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The Right Dance Teacher Can Help You Overcome The Effects Of Injuries On Body Movement To Improve Your Athletic Skill

Injuries can leave tightness, such as FitOldDog’s shoulder damage, which may lead to suboptimal body mechanics in other locations, which take time to diagnose and correct, as shown in the embedded video. Continue reading →

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Activating Your Core Prior To A Run As Part Of A Roller Routine

Building core engagement into your pre-run routine can help your running skills, improve body-awareness, and help teach you to shift the load from one set of muscle groups to another. Continue reading →

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Short Or Tall, Cute Or Ugly, You Are What You Think You Are, So Think Great

Your self-image will determine to a large extent how you present yourself to the world and as an athlete, and thus, to some extent, will define your persona and can dramatically impact your performance as an athlete. You have to believe in yourself, my friends. Continue reading →

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Revisiting PowerCranks By FitOldDog

PowerCranks are potentially powerful tools to improve your running and cycling, but most importantly they help to find weak muscles, improve your spin on the bike, develop a more effective recovery stroke in the run, and generally balance your biomechanics. Continue reading →

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A Wheel Invented Billions Of Years Ago Makes ATP (Your Key Energy Currency)

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase is the most remarkable and one of the earliest applications of the principal of the wheel, and it is what allows you to swim, bike, run, breath, think, and everything else. Continue reading →

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The Elliptical Trainer Is An Excellent (Stent-Friendly) Warmup Tool

The elliptical trainer is an excellent warm-up tool prior to weight training in the gym, but remember to turn off the television. You can also explore your body on the trainer to exercise each region, legs, hips, chest, back, and so forth, plus it is a stent-friendly (essentially no-impact) machine. Continue reading →

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Why You Need A Coach If You Are Serious About Your Sport Plus A Swim Tip To Engage Your Lats

You definitely need a coach if you are serious about your sport, if it is only to save yourself from overtraining. Furthermore, with small tips as you go along, such as the swim tip in the attached video clip, your coach can dramatically improve your performance. Continue reading →

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