Top Line Stressors are inevitable — nevertheless, we still can counter the negative health implications of stress by choosing how we perceive it, using mind-based strategies like meditation to reduce it, and maintaining an active and exercise-rich lifestyle to bolster the immune system. Why It Matters While short term stress does not seem to …
Top Line “Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five or six years on Tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees.” -Tiger Woods With an injury rate as high as 92%, it comes as no surprise that Tiger Woods recently claimed running destroyed his body (runningmagazine). While that is …
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Top Line Keeping heart and lung tissue healthy with regular cardio, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), greatly reduces your chances of all-cause mortality. Why It Matters While heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and heart attacks affecting more people every year than the population of Dallas, Texas, 72% of Americans do …
Top Line Despite VO2max testing being considered the gold standard measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness and one of the strongest independent predictors of mortality, it is sadly seldom performed outside of the hospital cardiopulmonary ward. Why It Matters Care to live longer? Poor cardiorespiratory fitness, a low VO2max, is associated with an increased risk for …
Top Line Whether you’re striving to outperform your opponent, break a record or just want to be in best shape possible to run, lift, fight, swim, and have sex all in the same day – knowing how your body generates energy is paramount to optimizing performance. Why It Matters Many coaches and personal trainers …