Sports Conditioning Articles

Declare War on Declare War on Weekend Injuries Weekend Injuries O By Chad Benson, MSc, & Peter Twist, MSc that with proper training and some insight on the factors influencing incidence of injury, the body's mind-muscle connections can likewise become smarter with age, building a more responsive, youth-like neuromuscular system. Sport Demands and the Weekend Warrior Herein lies the challenge: A ...

Trends By Diane Lofshult Today's Sports Conditioning Classes Got Game! Looking for a new profit center that attracts well-heeled elite athletes and recreational sports enthusiasts alike? Consumers appear to be game about paying for sports training: In fact, 41 percent of fitness facilities polled in IDEA's latest Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey (October 2002 IDEA Fitness Manager) now charge ...

BY PAU L RO B B I N S Use heart rate to design progressive, effective cardiovascular training programs based on your clients' training zones. Training by Heart Monitoring heart rate to determine and manipulate training zones is enjoying a resurgence in popularity in both group fitness and personal training. Why? Because regular exercisers are beginning to realize that performing the same routine...

Capacity Physiological Factors Limiting Endurance Exercise A thorough understanding of the components that limit performance in endurance exercise is crucial to designing effective programs for your clients. By Len Kravitz, PhD, and Lance C. Dalleck, MS WHAT ARE THE physiological limitations of the human body? How much are your clients capable of doing? The attempt to answer these questions has ...

exercise rx By Steve Rhyan, MA Conditioning for the Ride Help your clients improve their crosscountry mountain biking skills and race times. A s word spreads about the thrill of mountain biking, more enthusiasts are taking up the sport. In fact, the number of participants exploded 419.4 percent from 1987 to 2000, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA 2001). These mou...

program trends S P O R T- S P E C I F I C C O N D I T I O N I N G F O R T E E N S With high-school sports becoming more competitive, the pressure is on for student athletes to excel. To help their teenagers, parents are seeking sport-specific training as an adjunct to team practices and physical education (PE) classes. And to gain an edge over their peers, more and more average teens, following th...

food The Building Blocks of Sports Nutrition What your athlete clients need to know to improve their performance in different types of sports. The good news is that a growing number of fitness clients are seeking to improve their sports performance by improving their diet. The bad news is that many of these professional and amateur athletes then fall prey to the dreaded "three Ms": myths, misinf...

industry watch: program trends GOLF FITNESS SCORES HOLE IN ONE The accomplishments of Tiger Woods have inspired nongolfers to take up the game and propelled seasoned golfers to increase their physical fitness in hopes of improving their performance. Fitness facilities are meeting the needs of both groups by offering occasional or ongoing golf fitness classes and workshops. Jacquie Fugate has taugh...

exercise RX By Suzanne Nottingham Training for Snowboarding Snowboarding is hot, hip and highly competitive. How can personal trainers help clients prepare for this emerging sport? T he origin of snowboarding stems from the 1960s, when enterprising surfers hauled their surfboards to poach mountain terrain for winter thrills. In the 1980s the first snowboards with foot bindings were introduced...

V egetarianism and By Catherine Reade, MS, RD the Athlete I How athletes and fitness enthusiasts can consume a vegetarian diet that meets their unique strength and stamina needs. t decreases the risk of heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and cancer (American Dietetic Association [ADA] 1997). No, it isn't the latest pharmaceutical wonder or a breakthrough s...