Tag: training
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How Bad Do You Want It?
Before I go too far, you must understand that my brother and I had never seen nor heard of anything to do with the game of hockey. The only ice we knew of was ice cream, ice cubes, and block of ice the ice man would bring each day to place in the ice box.…
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The RICE Method: How This Popular Method Of Treating Injuries Actually Slows Recovery
So why – in the face of expert advice against the practice – do people still turn to ice to treat an injury or swelling? Usually, the goal when using ice is to numb the immediate pain, but this method will only relieve the pain for a moment and will not treat or take away…
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Honest Health and Fitness Advice in the Age of “Get-Fit-Quick” Schemes
Here is a pill that some may find hard to swallow: exercise is not supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to be easy or comfortable. Real results don’t happen overnight. If you put in the work and go down the right path, you will sweat. On occasion, you might puke. You will drop a…
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Bodysmith International Online Fitness Programs: No “One Sized Fits All”
These programs are not just another set of home workout videos, instead, they are a collection of expertly crafted programs encompassing workouts, fitness advice, health and nutrition tips and much more to keep you motivated and on track with your goals.
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A Space For All: The Women Of Bodysmith International
In this day and age, it is very important for young athletes to know that they have a place to go to train and not be intimidated and I am proud of the community at Bodysmith for creating just that. A space to be empowered and supported; judged for what your body can accomplish instead…
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Avoiding Workout Fatigue: Why Boring Workouts are the Best Workouts
A few things are going on but lets start with the most important factor; consistency. To see good results with a training program, you need to be consistent. Of course, maintaining good nutrition and giving your body time to adapt to the training program is important but if you are not consistent in your workouts,…
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Is There Really A Hockey Off-season?
In the past few years, I have noticed that the typical off-ice rest period that occurs during the spring and summer off season is being replaced by spring and summer leagues or tournaments, prospect games, and players starting back up skating programs three to four times each week. Essentially, there is a much shorter, or…
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The Truth About Creatine: Good or Bad?
Creatine, this supplement has become the most researched supplement in the history of sports supplements and deemed as one of the safest to use. I am always getting asked if creatine works, or if it is good for you; doesn’t it just retain water in your body?
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20/20 Vision: The Benefits of Sports Vision Therapy
Many athletes believe they have perfect vision because they see 20/20. A standard eye exam measures your visual acuity while looking at a stationary chart, however, the concept of vision is much more complex than that.
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Time off the Skates: The Benefits of Off-time for Young Athletes
In my 30+ years of experience, there is one sport that this commitment and dedication from not only the athletes, but their parents, stands apart from the rest. I think more than any other sport, hockey is the one that parents really push their children, from an increasingly young age, to pursue and excel at.
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Esport: A Real Sport?
Esports is one of, if not the fastest growing discipline in the sporting industry on the planet however, the classification of Esports as a legitimate sport has been controversial. So, the debate persists, is Esport a real sport?
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The Day I Almost Died: My Journey to Better Health
My name is Randy Smith. I’d like to introduce myself, tell you my story and how it inspired me to start this blog. I am a certified personal trainer, with over 30+ years of experience in the field. In 1996 I founded BodySmith sports Performance Training which I still own and work as the head…