by Chic Runner
posted January 12, 2010 at 6:00pm
I was sent the Moji Ice Pack to review for my lower back. I have had some lower back pain, that I’ve had my entire life, especially when starting to run longer distances (12+ miles) and I really was interested to see how the product would work out for m...more
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Kevin Pearce is doing fine; One step closer
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 9, 2010 at 3:07pm
The other day we reported on a terrible fall that a valued member of the snowboard community, Kevin Pearce, encountered. Today, we are happy to report that Kevin is off breathing tubes and is slowly regaining consciousness, according to Boardistan and K...more
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Cruise crackdown
by Run Girl Run
posted January 8, 2010 at 3:15pm
With my cruise about four weeks away, I've decided I probably need to kick my workouts into a higher gear if I don't want to look like I've been in hibernation the last month and a half.I've been a little lazy with my cardio lately and have been indulging...more
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Lindsey Vonn: "I go faster the stronger I get"
by Athletic Women Blog
posted January 8, 2010 at 2:24pm
Thanks to Under Armour, we get to see just how hard ski racer Lindsey Vonn is working to prepare herself for the 2010 Olympics. Here she is a role model for not only her hard work but her insight. Vonn gets it—she understands that you must build your bo...more
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