How Movement Quality Effects Soccer Performance
Soccer is a sport where constant movement is the name of the game. Soccer players, during a game, will change directions roughly every 3 seconds or 1300 changes of direction…
When is There Too Much Whip?
Every baseball player wants to gain speed on either the fastball or a throw home from center field. When we think of speed, we think of the whip that comes…
5 Quick and Easy Warmup Exercises for Golfers
Hastily putting on you spikes. Grabbing your clubs. Speeding to the starter. Two practice swings. And you’re off. You feel stiff and the ball skips off the rough into the…
Running and Mental Health
When most people think of running, they see it as a form of activity that improves their physical health. Running can be seen as a way to lose weight, get…
Appropriate Training for a Rotational Athlete
We Get It Olympic lifts are cool. They are a combination of strength and power that are useful for many sports and just general well-being. Olympic lifts force you to…
The Importance of Offseason Training
As physical therapists, we see athletes all too often that are injured early in the season. So, why would that be? If you ask the athlete they may say that…
Mix Up Your Running Routine for Optimal Performance
As a former collegiate middle distance sprinter (400m), turned long distance runner (currently running 10Ks, 10-milers, and half-marathons), I know that sometimes it can feel like you are doing the…