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.

Reverse Lunge vs. Forward Lunge

Reverse Lunge vs. Forward Lunge

Why you choose to add forward or reverse lunges to your workout depends a lot on your technique. A reverse lunge can be gentler on the knees.

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Can You Do Light Exercises After an IPL?

IPL, or intense pulse light, is a laser-based skin therapy that uses multiple wavelengths of light to treat skin conditions. Although IPL is fairly simple and noninvasive procedure, there are some effects that require a few days to recover from.

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Types of Inner Thigh Rashes

Rash that suddenly occurs in your inner thighs can result from several factors, ranging from an allergic reaction to a parasite infection. The appearance of the rash and other symptoms present are usually unique and can help determine which condition you are suffering from.

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Full Body Rash & Welts

Welts are raised, red or skin-colored blisters and lesions on your skin of varying shapes and sizes. If you have a full body rash characterized by welts, you may have hives. Allergies can produce hives, a condition that typically is not life-threatening; however, other symptoms of an allergic reaction can be fatal.

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How to Drink Water to Get a Flat Stomach

Regular exercise and a low-calorie diet are typically used to flatten the stomach. Exercise helps increase your metabolism, which causes your body to burn more calories. When you combine exercise with a low-calorie diet, your body is forced to use fat storage to make up the calorie difference.

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Exercise After Myomectomy

Physical activity is important for your overall health and all healthy adults should avoid inactivity. However, sometimes you might need to take a break from regular exercise. Health conditions, illnesses, surgeries and postpartum period are examples of times you need to avoid moderate to vigorous physical activity.

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Femoral Acetabular Impingement Exercises to Avoid

Femoral-acetabular impingement is a painful condition that happens when the ball head of your femoral bone does not have full range of motion in the acetabulum socket of the pelvic bone. Impingement causes pain, inflammation, swelling and decreased hip joint motion.

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Electric Muscle Stimulation Devices to Strengthen Legs

Electric muscle stimulation is used to rehabilitate muscles during physical therapy. The devices stimulate muscles by using an electric current. The electric current causes muscle contractions and when used regularly, strengthens the muscle.

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