Posture
3 Machines to Relieve Back Pain
Your spine and back muscles are subjected to stress from bad posture, uncomfortable chairs, and even gravity. If you don’t counteract these stresses, you may experience some form of back [...]
Improve Your Back and Core Flexibility With a Physioball
A physioball—a.k.a exercise ball, Swiss ball or stability ball—is one of the best tools for stretching the back and core. Because it can conform to the body, a physioball allows [...]
Managing Back Pain
Back pain—one of the leading causes of disability and ER and doctor visits in the United States—affects both old and young people. And one of the most common causes of [...]
Technical Build-Ups: The Best Training for 400m and 800m Sprinters
What makes a workout program "the best," "the greatest" or even "the ultimate"—besides a coach's or trainer's opinion? To substantiate such claims, we need to know why. By labeling Technical [...]
Shoulder Stabilizing Exercises to Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff
Rehabbing a rotator cuff injury often consists of completing set after mind-numbing set of shoulder external and internal rotation exercises. As an athlete (especially if you swim, play baseball or [...]
Racing to Om: Fitness Class Combines Spinning and Yoga
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pairing indoor cycling's intense, calorie-busting cardio workout with yoga, the mind-body practice of stretching into inner peace, may seem like a mismatch but fitness experts say [...]
4 Running Form Fixes for Beginners
Running seems like an easy skill. However, running with no concern for form will limit your chances of competing in a race. Correct your running form before it's too late [...]
Why Is Poor Posture So Bad?
We’ve all heard that poor posture is bad for us, but few of us have taken it seriously. But good posture isn't just for girls in finishing school balancing books [...]
How Bad Posture Affects Health and Performance
Does your job or your lifestyle cause you to sit for long periods of time? Do you have neck or low back pain? If so, chances are a contributing cause [...]
4 Medicine Ball Throws to Improve Your Softball Defense
The best weight room exercises are those that transfer to the field. It doesn't matter how much weight you can lift if the movement you perform does not improve your [...]