Stretching Develops Flexibility in Body and Mind I often get the question: when should I stretch?* The short answer is: After your workout. After your game. After your run. There are 2 main reasons for this. One is physical: after … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health and Fitness
A popular T-shirt reads: “Soccer is life. The rest is just details.” I would have worn this T-shirt when I was growing up. Athletics brought identity, order and discipline to my life. And the discipline I learned there, I brought … Continue reading
Overtraining injury may be the result of one or several of the following: Activities which require repetitive motion.Increasing intensity or duration of training too quickly.Lack of fitness, especially core strength.Failure to fully rehab after an injury, come back too soon, … Continue reading
Increase in Resting Heart rate (taken before getting out of bed in the morning for at least 10 consecutive days). Persistent muscle soreness. Fatigue. Reluctance to train. Body is tired and heavy. Pattern of skipping practices or games. Sleeplessness: trouble … Continue reading
What ever happened to down time? ~ unscheduled time when there were no camps, no scheduled activities, when there was time to be creative, sit and think, stare at the clouds?? Anna Quindlen, former Newsweek columnist, writes, “I mourn hanging … Continue reading