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Here are my secrets to healing quickly

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

A few weeks back I wrote an email titled: How to work around an injury, where I talked about how I broke my toe over Christmas. If you missed it, you can click on the link above to have a read.   In that email, I casually mentioned that… I tend to heal quite quickly. [...]

How to work around an injury.

Friday, January 20th, 2012

I broke my toe over Christmas; the long one next to my big toe on my right foot.   I was pulling my boat up onto the trailer at a local boat ramp, and my foot slipped forward and my toe caught on something.   It didn’t hurt much when I did it, but by [...]

There’s no one best type of stretching

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

You know what annoys me? People who make exaggerated claims about stretching and flexibility. Things like…. Dynamic stretching is the revolutionary new warm up method, which comes from Mark Kovacs book titled Dynamic Stretching. I’ve been using dynamic stretching as part of my warm up routines for 25 years, so I don’t see how it [...]

Stretching is Only One Part of a Bigger Picture

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

I know that may sound strange coming from me; but it’s true.   Most people expect me to say that stretching is the be-all-and-end-all of everything. Just do more stretching and all your troubles and cares will melt away.   But, that’s not the case. In fact stretching is just one part of a holistic [...]

Elbow Overuse Injuries

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

This week we’re covering the topic of elbow overuse injuries; in particular tennis elbow, golfers elbow and throwers elbow. And yes there is a difference between the three… If you suffer from pain on the outside of your elbow take a look at the Tennis Elbow article. If you suffer from pain on the inside [...]

Best Stretching Exercises for Water Polo

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

We’ve just published a new article on Water Polo Stretches and Injury Prevention Tips. It includes the most common water polo injuries; treatment and prevention tips; and the top 3 recommended stretching exercises. Check it out at the link below… Get the Top 3 Water Polo Stretches here  

Stretches for sailing and 44 other great sports

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Welcome to this week’s issue of The Stretching & Sports Injury Report. I’ll keep this short and sweet. If you’re into sailing or any type of boating, check out our new article at the link below… Stretching Exercises and Injury Prevention Tips for Sailing   If sailing isn’t your thing, don’t worry! Check out these [...]

Triathlon and Multi-Sport Stretches

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

We’ve had a lot of inquiries and request for an article about triathlon, so here it is. It includes the most common triathlon injuries; treatment and prevention tips; plus the top 3 recommended stretching exercises. Check it out at the link below… Triathlon Stretches and Injury Prevention Tips

How to Stretch, When to Stretch and Stretching Properly

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Stretching properly is a little more technical than just swinging your leg over a park bench. There are methods and techniques that will maximize the benefits and minimize the risks.   In this week’s article we take a look at some of the most common questions people ask about how to stretch properly. Questions like: [...]

Roller Derby Stretches and Injury Prevention Tips

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Can you guess what our most requested sports article is? Would you believe Roller Derby has been the most requested article topic lately? We’ll it has; and not wanting to disappoint my roller derby fans, I just had to do an article for them. It includes the most common roller derby injuries; treatment and prevention [...]

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