Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

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How to Lose Weight with a Stepper

A stepper is a small, low-cost and easy-to-use piece of home fitness equipment that can burn calories and help in your weight loss program.

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Brain Gym Exercises for the Classroom

Brain Gym exercises are short activities teachers can do with their students to release stress, expend excess energy and enhance learning. Each exercise can be done in a small area in the classroom or at the student's seat. They are generally fun movements that are designed to engage the brain.

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How to Reset an Omron Walking Style Pedometer

Your Omron pedometer is a fitness accessory used to provide a great amount of information about your activity. The pedometer displays a history of the number of steps you take, the amount of time you walk, the distance you travel and an approximation of the number of calories you burn.

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How to Calculate Golf Club Swing Speed

"Fore!" The golfer warns the players on the course that he's driving a golf ball their way. His swing speed is an essential element in a successful drive.

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Little League Baseball Rules on Rainout

As the Little League players shelter in the dugout, the rain continues pouring down. For the safety of the players, Little League rules mandate that participants play only on safe terrain. Rain may dampen the field, causing players to slip or fall and possibly injure themselves.

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How to Throw a Screwball & Curve Ball in Softball

Though pitches in softball and baseball are similar, softball pitchers employ different techniques to throw their pitches. Because softballs are pitched underhand rather than overhand, pitchers grip and release the softball differently.

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How to Install a Bicycle Speedometer

Bicycle speedometers are small computers that attach to your bicycle to measure the rotation of your tires. The computer takes information from sensors located on your bicycle tire and calculates your speed.

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How to Gain Muscle at 14

Strength training using your body weight or lighter free weights for resistance is an appropriate way for a youth to gain muscle. While heavy weight lifting and bodybuilding exercises are appropriate for adults, a young body is not yet equipped to handle the heavy loads adults can lift.

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