If you love helping people and sports, you should consider a career in sports injury nursing.Unlike other nursing programs, choosing to become a sports injury nurse may provechallenging, but ultimately rewarding. It provides an excellent opportunity for nurses whoenjoy attending to athletes and sports personnel. Like other careers, there’s a lot you should know before…
Strength training is best done with a set program in mind. It can be hard to stick to a plan if you are sore or tired, but the better you are about sticking with the roadmap that you have decided to follow, the better your results will be. This does not mean that you cannot…
Are you trying to improve your strength, speed, or endurance? If so, you might want to consider plyometric training. Plyometrics (also known as plyos or jump training) are exercises that use the speed and force of different movements to build muscle power with maximum levels of exertion over short periods of time. Plyometrics can include…
Many athletes exclusively utilize barbells and dumbbells, rarely using a power rack when it comes to exercising. Although barbells and dumbbells are excellent exercise tools, they will quickly lose their appeal, and you won’t be able to shock your muscles into growth mode. As a result, you should learn to vary your workout routine regularly…
Exercise can often be the last thing on the mind of someone suffering from a chronic knee pain condition. And as research indicates, many people who have degenerative diseases of the knee, such as osteoarthritis, don’t get anywhere close to the recommended amount of daily exercise activity that they should. Further, plenty of studies show the enormous benefits…
In this week’s episode of the Sports Medicine Weekly podcast, Dr. Brian Cole, head team physician for the Chicago Bulls, and team physician for the Chicago White Sox shares the benefits of cross training. As a sports medicine doctor and team physician for professional athletes, Dr. Cole is often asked about the benefits of cross…
Any strenuous exercise, including performance athletics, raises the body’s oxygen demand. As a result, in particular, Endurance and elite athletes undergo unique adaptations, such as increased strength and size in their arm and leg muscles. The heart, too, reacts. It’s the main engine that maintains the muscles supplied with oxygen-rich blood. As a result, the…
Whether you want to participate in a marathon, triathlons, or any other running game, you should never compromise your daily diet. However, runners often forget to treat their nutritional deficiencies while planning healthy meals. That’s why the following guide highlights the importance of five essential vitamins that every runner must include in their daily routine….
Movement and maintaining some level of fitness is important throughout the lifecycle. Often, though, exercise will look different as one ages. Physical activity recommendations for older adults shift from building muscle and achieving leanness to maintaining the functionality of muscles, joints, and bones. Even if your aging parents are using manual and electric wheelchairs, basic activities…
You’ve heard it a million times before—regular exercise is good for you. It can help you control your weight, reduce your risk of heart disease, improve your mental health and mood, help your body manage your blood sugars and insulin levels, and strengthen your bones and muscles. One of the most notable benefits of exercise…
Let’s face it. There are days when you just can’t fit a full-blown workout into your schedule. But no worries…mounting evidence shows that short duration workouts and small bursts of exercise can work wonders and still be very beneficial to overall fitness and health. Current exercise guidelines call for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise or…
Over the years, our knees are subjected to a tremendous amount of wear and tear. With each step, your knees absorb pressure that’s equal to one-and-one-half times your body weight, and over time, that can take a toll. Weakening of the muscles and ligaments, degeneration of the knee’s shock absorbers (the menisci), as well as…