The popularity of foam rolling and other self-massage techniques has skyrocketed in recent years. In this age of As-Seen-On-TV products and endless Facebook ads, however, there are so many fad items that claim to be good for our bodies that it can be hard to determine which of them is worth the time. Additionally, if…

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The plank is a common exercise with which most people are likely familiar: even if they have never tried to do a plank themselves, they have likely seen someone doing a plank at the gym or read about it in their favorite fitness magazines. But what is all the fuss about? Is it really such…

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Spring is finally here, and it’s time to get on the green. It’s been a long time since your last round, though, and your golf clubs aren’t the only things gathering dust – your joints and muscles have also hibernated all winter. It’s time to get everything back into golfing shape and hit the ground…

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Physical therapist assisting a patient with resistance band exercises for leg rehabilitation.

Whether you’ve used them or not, resistance bands are a common sight in any fitness area: the array of rainbow-colored tubes is easy to spot. First appearing in a patent for “a gymnastic apparatus” by a Swiss inventor in the late 1800s, resistance bands were once primarily used for rehabilitation and fitness, gaining popularity among…

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Physical therapist assessing a young athlete's leg injury during a rehabilitation session.

This is part two in our two-part series on overtraining. If you have been following our blog, you are probably already familiar with overtraining and ways to prevent overtraining, especially endurance running and weightlifting. In case you are tuning in for the first time, however, here is a summary of what you need to know:…

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Active Adults Running to Improve Joint Health and Manage Arthritis

Running is one of the most popular types of exercise around the world. Since it requires very little equipment and can be done anywhere, people of all ages have found themselves lacing up their shoes and going for a jog. Running’s many physical benefits – increases in aerobic capacity and skeletal mass, improvements in balance…

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