Muscle
Short of an emergency phone call, there’s few worse ways to be awakened in the middle of the night than a muscle cramp. When it happens, someone usually offers the sage advice of eating bananas and drinking water. But are you really dehydrated and electrolyte deficient in the middle of the night? We owe this... Read More »
It’s that time of year that we resolve to start fresh and eat better, workout more, play less iPhone Candy Crush and generally remake everything. Unfortunately, too often those resolutions don’t make it past Groundhog Day. Research shows that about 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions but only about 8% actually achieve them. But... Read More »
In our pursuit of optimal performance, every facet of physiology, nutrition and equipment has been scientifically evaluated and updated. We have satellites tracking our speed, heart rate monitors to record intensity and a shoe industry that is constantly in search of innovation. How did Roger Bannister ever break the 4-minute mile without Nikes and a... Read More »
If you’re sitting down and reading this, your lower back might be hurting. Want to fix the problem? Stand up and keep reading. First the bad news, if you haven’t experienced back pain, chances are you will. Back pain is very prevalent and studies show that 65% of the population will experience back pain at... Read More »
At some point we all become weekend warriors. The weight of work schedules, commuting, carpools and travel become increasingly difficult to manage. Exercise becomes relegated to early mornings or quick gym workouts that don’t have the regularity of those carefree and time-filled days of yesterday. Other than making it harder to justify that extra piece... Read More »
The Forgotten Muscle If you pick-up any popular running or cycling magazine that includes exercise medicine you will surely see kneecap pain as a common topic. Knee problems, particularly kneecap or patellofemoral pain, are the most common injuries among those that exercise. But for all the experts and carefully designed research on the subject, the... Read More »
Stretching has long been known to improve muscular flexibility and joint range of motion and is considered an integral part of any fitness routine. Gym teachers and coaches have taught us that stretching before exercise keeps us injury-free and performing at our best. But does it? The usefulness of stretching immediately before exercise has become a much-debated... Read More »
It’s quite simply a pain in the rear. While it goes by the technical name, high hamstring tendinopathy, the condition can strike runners and triathletes with a vengeance. With a training program that features miles of running combined with the uncountable hills that litter the Bay Area landscape, the hamstring muscles and their tendons can... Read More »
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