Workout for the Beginner Runner
Improve your endurance with this workout designed for runners that are new to the scene.
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5 Things You Can Learn Watching Hoops
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Save for a couple months in the summer, it’s never a challenge to fill an evening with a basketball game on television. While it’s easy to become caught up in the score or merely watch the guy with the ball, there are scores of plays and non-plays, all within camera shot, which aren’t commentated on but affect the outcome and can be applied to your own game. Fran Fraschilla, ESPN college basketball analyst, tells you what to focus on.
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Dominate the Mountain Like an Olympian
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The 2010 Winter Olympic Games were jam-packed with inspiring performances on the snow. Whether it was Lindsey Vonn’s swift downhill moves for the gold or Shaun White's whipping Double McTwist 1260 in his victory run that caught your eye, you may be asking yourself how you can step up your performance. We’ve pulled together our best winter sport articles to help you ramp up your skills on the mountain.
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High Caution for Cyclists
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Some troubling data out of the Denver Health Medical Center: Cyclists are being injured on the road at alarming rates compared to years back. Chest injuries rose by 15 percent and abdominal injuries tripled over the last five years, researchers from the University of Colorado reported.
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Athletes Blog About NFL Combine Training
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With only a few weeks left before the NFL Combine, many athletes are training at Athletes' Performance to help improve their draft stock. A few such NFL hopefuls have been sharing their experiences in draft diaries with SportingNews.com. Read on below to learn what it's been like for these athletes as they prepare for their big job interview:
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Strengthen Your Throwing Arm
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Q: What can I do during the off-season to strengthen my throwing shoulder?
A: First, let’s break down the throwing motion. As you initiate your throw, you want to shift your weight onto the leg of your throwing arm, and then drive off your leg towards your target. Making this weight shift, or energy transfer, more efficient will allow for greater velocity and accuracy.
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Lunge This Way
Here’s one for your warm-up: the forward lunge with lateral flexion. A useful move for anyone looking to loosen their hips, the lunge with flexion is particularly effective for tennis players, explains performance specialist Anthony Slater in this video for the Tennis Channel's Fit to Hit in 60.
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NFL Combine Training at Athletes’ Performance
The road to the next level starts now as top collegiate athletes begin preparing for the greatest job interview of their lives: the NFL Combine. Ever wonder what it's like to prepare for the NFL Combine at Athletes’ Performance? Watch this video.
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%Rise in chest injuries for cyclists in Colorado, according to researchers.
"I rarely got hungry. Whether I was just eating a bowl of steel-cut oats in the morning or snacking on fiber-rich foods throughout the day, I never got the urge to go elbow-deep in a bag of Bickel’s or squat in a corner with Ben & Jerry."
—test subject Joe Kita in "Are You Eating Enough Fiber?"
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Sitting for hours every day can lead to poor health even if you exercise, according to studies.
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The Boston Globe interviews Angela Ruggiero about training for the Vancouver Games at Athletes' Perfomance.
