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Plantar Fasciitis update: I got my cast off but I can't run...yet
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted October 28, 2009 at 12:16am

I got my cast off today. I posted a photo of my cast-freed atrophied leg on my Facebook page with the caption, "Yikes! The horror! The hair!" The leg is cleanly shaven and sterilized with antibacterial soap now. Thank goodness.Here is a summary of what my...more

Today is Love Your Body Day
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted October 21, 2009 at 1:55pm

It is well documented that female athletes are rarely seen in the sport media and when they are featured it is often in ways that sexualize and marginalize athletic competence. To see this argument framed by Tucker Center Director Dr. Mary Jo Kane click...more

Podcast: Pretty Tough Peak Performance Episode 002
by Pretty Tough
posted October 20, 2009 at 10:42pm

Pretty Tough is proud to present the second in our series of weekly podcasts focusing on Peak Performance. The PT Peak Performance series features leading experts from the fields of sports nutrition, diet, sports psychology and core and fitness training,...more

Peanut butter and Jelly time!
by Chic Runner
posted October 20, 2009 at 5:55pm

So you probably all remember the fact that I get pretty sick when eating/taking GUs or any type of endurance ‘food’ along my run. I tried shot blox, GUs, hammer gels, crank fuel and everything I tried made me miserable. I know it’s important to eat ...more

Being a woman is not a pre-existing condition
by Womenstake
posted October 20, 2009 at 12:32pm

(Editors Note: As athletes, we know how important health insurance is - and how difficult it can sometimes be to get to get claims paid. Let's work together to fight discriminatory practices by insurance companies.) by Judy Waxman, Vice President for He...more

Adding variety to your conditioning with kettlebells
by Sports Girls Play
posted October 18, 2009 at 5:19pm

Resistance bands, medicine balls, and balance balls are all tools most of us are familiar with for changing up your conditioning program. Now you can add one more to the mix – Kettlebells. Kettlebells are best described as a weighted ball with a handl...more

The Ultimate Faceoff by Mel Majoros
by Pretty Tough
posted October 17, 2009 at 11:10am

(This guest blog by Mel Majoros is being reprinted by permission from the Grand Traverse Womans Magazine Oct 08 issue) I have always had a wicked sense of humor. I get that from my dad. On Sept 18, 2007, when I was told, “It’s cancer,” I didn’t k...more

Health & Nutrition: Pretty Tough Podcasts
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted October 16, 2009 at 7:24pm

Know teen athletes? Listen to my latest podcast on meals and meal timing with @PrettyTough http://ping.fm/qMetv I’m recording dozens of podcasts with Pretty Tough on sports nutrition. This is so important because female athletes have important nutrit...more

Hayley McNeff's unabashed pursuit of strength
by Athletic Women Blog
posted October 16, 2009 at 6:31pm

You have to admire 21-year-old bodybuilder Hayley McNeff (Facebook, MySpace). Her work ethic, her determination, her brazenness—model qualities for female athletes who truly want to excel: ...more

Spinning
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted October 14, 2009 at 12:55pm

I am an athlete. I don’t just mean a track and field athlete, I mean an athlete. Period. If there is something athletic to be done, I will more than likely be good at it. It’s in my blood and part of my genetic makeup. And while there are some thi...more

Cappie Pondexter Eye Surgery to "Prevent Retinal Detachment"
by Swish Appeal
posted October 13, 2009 at 6:12pm

Phoenix Mercury star Cappie Pondexter underwent successful surgery on her right eye to prevent a future retinal detachment according to a team press release. Photo by Max Simbron With about three minutes remaining in the second quarter of Game 5 of th...more

Like an old lady
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 8, 2009 at 5:19pm

Guess what? Yesterday I tripped walking the stairs at work, hit my knee in the next step and my elbow in another one. Ouch, that hurt a lot. Bruised knee and arm. It's not only that I'm an old lady, I actually act like one too!Morning run became short and...more

