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Benefits of Sleep Include Better Athletic Performance
The best parts of exercising are the results. All that blood, sweat, and tears for weeks or months and finally you are bigger, faster, and stronger. Or...
Brain Benefits of Exercise
When you work out, your muscles are not the only things getting stronger. Substantial data shows that a moderate amount of intense exercise improves memory. It’s long been thought that [...]
5 Easy Sports Science Experiments
Sports and exercise have come a long way thanks to science. The way we train is getting better and better because of the specialists that conduct...
Preparing for the U.S. Military Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
The Physical Performace Test (PFT) consists of three events, each worth 100 points for a maximum of 300 points. More information on the rules can...
Under Armour’s Armour39 Helps Athletes Get Better
For the athlete or workout warrior who wants to see, in real time, how hard he or she is going in the gym, Under Armour's Armour39 fulfills the need. Wrapping [...]
How to Control Your Breathing During an Obstacle Race
During any obstacle course race your heart rate will be spiked throughout the race without a doubt. Climbing over a wall or treking up a hillyou will...
Is Overtraining Real?
If you watch the right reality television shows, you can learn a lot about how to be a better athlete. I’m not talking about Real Housewives of the world. I’m [...]
4 Goals and 23 Movements for an Effective Athletic Warm-Up
Why do athletes need to warm up prior to physical activity? A cheetah doesn't warm up before attacking the weakest gazelle in the pack. Maybe not, but we are not [...]
Off-Season Basketball Workout Principles
The basketball season is over. Now what? For every basketball player, the off-season is just as important as the competitive season. This is the time to get in the best [...]
Tighten Your Abs with Interval Training
Losing weight around your midsection is not easy. You can do a thousand Crunches a day and not see much improvement.Why? Because you burn calories throughout your body, not just [...]