Cheerleaders. A concept critical to the Discover programs’ success, says Gamble, is cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are staff members who have a strong interest in a particular Discover program, and who act as a leader for that program and serve as a cheerleader to members. “Find someone passionate about a program, and it’ll work,” says Gamble. (more…)

extreme sports, personal training

Since its revamping nearly four years ago, ACAC has nearly tripled its membership, to more than 10,000 members today, half of whom are new to exercise. The average age of the members is a little older than 50 years. (more…)

diving, exercise, sports

More and more, sports programs are available to accommodate beginners and all age groups and fitness levels. It’s not uncommon to find some sort of “basic athletic training” class on the schedule. “Sports conditioning is popular because it’s functional exercise,” says Jay Blahnik, who teaches Nike’s Athletic Total Conditioning class, designed to improve fitness performance for recreational sports. (more…)

certification, lessons, studio

Medications:
Anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen often decrease the inflammation. An injection of cortisone may reduce inflammation and pain, as well. (more…)

medications, stressful, therapist

While roughly half of all tennis players will suffer tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) at some point in their career, they make up less than 10% of cases seen by physicians. However, it’s been given this moniker because the backhand swing in tennis is a common activity that can cause the problem. (more…)

inflammation, tennis, treatments