I have been fascinated by plyometric exercise since I started hearing about it about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, my joint problems mean that I’m not jumping too much, particularly onto boxes or around obstacles. I have a hard enough time not tripping when I’m just walking up a flight of Read more…
Strength training for kids and adolescents with advice from Mark Salandra, CSCS When most of us think about strength training, we think of oversized bodybuilders with rippling muscles, like Arnold Schwarzenegger (during the 1970s, not as the governor of California). Or the guy from the Planet Fitness commercial that lifts things up Read more…
As one who has aged with a combination of injuries that is most likely from overuse as a teenage dancer, I’ve tried to be more aware of my body as an adult — aware of how each movement feels, whether I’m in a class for dance, yoga or Pilates; as Read more…