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The Importance of Rest and Recovery: 6 Strategies for Recovering Effectively

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In the fast-paced world of fitness and exercise, the focus is often on pushing our limits, setting new personal records, and striving for continuous improvement. While this drive and dedication are commendable, one aspect that is frequently overlooked is rest and recovery. Yet, understanding the importance of proper rest and recovery is essential for achieving […]

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What’s Up With My Noisy Joints?

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What’s Up With My Noisy Joints? Patients/athletes frequently have questions regarding clicks, pops, or other noises produced during exercise or with particular activities during the day. It’s normal to be concerned about these things initially, but understanding them is very important so that a “noise” alone isn’t affecting areas of progress in your sport/training. Joint

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Not All Injuries Require Rest

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Rest Isn’t Always The Answer Sustaining an injury can be a frustrating experience, especially when the recommended course of action involves nothing more than rest and avoidance of the activity that caused it. While it’s true that rest is an essential part of the recovery process, it’s not always the best solution to promote long-term

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It’s Normal For These Things To Change

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It’s normal for these things to change on a daily basis: How fast you feel How strong you feel How confident you feel How resilient you feel How we feel in our training varies on a daily basis. This is something that is pretty obvious to most people… Some days you feel great! Some days

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4 Tips For How To Take Care of “Down There”

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Getting to know your own anatomy and feeling comfortable discussing what is normal and not normal is an important part of addressing pelvic floor dysfunction. This may come more or less easily to different individuals for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, your upbringing, your community and religion, and your social circle.

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5 Things Hikers Should Do In The Off Season

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Many hikers find themselves entering the warmer months with big ambitions but little to no fitness. Hiking fitness is very important and not only greatly increases the enjoyment of the activity, but also reduces the risk for injury. Especially if you’re looking to crush 14ers of long backpacking trips, hiking fitness becomes increasingly important. Hikers

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Stretching Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing

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Static stretching is the most common form of stretching that I see misused. It seems like it’s been ingrained into the minds of all active people that stretching is necessary to be athletic or active, but this is not the case. There are three major reasons I hear the most regarding why people are static

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What Is Dry Needling?

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What Is Dry Needling? What We Already Know: If you’ve heard someone talk about “needling” or “dry needling,” you may be curious about what it is and how it differs from acupuncture. Needling is a type of therapy that uses thin, sterile needles to target trigger points in the muscles and connective tissue. While it

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Speedwork Does Benefit Ultrarunners

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Ultrarunners are used to going long and slow. That’s exactly what most people are doing during ultras anyway. When it comes to training specificity, that’s great, and you’re right, this doesn’t replace long and slow aerobic training and base-building. But this type of work can yield great results when it comes to maximizing your engine.

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hy Did I Start Leaking at 50!?

Why Did I Start Leaking at 50!? Overcoming Leaking!

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As a healthcare professional, I recently had a patient named Anna* who came to me for a pelvic floor evaluation. Anna is a 50-year-old woman who has two grown adult children and recently retired. She loves to hike and run and was enjoying her newfound freedom until she began experiencing bothersome pelvic floor symptoms that

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So You’ve Been Given The Direction To Stop Running By Your Doctor

So You’ve Been Given The Direction To Stop Running By Your Doctor

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So you’ve been given the direction to STOP RUNNING by your Doctor… Many of us runners have been so frustrated by an injury, we eventually head to the doctor to figure out how to manage this. Or perhaps, you have never had pain/injury and this completely stops you in your tracks with your running. The

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This has been a hot topic since Ironman partnered with Aleve, which is an NSAID, or “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Regular Use of NSAIDS Isn’t Normal And Can Be Dangerous

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This has been a hot topic since Ironman partnered with Aleve, which is an NSAID, or “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.” This is big news due to the known dangers and side effects of NSAIDs that especially relate to endurance athletes’ health and safety. Why and how do endurance athletes use NSAIDs? Athletes use NSAIDs because endurance

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Don’t Be Afraid to Ask “Why?”

Don’t Be Afraid to Ask “Why?”

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Don’t take everything you hear from a medical/health professional at face value. There are so many people offering services, advice, and information regarding health nowadays. Trust in your doctor, PT, or dietician, etc… it shouldn’t be assumed. Asking a simple “why” when reasoning hasn’t been given is vitally important. As a healthcare consumer, understanding exactly

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WHY SUFFER

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WHY SUFFER Tired, dehydrated, nauseous, feet hurt, legs hurt, fall down, get back up, bleeding, blurry vision. These are the things we feel as mountain-ultra runners shortly after every time we tie our laces and slip out onto those serene trails. What drives us to suffer at that intensity, go home, recover, and then crave

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