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Mark Verstegen and a team of experts and writers provide useful strategies to perform great, while talking about their own goals and challenges as they practice the Core Performance tenets in their daily lives.
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Best Advice to Kickstart the Year
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With one month in the books, are you any closer to achieving your health and performance goals for 2010? To help, we’ve rounded up our best tips, recipes, and workouts from the past month in cased you missed any of it.
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Hanging on by Her Core Strength
Amber Monson glides through the air, twenty feet from the floor, suspended from the rafters by only two long strands of fabric. There is no safety net.
She wraps herself in intricate knots, stretching and twisting into seemingly impossible positions, then plunging toward the ground in a death-defying roll with the silk curling wildly through the air.
Known as “aerial silks,” it’s a mesmerizing combination of grace, core strength, flexibility, and athleticism right out of Cirque du Soleil.
Monson, a self-described adrenaline junkie and rock climber from Atlanta, took up silks several years ago when she found it difficult to get to the mountains regularly.
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Rave Reviews from CES for adidas miCoach
A new coaching tool from adidas, called miCoach (pronounced “my coach”), has made a huge splash at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
miCoach is the latest—and most impressive—in an ever-expanding market of personal training gadgets. It lets you set a goal (say, run a 5K or lose weight) and then provides real-time audio coaching.
The Performance Life
One Road Warrior’s Game Plan
Bill working on his Energy System Development at Core Performance Center in Santa Monica, CA
Bill Anderson
Age: 51
Hometown: Santa Monica, California
Occupation: Chairman and CEO, First Beverage Capital
The Performance Life
In Case You Missed It...
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With the holiday season in full swing, we know you're busier than ever. So we pulled together our top recipes, tips, and workouts from the past month to help you stay on top of your health and performance.
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Fewer Miles, Better Performance
Brad Kluck
Age: 41
Hometown: Los Angeles
Occupation: Filmmaker
The Performance Life
Mark Verstegen Talks about TRX Suspension Training
In this video, Athletes’ Performance and Core Performance founder Mark Verstegen explains why TRX suspension training is such a versatile and valuable tool. Plus: His tips for incorporating it into your training plan.
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gramsThe amount of fiber you need in your diet daily, according to the National Fiber Council.
"People always ask about the best exercises. Think about some of the old calisthenics like squat jumps and burpees. Those are tremendous exercises and when you do them with enough intensity, you get an incredible metabolic effect."
— from "New Way to Torch Fat: Cardio Strength Training"
Why You Need Recovery From Exercise
Sue Falsone, director of performance physical therapy at Athletes’ Performance, explains what makes rest and recovery after a workout so important.
Click here to check out more videos from our performance specialists.
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gallonThe amount of water we recommend you drink each day.
Click here to learn more about how to properly hydrate yourself.
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Increasing your fiber intake too quickly can have debilitating side effects. Our human lab rat discovers the right (and wrong) pace.
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Shoveling snow in frigid weather can increase the risk of a heart attack for some folks.
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Athletes Blog About NFL Combine Training
Ever wonder what it's like to train for the NFL Combine? Three athletes tell all in their own words.
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Best Advice to Kickstart the Year
We’ve rounded up the most popular stories from the first month of 2010 to help you stick to your healthy resolutions all year.
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adidas and Core Performance Make You Better in 2010
Performance specialist Nick Anthony is the latest addition to the adidas team of global trainers.
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Olympian Workout Tips from Angela Ruggiero
The Boston Globe interviews Angela Ruggiero about training for the Vancouver Games at Athletes' Perfomance.
