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Reduce Discomfort Caused By Chaffing
Dicey situations: showing up unprepared for an Algebra exam [with only a pen in your backpack]; measuring a three-point shot [your weakest skill] with two seconds left on the clock; [...]
Stay in the Game: Beat a Blister
It happens when you least expect it. You’re running the field in your new kicks, dodging opponents left and right and scoring points for your team. But then you start [...]
Three Tips for Avoiding Germs at the Gym
The best defense is a good offense, especially when you’re at the gym. Your second home can easily become your worst nightmare if you’re not aware of the potentially dangerous [...]
Treating Athlete’s Foot With Garlic
Athlete’s Foot is a fungal infection contracted when a bare foot makes contact with a moist environment, such as a gym locker room. The result: an infection that causes tiny [...]
How to Keep Your Gym Bag Clean
Stuffing sweaty workout clothes in your gym bag is an invitation for bacteria and fungus to grow. Although washing their gear regularly is a no-brainer for most athletes [find out [...]
Clean Gear For Healthy Athletes
One of the biggest mistakes athletes make—usually without even realizing it—is not cleaning their gear. You don't wear the same workout clothes on back to back days without washing them [...]
Tips to Stay Healthy During The Flu Season
Nobody likes being sick, and an illness during the season can have severe implications for an athlete's career. Last season, Wisconsin's Mount Horeb/Barneveld High School football team had to forfeit [...]
Smile Your Way to a College Scholarship
College scouts and coaches look not only at the way you play the game, but also at how well you present yourself off the field. Coaches want players who can [...]
Prevent Irritating Razor Burn
Razor burn is a constant burning sensation spreading over the face—and athletes can attest how irritating it is during training or competition. The burn is manageable while you're working or [...]
Tennessee Coach Brings New Meaning to Discipline
The Back to School 2010 issue of STACK magazine—dropping in U.S. high schools the week of Sept. 13—is dubbed "The Discipline issue." Athletes will find lots of information on how [...]