May is Blood Pressure Month. Do you know your numbers and what they mean? Hypertension (or high blood pressure) increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease. So it’s important to keep track of your … Continued
Having a strong immune system is important anytime, but it’s especially important during a pandemic. Here’s what you can do to support your immune system and remain healthy. Exercise Sticking to an exercise routine not only supports your immune system, … Continued
Part of staying healthy and supporting your immune system is continuing your training and exercise routine. While some people aren’t having problems with the change in training, others are feeling the challenge of not having a race to train for. … Continued
It’s important to prevent illness anytime, but with the current pandemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, many people are trying to prevent both the spread of illness and getting sick themselves. With all of the talk on the news and … Continued
It’s February, which means it’s American Heart Month! Promoting heart health, especially heart health for athletes, is something I find important not only in February, but year round. Athletes are generally a healthy bunch of people. And because we’re out being active, … Continued
Body weight and running. It’s been in the running news quit a bit recently. Unfortunately, not for the right reasons. And I wanted to share a coach’s perspective on body weight and running. As a coach, the athlete’s health should … Continued