MIHP Think Tank Brainstorms...

Strength Training the Endurance Athlete

tracy — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:05:52 +0000

This strength training blog will be delivered in a series over the next week and geared toward the runner, triathlete and walker. I hope this series will leave you with a handful of exercises to maintain strength through your season. However, a biomechanical assessment of your individual needs should be considered at the conclusion of [...]

30/30/30 (A mid week workout for the run/walker)

tracy — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:50:08 +0000

This workout will add variety to your weekly running schedule by allowing you to get in a short quality run (even lunch- time friendly) designed to improve speed and form. A thirty minute run with a 30:30 second ratio of run/walk. After a short warm up to activate the core and hip muscles (see the [...]

30/30/30 (A mid week workout for the run/walker)

tracy — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:50:08 +0000

Incorporating One “Strong” Walk Into Your Running Schedule

tracy — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:11:33 +0000

No this is not me preaching the "run/walk" method again, or selling Jeff Galloways programs, but only a sharing of my recent awareness of the benefits from incorporating a "strong" walk into your weekly schedule. Strong is not about "speed" in this element, but about quality of movement. Activating the hip and abdominal muscles [...]

The X in P90X

tracy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:28:30 +0000

P90X has become the "buzz" of the fitness community and everyone seems to be sharing their opinions, fears, and excitement over this newest fitness rage. So I thought I would take this blogging opportunity to share my insight on this program from the stand of a PTA, personal trainer and the wife of a Tony [...]

And that’s not all…..

carol — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:55:04 +0000

I received an excellent question from a VIP client (yes, you Bill) asking if keeping your toes straight during running was equally important as when walking to prevent low back pain. I will tell you what I told him. A resounding YES!!! When you walk or run with one or both feet “toed out”, you [...]

Walk Straight!

carol — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:56:49 +0000

A few weeks ago, the MIHP MoveWell team held a women’s seminar. The seminar consisted of a Keynote speech : “The Five Key Facts” about the body and its design, instruction/ participation in a partner circuit, instruction/participation in the “Daily Dozen” exercises, and 5-minute biomechanical screens. Our team of seventeen Movement Training Specialists moved 184 [...]

Question: Should I stretch prior to exercising or after?

tracy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:29:21 +0000

Answer: I do not recommend stretching a cold muscle. You will receive greater benefits in activating the muscles in which you are preparing to call on for your chosen form of exercise. Consider this as a “waking up” period for the muscles that need to stabilize or drive you in your workout. If you have [...]

Yaktrax “ROCK”

tracy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:48:51 +0000

For the past two years my patients have been bragging about how great these "Yaktrax" are for winter running, and knowing that I had been training for spring 1/2 marathons, they highly recommended making the investment in a pair of "yaks". I have to say that I have not feared the cold temps during [...]

Get to the Core of Cycling

carol — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:22:32 +0000

We all know that core strength is important to improve performance in sports, however, a recent study was done to test the effects of core strength specifically with cyclists. A group of 15 competitive cyclists participated in the study at the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. The participants performed a “core fatigue [...]