For basketball fans across the country, the No. 23 often conjures up images of Michael Jordan soaring across a basketball court in a Chicago Bulls jersey. Considered one of the NBA’s greatest players, Jordan remains one of the most well-known athletes years after his retirement.
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Lightweight and portable, resistance bands provide a workout at home, in the gym or while traveling. These “rubber bands on steroids,” as described by the Family Education website, can help strengthen and tone muscles in nearly all areas of the body.
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On the surface, all baseballs are nearly identical. Featuring the classic white surface with red stitching and small spherical shape, it is difficult to understand why one baseball costs significantly more than another baseball.
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Whether dancing to classical, modern, jazz or hip-hop music, dancers require a tremendous amount of strength and flexibility to bring the music to life through their bodies.
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The condition commonly described as “fluid on the elbow” is medically referred to as elbow bursitis. A small sac of fluid that sits between the tip of the elbow bone and the skin, the bursa allows the skin and bone to move freely against one another.
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Whether it wakes you up from a deep sleep or prevents you from falling asleep in the first place, a pounding heartbeat can be distracting and frightening. In some cases, a pounding heart rate at night is relatively harmless and only happens occasionally.
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When done properly, lifting weights is generally a safe and effective strengthening workout for several areas of the body. However, lifting weights excessively or improperly can easily result in jury.
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As the warm summer months approach every year, women with plump arms fret over how to hide their flabby and untoned areas. Simple exercises for the biceps and triceps can help eliminate these problem areas, but you may not have the time to tone them away as much as you want.
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Fine motor control of the hands is essential for performing precise, coordinated movements, such as picking up coins or writing. Most children learn to control these fine motor movements during the early years of childhood.
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Also referred to as an ankle fracture, a broken ankle involves damaged bones and ligaments in the ankle joint. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, bruising and inability to carry weight on the foot. A broken ankle can take several weeks or months to heal.
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Often starting between the ages of 8 to 16, menstruation is a normal part of every girl’s life. During the menstrual cycle, a woman’s body expels blood and tissues that have accumulated along the walls of her uterus.
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Made up of several muscles and tendons, your rotator cuffs connect your upper arm bones to your shoulder blades. Occasionally, the muscles or tendons of the rotator cuff become irritated or damaged as a result of injury or overuse.
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If you are looking to add a bit of friendly sabotage to your tennis opponent’s game, consider popping a few of his tennis balls in the freezer beforehand. When a tennis ball’s temperature changes, the ball’s gas-filled core undergoes an interesting reaction.
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For some people, a morning workout is the ideal way to start the day. For others, that early morning exercise session is completely exhausting and dreadful.
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Whether they use barbells, dumbbells, weight machines or resistance bands, strength training is a beneficial body builder for teenagers. Weightlifting can help increase the amount of muscle mass in the body, making it an ideal exercise for nearly every teen athlete.
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Hearing a snap, crackle and pop from a bowl of crispy rice cereal can be an excellent way to start your morning. But hearing those same sounds from your neck can indicate degeneration or hypermobility in the neck joints.
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Biceps workouts often involve holding heavy dumbbells or barbells or lifting heavy weights on a cable exercise machine. Although these exercises can be very effective for toning and building the upper arm muscles, they can be somewhat dangerous for the wrists.
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White blood cells or WBC serve as the body’s main defense system. When a germ, infection or abnormal cell enters the body, white blood cells rush to the area and attack the intruder.
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If you aren’t used to submerging yourself in water for exercise, you might just feel like — well, a fish out of water — when you are in the water. But with a bit of practice, you can learn to successfully swim laps for exercise.
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Whether you are gearing up for the beginning of the season or prepping for the big game against your rivals, football drills are often used to prepare the mind and body for the game. Since football is such an interactive game, practice drills generally involve the whole team or several players working together.
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