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4 Common Dance Injuries and How to Prevent Them

As a dancer, your muscles, joints, and bones are under repeated stress from movement. While this does increase the strength of your body overall, it also puts you at risk for injury due to the repetitive motions and strenuous activity of dancing. The last thing any dancer wants is for their career (or favorite hobby) [...]

By |2018-03-15T11:14:31-04:00March 6th, 2017|News|0 Comments

How to Recover from an Ankle Sprain

For most athletes, an ankle sprain is the epitome of despair. You never really understand the importance of your ankle until you’ve sprained it. Under normal circumstances you’ve probably heard that the time to recover from an ankle sprain is between 2-8 weeks depending on the severity of the injury. No athlete, whether you compete [...]

By |2018-03-15T11:03:26-04:00February 20th, 2017|News|0 Comments

4 Common Baseball Injuries and Tips to Avoid Them This Season

Despite being considered a non-contact sport, over 275,000 baseball players visit the emergency room each year for baseball related injuries. As any baseball player knows, you don’t have to collide in the middle of the field like football or have another player swinging a stick at you like hockey to get injured playing your sport. In [...]

By |2018-03-15T11:09:59-04:00February 17th, 2017|News|0 Comments

5 Ways to Prepare for High School Swimming Season

With the high school swimming season quickly approaching, it’s time for all the swimmers out there to get ready for the intensity of the season. Being mentally and physically prepared for the season will help ensure that you are able to compete to your best ability and be successful in and out of the pool. [...]

By |2018-03-14T14:54:47-04:00February 13th, 2017|News|0 Comments

How Low Impact Cardio Can Help Muscle Recovery and Injuries

Let’s face it; there are some days when even professional athletes just can’t perform to their highest ability. Whether it’s due to an injury or just a really tough training session the day before, sometimes your body just isn’t up for a high intensity workout. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to skip your [...]

By |2018-03-14T14:56:08-04:00February 6th, 2017|News|0 Comments

Nutrition for High School Basketball Players

The combination of speed, power, agility and endurance in addition to technical skill and mental stamina make basketball an intense and challenging sport both physically and mentally. Despite an average possession of play lasting about 12-20 seconds, players have been found to cover up to five miles and make up to 1,000 changes in movement [...]

By |2018-03-14T14:57:42-04:00January 23rd, 2017|News|0 Comments

5 Ways to Prepare for a Snowboard Trip

Heading out to the slopes for a winter getaway automatically makes your trip healthier than one spent sitting on a couch somewhere. A day of riding gets your heart pumping, burns tons of calories, boosts your mood and gets you out in the sunshine (here’s hoping for blue sky days during your trip). But since [...]

By |2018-03-14T14:59:08-04:00January 16th, 2017|News|0 Comments

Injured Athlete: Pulled Hamstring Recovery

Is there anything worse than a pulled hamstring? Yes, pulled hamstring recovery. Hamstrings injuries are a very difficult to recover from because they are responsible for so much in our everyday movement. A pulled hamstring is also an injury that has a high likelihood of re-injury if you don’t fully heal before re-starting your activity. [...]

By |2018-03-15T11:48:32-04:00January 9th, 2017|News|0 Comments

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Athletes

2017 is here and that means that a large majority of people are probably thinking about what they want to accomplish in the New Year and how they will get there. While New Year’s Resolutions can sometimes be made a joke and many times people fall short on their resolutions, that doesn’t mean that you can’t go [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:07:12-04:00January 2nd, 2017|News|0 Comments

Ski Season 101: Muscle Recovery for Skiers

If you’re like a lot of us, you spend a large portion of the fall, winter and spring months on your phone’s weather app and checking the snow reports waiting for a killer powder day or trying to decide when to take your yearly ski vacation. While checking your snow totals is a crucial component of choosing [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:08:08-04:00December 26th, 2016|News|0 Comments

Best Treatments for a Groin Strain

A groin strain is one of the most painful, frustrating, and unpleasant injuries an athlete can endure and it’s a common injury in most sports. It’s generally caused by a pull or strain of the adductor muscle and affects nearly any movement you make. Quick and consistent treatment is very important to help the injury [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:09:09-04:00December 19th, 2016|News|0 Comments

How to Avoid Common Hockey Injuries

The weather is getting cold and that can mean only one thing - hockey season is upon us! As hockey has become more and more popular in the United States, hockey injuries are becoming more common. While it’s impossible to completely avoid injury all the time, taking precautions before and during the season can make [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:10:50-04:00December 12th, 2016|News|0 Comments

Athlete Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Gifts for the Athlete in Your Life

Are you struggling with what gifts you should give the athlete in your life? It can be incredibly difficult figuring out what to give the person who spends ¾ of their life in the gym and the other ¼ talking about going to the gym. They already have a gym membership! And the sheer number [...]

