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- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
When my daughter is having a bad day or is not feeling well, I tell her to do 25 pushups and then tell me how she feels. While this has become a family joke, it is true that exercise, such as running increases endorphins and a sense of well being. Whether or not 25 pushups elicits that same physiological response as does endurance exercise is not the point. Getting your arms pumped up from doing a set of pushups feels good and feeling good is the point.
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
When we are young it is easy to ignore the future and to live for the moment, but in those moments did you ever wonder whether or not it was that one missed workout or that one big meal that was going to set you on the path to weight gain and the associated diseases that come with excessive weight?
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
I am often asked what it means when a knee makes noise during an exercise routine. If the person asking the question is exercising under my immediate guidance, I tell him or her to stop the exercise. Then, if no pain reduce the resistance, check for proper mechanics and restart the exercise and monitor at a lower intensity for a set.
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
"Interestingly, when running is compared to walking, since you take fewer steps per mile when you run, the total amount of force that the knee sees is often less in smooth running than in walking. So technique and surfaces really do matter." Kevin Stone, MD
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
All of the evidence indicates that COVID is neutralized in a properly maintained pool. Further, whether you are in a home pool or a club based pool the spread of the virus from touch surfaces is vastly reduced.
Read more: The benefits of water exercise - Especially in a COVID world
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
Most often in life it is what we do day after day and over time that has the greatest impact on our lives.
Read more: COVID 19 - Opening business - Dangers - New normal becomes normal?
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
The link at the bottom of this article, will take you to a Journal with an article called - Eating Clean: Unintended Consequences, by Nancy Clark
Read more: It is okay to have a cookie or a bite of your favorite pie
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Perform Well
In case anyone was still wondering, there is an enormous cost and behind the scenes effort that goes into being the very best in virtually any profession.
Read more: Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady - Success comes from a team effort
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Live Well
We all know or should know the benefits of exercise, yet most of us are not participating in a regular exercise program. The answer that I hear most often as to why someone is not doing regular exercise relates to not having enough time.
Read more: What is getting in your way of doing regular exercise?
- Written by: Dr. Steven Victorson
- Category: Perform Well
For those of you interested in finding the right coach for your child, the article that I reference below which was written by Edith Thys for Ski Racing magazine describes such a coach. Coaching young kids is more of an art and a feel that must be centered around fun and enjoyment.
Read more: Personable, funny and keeping it light - The key ingredients for coaching young kids