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See How a Team USA Pole-Vaulter Trains for the Olympics
Read More: See How a Team USA Pole-Vaulter Trains for the OlympicsWe would start by saying Katie Nageotte is a well-grounded athlete, but seeing as she spends most of her time flying through the air, that wouldn’t exactly be accurate. This uber-talented Olympic pole-vaulter is taking on her first Olympics this year at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and we have high hopes for her — as…
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How Competition Can Help You Reach Goals
Read More: How Competition Can Help You Reach GoalsBeing competitive gets a bad rap and is often associated with stress, anxiety and an overly intense focus on winning or being “the best.” But competition is also a powerful motivator and can increase productivity, improve performance and provide accountability. “Competition at its base is what has driven us as a species to survive,” says…
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5 Ways to Hydrate for Workout Recovery
Read More: 5 Ways to Hydrate for Workout RecoveryEvery athlete knows that staying hydrated is crucial to optimal performance during a workout — and that doesn’t just mean chugging some water or a sports drink beforehand. Proper hydration before, during and after a workout is critical — and so is staying hydrated throughout the day. Makes sense, since water makes up 50 to…
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The Benefits of Omega-3s for Athletes
Read More: The Benefits of Omega-3s for AthletesOmega-3s are a powerhouse nutrient, and many studies have shown they can improve mood, boost cardiovascular health and protect vision, and may even protect against heart disease, diabetes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and asthma in children. Conversely, an omega-3 deficiency has been associated with anxiety and depression. But what exactly are “omega-3s,” and just…
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Allie Long Spills Her Nutrition Secrets
Read More: Allie Long Spills Her Nutrition SecretsA relative constant among athletes — whether it be professionals or weekend warriors — is the recognition that food is fuel. Allie Long, a midfielder for the U.S. women’s national team, lives and trains by that rule as well. “The nutrition aspect is such an important aspect [of my training],” she says. In order to…
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Injury Treatment: When to Use Ice or Heat
Read More: Injury Treatment: When to Use Ice or Heathave you ever gotten in your car, reached for your seat belt and tweaked your neck? I have — and it’s basically the lamest way ever to injure yourself. To make matters worse, I tried to ignore my injury out of sheer embarrassment. The pain and inability to turn my head in either direction likely…
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How USWNT’s Allie Long Overcomes Setbacks
Read More: How USWNT’s Allie Long Overcomes SetbacksBecoming an Olympic athlete isn’t something that happens overnight — it requires years of dedication, proper training, focused nutrition and hydration goals, and of course that penchant for training and determination that separates the average from the elite. Enter Allie Long. The 33-year-old soccer star, who plays midfielder professionally for the OL Reign and the…
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3 Standing Ab Exercises to Sculpt Your Core
Read More: 3 Standing Ab Exercises to Sculpt Your CoreIn daily life, you rarely find yourself crunching up off the floor to do, well, much of anything. And according to Chris Kolba, Ph.D., CSCS, physical therapist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, vertical training is a better route to a strong, toned core than crunching. “In most activities, the body is primarily…
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10 Signs You’ve Overtrained
Read More: 10 Signs You’ve OvertrainedExercise comes with numerous benefits, but taken too far, it can lead to overtraining. While every fitness enthusiast is in danger of this, there are some individuals who are at greater risk. If you’re a beginner who dives headfirst into exercise without allowing your body time to adjust, if you’ve been working out for years…
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Oxygen’s Guide to Biohacking: 5 Biohacks That Work
Read More: Oxygen’s Guide to Biohacking: 5 Biohacks That WorkEvery decade or so, the fitness world evolves and new buzzwords are created in the name of looking better, performing better, being healthier and living longer. Forty years ago, aerobics was the revolution du jour, followed closely by resistance training done on commercial-grade machines such as Nautilus. The early 2000s were dominated by high-intensity training…
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How Mindfulness Can Enhance Athletic Performance
Read More: How Mindfulness Can Enhance Athletic PerformanceMindfulness is all about being intentional with our thoughts, behaviors and building a brain-body connection during a task. When used as a therapeutic technique, mindfulness helps bring awareness to the present moment to calm our mind, accept our feelings and be in tune with our bodily sensations. Mindfulness has been found to help you get…
