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Student athlete spearheads healthy food fundraiser
by Pretty Tough
posted August 19, 2009 at 12:37pm

Yogavive, a leading producer of organic foods, understands the needs faced by girls’ athletic programs across the country. Many are often underfunded and sometimes, completely ignored. According to one study, lack of funds and support means girls r...more

Softball Conditioning - Flexibility Training Increases Running Speed
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 18, 2009 at 5:11pm

If you ever thought that stretching could be important to improve your game, it's now been confirmed! As you know, softball is sport of speed and power. Anything you can do to increase these 2 very important physical qualities will improve your game and ...more

Hammer Nutrition new customer perks
by Bike Diva
posted August 18, 2009 at 11:13am

I've been using a few other brands of sports drink electrolyte powders when I'm out training for my various cycling and running events. This year I've really gotten into racing in duathlons. Hammer Nutrition is one of the sponsors of the duathlons I've...more

5 ways to eat fast food and still cut carbs
by The Glowing Edge
posted August 17, 2009 at 4:38pm

It’s good to start by eating less fast food, but even when you find yourself at the local burger, chicken, or waffle joint, there are ways to keep from loading up on insulin-jacking, straight-to-fat-storage carbohydrates. 1. Order protein, eat the g...more

Gluten-Free Chunky Granola
by Run Granola Run- Musings of a Gluten Free Runner
posted August 15, 2009 at 6:10pm

Let me just start by saying that I LOVE granola. And in case you’ve been wondering about the name for my blog, it’s a reference to an old nickname of mine growing up. One of the hardest things over the years about being Gluten Free: encountering...more

Post-Nutrition Snack - Most Important Meal of the Day
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 14, 2009 at 4:44pm

This past weekend, the weather was gorgeous outside (it was about time since we've mostly a crappy summer over here in Montreal!) so I decided to go for roller blade ride with a good buddy of mine. After riding for 45 minutes and breaking a good sweat, w...more

The Price of Misinformation in the Media
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted August 14, 2009 at 3:50pm

Misinformation in the media can be dangerous. It breeds confusion, frustration, and even fear. Just last week I posted some tips for spotting nutrition misinformation on the internet. Little did I know there would be two national media outlets in pri...more

Softball training tips - Improve your spinal flexibility!
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 14, 2009 at 11:59am

Players and coaches are always looking for softball training tips and for an edge to improve their performance. One of the most overlooked but very important physical quality required in softball is spinal and trunk flexibility. An improved range of mo...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: August 13, 2009 - Running Pre- and Post- Pregnancy
by anngaff
posted August 13, 2009 at 6:17pm

Since we flew back to Kansas City for the weekend to show off baby Jaelyn to Jason's family and friends, I missed a lot of work and am now very behind.  I work from home (which is a blessing) and need to work on Saturdays and Sundays to keep up with ...more

Running Away From Osteoarthritis
by Endurance Meg
posted August 12, 2009 at 10:18pm

As many of you know, I am a graduate student in engineering where my research is focused on osteoarthritis of the knee. It's always fun to talk about my research with other people, especially family and friends. Many of them don't understand how I can stu...more

Add some zip to your zipper?
by Cool Adventure Girls!
posted August 12, 2009 at 6:36pm

And yet another one is here. A new class has popped up at gyms across the country, once again targeting women and the obsession we are supposed to have with our bodies. This time it’s the Skinny Jeans Workout – a class specifically designed to get r...more

Clarifying “The Myth About Exercise”
by One Sport Voice
posted August 9, 2009 at 9:18pm

Every Saturday I look forward to the TIME magazine in my mail. I know I can read it all online, but there is something satisfying about print media. As someone trained in sport science (aka, Kinesiology) this week’s cover story by John Cloud “The ...more

Iron Tonic Pregnant Tea
by The Glowing Edge
posted August 8, 2009 at 1:27pm

I was browsing through my old pregnancy journal and came across this recipe for a tea I made regularly in the summer of 2000, the summer my youngest son was born. In order to obtain the ingredients, I had to drive a couple of hours to a Heritage store...more

Eat More Guts
by The Glowing Edge
posted August 6, 2009 at 12:46pm

Ever since I was medium-sized I’ve been eating the guts out of my sandwiches and leaving the bread behind. Part of this is because I grew up eating sandwiches made with my mother’s whole-grain, crammed-with-seeds, infinitely varied and interesting ...more

Multiple Perspectives About “The Injury Epidemic” Facing Female Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted August 5, 2009 at 2:16pm

Given the continuing discussion about injuries of female athletes, particularly ACL tears, I decided to revisit a blog piece I wrote before One Sport Voice was born. In 2008, a controversial book—Michael Sokolove’s Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Da...more

More Golf Fitness Online FORE You
by Ladies on the Tee
posted August 4, 2009 at 6:40pm

Continuing with my golf fitness quest I turned to Dee Tidwell of www.golffitnessguys.com. He has written some fitness articles for our blog which provided some great exercises and stretches – complete with pictures. It wasn’t until I received an e...more

16 Miles: Wait, is this really happening?
by Chic Runner
posted August 4, 2009 at 2:47pm

I asked myself that same question this weekend SO many times on my 16 miler this past weekend. Am I really running 16 miles, again? Can I do this? Am I really passing by so many bathrooms?! First off, I haven’t ran over 13.1 miles in a LONG time. Like s...more

Erin Hamlin supports National Headache Foundation
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 4, 2009 at 1:07pm

According to the National Headache Foundation (NHF), migraines affect women approximately three times more often than men. Of course, athletic women are not exempted, and 2009 Women's Luge World Champion Erin Hamlin has suffered her fair share. Fittingly,...more

On McDonald’s French Fries
by The Glowing Edge
posted August 2, 2009 at 12:37pm

My recent post about Why Your Workout Isn’t Working prompted a funny chain of comments on Facebook, which I totally enjoyed. Most of them related bad food favorites, and McDonald’s was named in the very first comment (Hi, Greg!). Sigh. I love Mick...more

4 reasons why your workout Isn’t working
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 31, 2009 at 8:39pm

1. Low, slow cardio I see this in the gym all the time. People on the elliptical or treadmill who are going so slowly that they can comfortably page through a magazine and even talk on the phone. That’s fine if it’s getting you where you want to b...more

Nutrition Info on the Net: Separating the Useful from the B.S.
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted July 30, 2009 at 5:41pm

My insurance company sent an awesome newsletter that I think everyone will appreciate. One of the whole reasons why I started this blog was (well, grad school to be honest and…) to help my friends and family with info and advice. This was all while I ...more

Kickboxing – Fun and Fitness Combined
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 30, 2009 at 3:32pm

By Alyssa Dietris If you are looking for a power packed workout that works on cardio and toning at the same time, kickboxing may be for you. A study released by the ACE, American Council on Exercise, stated that kickboxing can burn anywhere from 350 to ...more

Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted July 30, 2009 at 3:27pm

Uniform Food Label I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the �...more

Could it be? The best "snack bar" ever?
by Endurance Meg
posted July 29, 2009 at 1:42pm

After the brief stint of traveling over the weekend, Adam and I came back to Houghton late, exhausted, sluggish, and hungry. Who'd have guessed that a half-ironman would work up your appetite? (um... that was sarcasm) We had stopped at a restaurant in Hay...more

Fat vs. Muscle: It’s gonna be a showdown
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 25, 2009 at 10:22am

I recently learned my body fat percentage. Um, yeah. I’m officially a fitness geek, it’s okay to think it. I went to the Human Performance Lab near where I work and paid $10 to get pinched in seven places with a small pair of calipers. My numbers w...more

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