August 2019 High School Sports & Adult Bone Strength In May 2019, we reported on how youth sports injuries may impact adult-onset osteoarthritis, especially if proper care and training were not followed. Now this study …
REAL News – July 2019
July 2019 Running Faster Doesn’t Increase Joint Load, Possibly Most people, athletes included, think that running faster means running harder. That is, that the cumulative loads are increased by hitting the ground with more force …
Wrist a Little, But Not Too Long
An internet colleague – someone I met on line via LinkedIn who is a fantastic blogger and an occupational therapist – sent me this blog she’d written on wrist pain. It is well worth sharing …
Core Exercise, Part 2: Training the Abs to Do Their Job
In a previous blog, Core Exercise, Part 1: Fad, Fashion or Fundamental?, I proposed that core exercise is not just about training the abs since the core is a more integrated, comprehensive functional unit that simply …
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REAL News – February 2019
February 2019 Just a Spoonful of Protein Helps the Knee Replacement Patient A University of Oregon study asked the question whether the supplementation of essential amino acids (EAA), the building blocks of protein, would safely …
REAL News – January 2019
January 2019 Within-Session Muscle Confusion Helps Older Adults Muscle confusion – the concept of doing pretty high intensity exercises in rapid sequence varying body parts and muscle groups – is a 21st century marketing pitch. …
Fit Happens – Fall 2018
Bones: The Last Frontier of Fitness Training
Most everyone knows that cardio exercise is valuable to health and longevity. It improves the heart muscle itself plus the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to other organs and muscles. It keeps resting blood …
Designing Your Own Workout…May Require a Pro
I wish DIY was applicable in all aspects of life. As a client told me the other day, when confronted by a minor repair of his toilet a few years back, he considered DIY. His …
REAL News – September 2018
September 2018 Pick Your Protein The nutrition debate as to what to eat/drink before or after a resistance training exercise routine is not yet settled science. The consensus is that the anabolic window – that …