Bicycling Mag's take on gluten free diets
by Endurance Meg
posted October 7, 2009 at 3:11pm

I posted the following topic on Slowtwitch this afternoon, but I thought it could also serve as an entry for this blog! Let me know your thoughts!I follow a gluten free diet. There are at least a handful of pros that do, too (rappstar, Brandon and Amy Mar...more

How to fix knee pain in girls hockey players
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted October 7, 2009 at 1:20pm

Osgood Schlatter Disease (or O-S for short). This is a knee condition that many female hockey players deal with when going through their growth spurts and it can be very frustrating to deal with if not handled properly. The condition occurs in players...more

Cal's Tierra Rogers
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted October 3, 2009 at 7:17pm

Being a blog about Stanford women’s basketball, we love to make fun of Cal. This year, Cal has recruited an excellent class of freshmen and C and R are already thinking Stanford is going to really have their hands full. We are sorry to hear about Cal fr...more

Dealing with Plantar Faciitis: Trying a cast to heal the cursed thing
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted October 3, 2009 at 5:17pm

I have had more kind words of advice to help me recover from plantar faciitis these past few months than I can count from friends, family, Twitter, Facebook and blog followers and even complete strangers.I've been battling this affliction off and on since...more

Online community: Dailymile
by Endurance Meg
posted October 3, 2009 at 3:28pm

Hey, folks! I just became a member of dailymile, a website designed for tracking workouts, finding friends (and competitors), and finding challenges. It also has a bunch of listings for running, biking, and triathlon races.I can sync it to Twitter and Fac...more

Physical Activity, Organized Youth Sport & Youth Obesity
by One Sport Voice
posted October 2, 2009 at 2:11pm

Some and colleagues and I are working on research pertaining to what is known (and mostly not known) about the role of youth sports in obesity prevention. Last week Toben Nelson, University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, presented some of our...more

Cutting Sugar and Sweets From Your Calorie Budget
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 28, 2009 at 11:40pm

The American Heart Association recently released recommendations for added sugars – and they say “slash slash slash” it way down. According to their position paper, the usual intake of added sugars for Americans was 22.2 teaspoons per day (355 cal...more

I already regret this. :)
by Chic Runner
posted September 25, 2009 at 12:55pm

So yesterday, I asked the twitter world and the blog world if I should post a video that is rather embarrassing of me taking an ice bath. I took the video in the first place because a. I’m an idiot and b. I wanted to show you guys a new idea I had (that...more

Getting In Shape for the Upcoming Snowboard Season: Advanced Workout
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 24, 2009 at 4:31pm

On Monday we talked about the importance of getting in shape for the upcoming snowboard season and establishing a workout routine, and on Tuesday we laid out a nice beginner’s workout, so continuing with our Getting in Shape series we’re going to give...more

Westbound Wisdom: Balance Board
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 24, 2009 at 3:42pm

As you may already know, we have dedicated this week to getting in shape for the upcoming winter season. So why stop with traditional workouts? Andrea informed you all on the work out basics, now it is time to learn about the not so common method of getti...more

Getting in shape for the upcoming snowboard season: Beginners workout
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 22, 2009 at 5:09pm

As discussed in yesterday’s blog post on establishing a workout routine, we discussed the importance of working out (and starting now) so that your body is prepared for the long snowboard season ahead. Ideally, you want to be doing at least two days o...more

Getting in shape for the upcoming snowboard season
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 21, 2009 at 3:49pm

For some of you, the summer was spent doused in physical activity - morning runs, afternoon surf seshs, evening hikes, weekend bike rides — but for the rest of you… We have some work to do. Some people might think snowboarding is a piece of cake, bu...more

the 20 miler that…WAS!!!
by Chic Runner
posted September 21, 2009 at 2:15pm

So as I stated on Friday, I had a 20 miler this weekend. I was either expecting an epic win or an epic fail and it was a mix of both. Let’s have a little recap shall we? It started off great with my friend Ann and we did 10 miles on a new route that too...more

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