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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Are Pre-Workouts Bad for You?

When you want to get the most out of your workout, you make sure every rep, step and weight really counts. Of course, dragging yourself out of bed first thing for a workout can be less than inspiring. Enter the pre-workout supplement, designed to help amp you up for a better, more effective workout.

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How Soon Can I Exercise After a Hip Steroid Injection?

Steroids are injected into the hip for a variety of reasons, from hip pain management to maternal-fetal treatment. When you receive a hip injection, you'll notice a slight burning sensation and even achiness directly following the injection, but the steroids shouldn't impede your ability to exercise.

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Toenail Soreness & Playing Basketball

Basketball requires quick stops and starts during the fast-paced game, requiring fancy footwork. Without the proper shoes, toenails are often a casualty of the game. To make matters worse, sore toenails could affect your game in the long run if you don't have them treated and address their cause quickly.

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How to Avoid Cramps While Playing Basketball

Basketball requires a high degree of muscular and cardiovascular endurance. Running up the court, propelling passes and jumping for a shot all require the use of your entire body. Cramps are the bane of any athlete, but are especially detrimental during a high-movement game such as basketball.

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How to Get in the Zone Before a Basketball Game

The practice of "getting in the zone" before a big game applies to amateurs and professionals alike. It typically refers to a state of mind where basketball is in the forefront and confidence, relaxation and preparation combine to make you a better player.

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I Get Tired Quickly When Walking

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that healthy adults get at least 30 minutes of physical activity on a daily basis. Unfortunately, when you have trouble getting those 30 minutes every day, the recommendation often feels more like an insurmountable task.

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Active Gymnasium Games for High School Kids

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that only 19 percent of teens are active in physical education classes across the country. Some teens simply don't participate in class, while others opt out entirely when P.E. is an elective. To entice more teens to come to and actively participate in P.E.

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Can Exercise Cause Sore Breasts?

Without the proper support, exercise is often a pain for breasts. The movement and stress placed on breasts during exercise often result in pain from displacement and friction, which is why special exercise gear focusing on support and care for the breasts should be a part of your gym attire.

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How to Bump a Volleyball Without Pain

Playing volleyball is an excellent way to fulfill daily exercise requirements, but if you finish a game with red, sore marks up and down your arms, it's possible that you're using improper bumping technique.

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How to Have More Energy on Game Day

Competitive sports require a high degree of energy. As you run, kick and otherwise perform during game play, blood rushes to your hardworking muscles. Your body converts glycogen stores into energy to extend your performance.

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How to Cancel a Curves Contract

Each Curves location is a franchise that is individually owned and operated by a Curves franchisee. Because of this, each location may have different cancellation policies should you wish to cancel your yearlong membership early.

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How to Relieve Tired Muscles

Whether you worked extra hard at the gym or you've been doing heavy yard work around your home, tired, sore muscles can plague your body, especially in the days following the work. Tired muscles are typically the result of general overuse.

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How to Help Low Muscle Tone in Infants

Low muscle tone in infants, known as hypotonia, may cause your baby to feel like a rag doll at times. Even an older infant with low muscle tone may be difficult to hold, since his arms and legs rise without resistance.

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How to Volley a Volleyball

Volleying is the motion of passing a ball back and forth over a net. The technique to volleying a volleyball takes skill and practice. The volley is a basic skill that anyone playing the game should be able to do proficiently. Practice daily for an ideal volley to help your team in a game.

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