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Coastal Health and Fitness: It Be the ITB
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Thursday, May 13, 2010. It Be the ITB. I see a lot of runners in my practice. Make that a LOT of runners.and cyclists.and walkers.and paddlers.et al. As such, I spend at least half of my time working on the lower portion of the body. One of my favorite "portions" is: the iliotibial band. Oh, so misunderstood and maligned. I will not claim to have complete mastery of ITB problems, but it is typically a pretty simple part of the body to treat. Huh, you ask? So, in my view, pain ...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: August 2009
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Monday, August 31, 2009. An Ultra Cool Ultra Marathon. I used to run a LOT of miles. Sometimes those miles fit nicely into the training plan that a coach had devised for me, and sometimes those miles just seemed like a fun way to pass a few spare hours on a given day. Because I so rarely race long distances any more, I rarely run long distances (wow, how profound! On January 16, 2010 I will be running the Avalon 50 Mile Run. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. My wife is an amazing pe...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: May 2009
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Sunday, May 31, 2009. Running is perhaps the greatest form of exercise. It costs little more to be a "runner" than a pair of shoes. No other special equipment is needed. No special fields or stadiums are required. Running is.simple! And contrary to popular belief, runners are 60% LESS likely to be injured than non runners! Anderson, O, 'What's the Truth about Running and Bad Knees? 3) Warm-up, run, then stretch. But it can improve your running by improving your gait. We all ha...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: March 2010
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Sunday, March 14, 2010. Well, it's not quite spring yet. But today does mark the beginning of daylight savings time. I'll admit that I do not understand why we push our clocks forward- -explanations of saving fuel during the Second World War, allowing farmers more time to bring their crops to market, etc., just don't make sense to me. Though I will gladly enjoy another hour of daylight tonight! 2) Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. If you're out for a short workout, water will usu...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: September 2009
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. To heel, or not to heel. I started running almost 40,000 miles ago (actually, I should hit 40k sometime late 2010). Fortunately, I was once in "the industry" and received dozens (if not hundreds) of pairs of shoes either free or close to it. While I don't know how many pairs I've worn, I can recall every brand and model in which I've logged miles. You could spend hours online reading about the benefits of barefoot running. If you're interested in s...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: May 2010
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Tuesday, May 18, 2010. I'm back to one of my favorite subjects: walnuts. What is there NOT to like about walnuts? Unless you're allergic to them, they are high in protein, good fats and they taste great. Best of all, they are extraordinarily good for you. Here are a few points that I've hit on in the past (click on the links to read the source):. Walnut consumption lowers several markers of heart disease. Walnut consumption helps to keep bones strong. Thursday, May 13, 2010.
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Coastal Health and Fitness: January 2010
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Tuesday, January 26, 2010. So long, Sodium! Printed in the New England Journal of Medicine, makes yet ANOTHER strong case for lowering your sodium intake (for a more easily read version, try this one. The amount of salt that researchers determined should be eliminated from our diets is 3 grams of sodium, or about 1/2 a teaspoon of table salt. Here's the first few paragraphs of the article. Enjoy. Health care reform is front and center on the U.S. political. By 44,000 to 92,000.
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Coastal Health and Fitness: February 2010
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Time to weigh in on something that seems to be discussed everywhere lately: the acai berry. Well, it is a dark blue/purple berry from the acai palm. Those compounds may or may not sound familiar to you. Resveratrol. Is the much discussed compound present in grape seeds and grape skins. It is likely responsible for the cardioprotective abilities of red wine. What's my point here? Again, nothing against the acai berry. But considering it costs d...
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Coastal Health and Fitness: June 2009
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Coastal Health and Fitness. Monday, June 29, 2009. And now, for something completely different. Or maybe just a little different today. I want to take you back in time to the 8th or 9th grade. You go to bed having forgotten to study for a test the next day. Morning arrives, you ride your skateboard to school and then it hits you: a TEST! Please let the test not be on this day! With 2009 being the 14th running of the event, the Waterman Challenge is an open water paddleboard race from Swamis beach in Enci...
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Runner Girl hits the trails: September 2012
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Runner Girl hits the trails. The ramblings of a trail and road runner dealing with the craziness of life. Sunday, September 23, 2012. It means that our plans for going for 48 hours at Across the Years. Are looking impossible; we planned on running it together but have been working too much and devoting so much spare time to pursuing professional goals that running has been on the back burner. Story of this year. Links to this post. Saturday, September 15, 2012. I "love" A.R.T. Links to this post. And ano...