Building a resilient core is the key to long term spinal health. This brief downloadable presentation will discuss how a strong healthy core can assist your recovery from low back pain and lead to an enhanced quality of life. Easy to execute exercises that can be performed with no equipment will make this accessible to all.
In sport and daily life, one of the most important movements that the body generates is rotation around the spine, also referred to as movement in the transverse plane. Athletes who have great rotational movement and strength generally are recognized as powerful athletes. Learn more about these rotations in this helpful article.
Research has shown that female athletes have a 4-6 fold increased risk for ACL injury compared to boys playing in the same sports. This has been found to be a result of boys increasing their strength and coordination at faster rates than girls do. Ironically this thought is supported by greater number of boys who participate in commercial sport training programs...
The Bench Press is one of those all time, must have chest and shoulder development movements. It’s also one of those exercises that people tend to push past their limits with too much load andenc unsafe technique. Proper execution will go a long way to ensuring great gains and more importantly to be injury free...
Now that the hockey season has started, coaches will implement many on-ice drills designed to improve players conditioning, the ability to change direction, accelerate, and plain old overall skating skills. The foundation for all of these physical characteristics are; strength, power, elasticity of muscle, and recovery ability. Many players have just spent the past 4-5 months developing this in the conditioning room.
