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Quick Tip- Warm Up As It Gets Colder |
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The great thing about winter training is that your body does not have to expend a lot of energy cooling itself. Core body temperatures stay lower when compared to training in the heat and sweat rate is reduced. The downside is that it takes longer to warm up. Starting a training session without a proper warm up in cold temperatures can lead to injury. This is a good time to get in the habit of warming up.
A proper warm up can be as easy as gradually bringing up your work out pace. For a run you may want to fast walk for 10-15 minutes before starting a slow run that proceeds to work out pace. I am not a proponent of extended stretching prior to a work out but a few minutes of dynamic callisthenic stretches are a good way to get blood flow to the joints, tendons, and ligaments.
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| The Board Game |
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| The Grind Starts November 6th |
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| Fat Facts |
| Fat is the enemy right? If you are trying to achieve a more effective power to weight ratio body fat is the ballast you want to drop, however, during endurance training and events fat is the fuel source you want to utilize the most. More... |
| Strength Training For Endurance Athletes Class |
Due to the response to our clinic we have added a
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| Athlete's Guide To Holiday Survival |
 Holiday survival modifications add up and are helpful in maintaining proper race weight. Making small changes even on a daily basis during this time does help compensate for variance in activity factor and caloric expenditure. Read on... |
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| Can Too Much Exercise Make You Sick? |
| A common perception exists that overtraining or participation in lengthy endurance type events will cause athletes to become ill. In fact, results from a survey conducted by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute show that nearly 90 percent of 2,700 high school and collegiate coaches and athletic trainers believe that overtraining can compromise the immune system and make athletes sick. Read On... |
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