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Gear Review: Foam Rollers and Massage Sticks

Adam Hodges | February 20, 2015

Foam Roller

In "Preventive Self-Massage for Healthy Tissues and Enhanced Mobility," I discussed how to use a foam roller and massage stick as part of your regular body maintenance routine. Here, I review two foam rollers--the Trigger Point Grid foam roller and the GoFit Extreme Massage Roller--and two massage sticks--the Tiger Tail Rolling Muscle Massager and the GoFit Extreme Massage … [Read more...]

Today’s Prescribed Workout: A Nap

Adam Hodges | April 8, 2013

Naptime

If you’re like most endurance athletes, the idea of a nap for a workout not only sounds oxymoronic but downright blasphemous. After all, the definition of a workout is “a session of vigorous physical exercise.” And a period of slumber is anything but a session of vigorous physical exercise. But, then again, that is the entire point. As we know from Exercise Physiology 101, … [Read more...]

How to Deal with Low Back Pain

American College of Sports Medicine | March 10, 2013

By Brad A. Roy, Ph.D., FACSM, FACHE and Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D. Low back pain is one of the most prevalent medical complaints, affecting nearly every American at some point in his or her lifetime. At any given time, it is estimated that up to one third of the population is experiencing some form of back discomfort that impacts quality of life by interfering with … [Read more...]

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