Does stretching improve our athletic performance? The short answer, from a new study recently published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, is no. But it doesn’t hurt performance either. The New York Times reports that the study involved 20 young male athletes, soccer players and rugby players, who […]
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Hot Yoga. How Hot Is It?
Hot yoga is hot, at least in the popular sense. But it is also hot is the hazardous sense? The New York Times weighs in on the pros and cons of hot yoga, which is generally performed in room heated between 80 and 105 degrees, a discomfort zone that naturally […]
How To Uncramp Cramps
Mark Lavallee, chair of the Sports Medicine Society for USA Weightlifting, shares his knowledge of cramps–how to avoid them, how to make them go away–with the Washington Post. On the make cramps go away front, Lavallee suggests drinking water or a sports drink, then waiting a bit. It takes about […]