The Training Room

Farewell From the Training Room

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:21:00 -0800

For the past three years I have enjoyed sharing and exchanging information, thoughts and ideas with so many of you. Unfortunately, the time has come for me to shift my time and energy to other projects, and this is my farewell for the "Training Room" blog.

I hope that I have been able to educate, motivate and inspire many of you. I know I have learned a great deal from interacting with you, and appreciate all who have taken the time to visit and/or respond to my posts. ...

A New, Healthy Fast-Food Snack for Kids

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:36:20 -0800

Kids get thirsty. They are always reaching for something to drink. Unfortunately their choice in beverages is not always ideal. In fact, they all too often make the wrong choices.

Studies show that kids are receiving 40% of their calories a day through snacks and beverages! This is not necessarily a bad thing, if the snacks and beverages are of high quality. ...

Tiger Woods Update

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:29:25 -0800

In a recent blog entry, I talked about some of the more common knee problems that golfers experience. At that time, Tiger Woods had miraculously won the U.S. Open with a very painful knee (and some stress fractures in his leg to boot) that has been a recurrent issue with him. ...

Post Workout Recovery: Act Fast

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:41:42 -0800

When you work out, especially if it is intense, you need to plan time for your body to recover and replenish itself. Exercise is a powerful stimulus that is transformational in terms of what it can do to your body, both inside and out.

The key is to apply that stimulus, and then allow for adequate recovery. It is during the recovery phase that gains are actually made. ...

Are Your Feet Getting Bigger?

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:13:55 -0800

Have you found it more difficult to get in to an old pair of shoes or sneakers? I have!

I know your body can change as you age. Believe it or not, your ears get a little longer (the ear lobe actually stretches and dangles more) and you actually can lose height, that is get a little shorter because of changes in the height of your intravertrebral discs in your spine (they lose water content and shrink). ...

Tiger's "Golfer's Knee" - A Common Ailment

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:54:05 -0800

With the U.S. Open heading into full gear, all eyes are again on golf. Also, now that summer has arrived, more and more average Joe's (and Jane's) are hitting the links. Most are ecstatic, some are limping.

When Tiger Woods stepped up to his first competitive tee shot since having arthroscopic knee surgery eight weeks ago, all eyes were on him, and his knees. I was not at all surprised that his first shot lifted off a large chunk of turf and went far far out of play. ...

Stiff Joints? Get Moving!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:58:17 -0800

In my last blog entry, I talked about the loss of elasticity in your body's tissues with age. Sometimes your muscles and tendons stay limber with age, but one or more joints may get tight or stiff and lose mobility, or range of motion (ROM).

Loss of motion in a joint (or joints) is most commonly due to arthritis. The loss can be slow, gradual and even imperceptible. ...

Muscles and Joints: Feeling a Little Stiff?

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:48:01 -0800

It's not unusual for your muscles, tendons and joints to tighten up, or stiffen up with age. The same can happen prematurely with injury or certain diseases.

As a child you were probably more like a Gumby - loose jointed, flexible, almost made of rubber. If you've been feeling more like you've "turned to stone," you're not alone. Your body's soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons or the capsule or cover around your joints are made of a biomaterial called collagen. ...

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Getting Through It

Sat, 03 May 2008 06:58:21 -0800

Tiger Woods is usually in a world of his own - on track to be the greatest golfer ever. But recently he showed a vulnerability similar to so many of us. Finally we can relate to him in some way.

Unfortunately, our common ground is a sore knee. Tiger finished the Masters in second place and then, before someone could say fore, he was scheduled for knee surgery.

Tiger underwent Vibration plates have become the new new thing in fitness. ...