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Sports That Fit Your Type
Tribune Media ServicesPeople often mention the size of my thighs back when I was speed-skating competitively, and, gosh, I can't deny it - at one time my thighs measured 27 inches. This feature was an advantage to me in speed skating. Ironically, my long-time professional...Tags: University of California, Government, Cross Country Skiing, Thighs, Education
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Flexible Approach Best When Stressed
Tribune Media ServicesEveryone involved with the Winter Games is feeling pressure right now. But you don't need to be competing in - or hosting - the Olympics to feel stressed out. Exercise relieves stress, and, golly, do I look forward to that release after a long day in...Tags: Athletes, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, 2016 Olympic Games, Mayo Clinic
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The Right Shoe Is Good For Your Sole
Tribune Media ServicesDuring my speed skating career, my Achilles heel was my feet. I lived with blisters. Skates are extremely tight and a little fold in a sock or a bad fit could cause a blister that lasted for months. I always had to be ready with tape or moleskin...Tags: Speed Skating, Orthopedic Surgery, Feet, Sports, Surgery
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It's Hard to Resist Resistance Bands
Tribune Media ServicesIn last week's column, I talked about how much I like weight lifting, as an athlete and as a physician. The more scientists study weight-bearing activity, the more value they find in it, not only in building our bones but also in boosting our metabolism...Tags: Osteoporosis, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Medical Services, Lower Back Pain
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Healthy workout takes smart meal planning
Even the most robust exercise program won't grant you true fitness if you don't take control of your diet.
Exercise changes virtually every tissue in the body via many different pathways — metabolic, hormonal, neurological and mechanical —...Tags: University of California, Athletes, Education, Health and Safety at School, John Hancock
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Prevent Falls With Exercise
Tribune Media ServicesBalance rarely receives a lot of attention, but it's one of the four key components of fitness (the remaining triumvirate being aerobic ability, strength and flexibility). A person who is fit is strong in all of these areas. You may wonder why balance...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Aerobics, Demographics, Colleges and Universities
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Experience the After-Burn
Tribune Media ServicesMany fitness programs promote the idea that you lose weight simply because you burn a certain number of calories while you're exercising. But you also continue to burn calories after you exercise. We call this phenomenon exercise after-burn. For the Tour...Tags: Physiology, Aerobics, Science and Technology, Tour de France, Cycling
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Stretch to help prevent exercise injuries
There's nothing like an injury to hinder your fitness progress — or stop it in its tracks. As everyone embraces the warmer weather and new activity, it's important to couple enthusiasm for whatever activities you choose with safe execution.
First...Tags: Golf, Hospitals and Clinics, Alcoholic Beverages, Mayo Clinic, Bars and Clubs
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Avoid the Dangers of Dehydration
Tribune Media ServicesWhen Tour de France cyclist Cadel Evans wanted to press on after fracturing his elbow in a fall in Stage 8, BMC Racing Team physician Max Testa, M.D., made the call. Seeing no risk of permanent damage, Testa gave Evans the green light. "It was a stable...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Plastic Surgeons, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart and Circulatory System, Tour de France
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Braving the Cold
Tribune Media ServicesWhen I started skating seriously, we did all of our skating outdoors: on the lake in front of my grandparents' house, at the place near Milwaukee where we trained, even at the ovals where we competed. Living in Park City, Utah, I still prefer...Tags: University of California, Asthma, Science and Technology, Education, Health and Safety at School
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Valley now on racing map
Of The Morning CallKyle Wamsley may be one of the most popular professional cyclists who takes part in the various weekly rides throughout the rolling hills and scenic back roads of the Lehigh Valley. The Chadds Ford native, who rides for the Colavita/Sutter Home racing...Tags: Wachovia Corp., Ed Pawlowski, Pursuit Cycling, Rite Aid Corp., 2016 Olympic Games
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Olympic round-up: Day 5
The Associated PressMichaela Dorfmeister of Austria may have won the women's downhill on Wednesday but it was American Lindsey Kildow who got all the attention. Kildow finished eighth in a courageous performance just two days after taking a horrible fall on this course....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johnny Spillane, Speed Skating, Stacey Cook, Julia Mancuso
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