By |2018-03-15T11:54:12-04:00December 5th, 2016|News|0 Comments

Post-Workout Muscle Recovery Tips for High School Volleyball Players

Volleyball is a physically challenging sport and in order to perform at your best your muscles must be in top shape. However, the constant stress and strain on your muscles through intense practice sessions and games can definitely take a toll. So how can you ease soreness and minimize the risk of injury? Below we’ve [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:31:22-04:00November 28th, 2016|News|0 Comments

7 Tips for Cold Weather Training

The colder weather and changing seasons has many athletes dreaming of winter sports like hockey, skiing and ice skating. Whether you are an athlete who participates in winter sports or just someone who continues their training regimens outside in the winter, knowing how to prepare your body and mind for training in the cold weather [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:34:08-04:00November 21st, 2016|News|0 Comments

7 High School Football Injury Prevention Tactics

Football season is definitely one of our favorite times of year. There are few things more enjoyable than spending a crisp October day watching your high school football team beat their rival school. But along with the fun that comes with high school football season comes the risk of football-related injuries. According to the National High [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:36:52-04:00November 14th, 2016|News|0 Comments

How to Identify and Treat Common Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder is one of the most vulnerable joints in the human body and is particularly susceptible to injury due to the large range of movement and relatively small joint surfaces. Due to its vulnerability, shoulder injuries are common, especially amongst athletes who put their shoulders through repetitive motions often. Let’s take a look at [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:37:54-04:00November 7th, 2016|News|0 Comments

7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Hydration for Athletes

As athletes, we already know that staying hydrated is incredibly important for us to play well and get the most out of all our training sessions. However, despite understanding its importance, there are still many things that athletes don’t know about proper hydration. The seven facts below will help you understand why being hydrated helps [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:39:15-04:00October 31st, 2016|News|0 Comments

When to Use Dynamic Stretching vs. Static Stretching

Stretching is an important part of any fitness regimen for any type of athlete. It loosens muscles prior to after any physical activity to increase range of motion and decrease your risk of injury. However, all stretches are not created equal and choosing the correct type of stretching at the correct time is shown to [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:42:07-04:00October 25th, 2016|News|0 Comments

5 Tips to Treating a Pulled Quad

When you have a pulled quad, everything is more difficult. Simple tasks can suddenly become very difficult. As an overview, the quadriceps are a group of four muscles that work in conjunction with the hamstring to help your leg extend and bend. The quadriceps are very important muscles to many athletes due to the nature [...]

By |2018-03-15T12:03:06-04:00October 18th, 2016|News|0 Comments

4 Common High School Soccer Injuries and How to Prevent Them

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. It helps build endurance, improve speed and stay in top physical shape. Despite the inherent benefits of soccer, there is also a high chance of injury, especially for high school soccer players whose muscles are still growing and developing. Check out these four common [...]

By |2018-03-15T12:13:23-04:00October 11th, 2016|News|0 Comments

Always in Season – Muscle Recovery for the Student-Athlete

Now that schools are back in session, the “always in season” athletes are back to the grind. Well, most fall sports athletes have been working for the last couple months on strength training and conditioning. High school is an exciting time and many 15 – 18 year olds are excited to utilize their skills in [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:47:03-04:00October 4th, 2016|News|0 Comments

7 Tips to Help You Get Ready for High School Cheerleading Tryouts

It’s that time of year again; time for high school cheerleading tryouts. Whether it’s your first year or your last, tryouts can be physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting. Chances are you’re feeling a little anxiety about the whole process but, with adequate preparation, you can show up ready and channel those emotions into an incredible [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:48:01-04:00September 28th, 2016|News|0 Comments

How to Combat High School Athlete Stress During College Recruiting Season

According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, college coaches recruit fewer than 7 percent of high school athletes each year. However, that does not mean that the other 93 percent are not competing for a spot at their dream school during college recruiting season. Any athlete who thinks they have a chance will likely be [...]

By |2018-03-14T15:49:07-04:00September 20th, 2016|News|0 Comments