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.

Basketball players playing basketball

Do Basketball Shoes Make You Jump Higher?

Some athletes can jump higher while wearing shoes designed to enhance jump height. Certain basketball shoe manufacturers claim that their shoes allow a player to jump 3 1/2 inches higher than the player can jump without the special shoes.

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Why Do Athletes Have a Lower Heart Rate?

Increased cardiovascular fitness causes real physical changes in the structure of the heart. The muscles in the heart wall thicken, and the heart pumps more blood with each beat. That increased efficiency means an athlete's resting heart rate falls to a level that could indicate trouble in a nonathlete.

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The Best Bicycle Seat to Protect the Prostate

Bicycle seats built with the prostate in mind may prevent certain serious side effects of bicycling, including erectile dysfunction. If you already suffer from prostate problems, switching to a seat designed to relieve pressure in sensitive areas may allow you to return to painless riding.

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Boy running treadmill

Noise of a Treadmill in an Apartment

Exercising on a treadmill in your own apartment isn't a completely private pastime. The noise of a treadmill travels well beyond your own walls. The vibration of running might jar objects loose in other rooms or cause valued possessions to fall from shelves.

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