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The International Youth Conditioning Association is hosting 4th Annual IYCA Summit. Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) March 02, 2012 Leaders in the field of youth fitness will be descending on the Brown Hotel in Louisville for a two day event starting March 30. The event will mark the 4th Annual Summit of the International Youth Conditioning Association. The IYCA focuses its efforts on improving coaches in the fields of youth fitness, youth conditioning, and youth athletic development. The...
Dispels common misconceptions surrounding strength training Champaign, IL (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 Women often subscribe to fitness fads, hearsay, and offbeat diets to get fit. According to top trainer Irene Lewis-McCormick, women must stop succumbing to pop culture in order to see greater strength and muscle definition. “It’s staggering the amount of misinformation that surrounds women and exercise,” says Lewis-McCormick. “With respect to the myths and misinformation, it’s no...
CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the first day of spring right around the corner (March 20), it's as important as ever to make sure your body is ready to head outside and take advantage of the warmer weather. Remember though, many of us have been lying semi-dormant all winter, and it's likely that our bodies are experiencing some aches and pains that should be identified and treated before we become fully active again. (Logo:...
Five Points Fitness, in conjunction with MedaFit, is introducing a personal trainer-based, small group exercise program for people living with serious and chronic health conditions. Corte Madera, CA (PRWEB) February 10, 2012 Beginning in March, Corte Madera fitness center, Five Points Fitness, in conjunction with MedaFit, will be offering a 12-week exercise program specially designed for people living with serious and chronic health conditions. The program is intended to link individuals...
Twelve weeks of training geared towards improving muscular power in older people are highly effective for improving their functional capacity and quality of life, as shown by the studies carried out by the “Biomechanics and Physiology of Movement” research group at the Public University of Navarre led by Professor Mikel Izquierdo-Redin. The results of these pieces of research, conducted in collaboration with the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal) and the Federal...
Health and wellness website Greatist.com has named resistance band training expert Dave Schmitz to its list of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Dave Schmitz, a leading resistance band training expert, has just been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness by Greatist.com. He joins a list which includes Dr. Oz, the Dalai Lama, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and First Lady Michelle Obama. In announcing the list,...
The International Youth Conditioning Association has released a new Resistance Band Training Instructors Course Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Dave Schmitz, a leading resistance band training expert, has just released a new course designed to teach instructors how to properly teach resistance band workouts to kids. The new course, available through the IYCA, aims to increase the number of qualified resistance band trainers for young athletes. Training with resistance bands is...
At McConnell Athletics in Fairhope, Ala., Vince McConnell incorporates Ultimate Sandbag™ Training when coaching football players at all levels, including the National Football League. But it’s the success achieved by athletes on a college team that’s attracting attention. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 At McConnell Athletics in Fairhope, Ala., Vince McConnell incorporates Ultimate Sandbag™ Training when coaching football players at all levels, including the National...
New Study on Resistance Training Supports that Fit Yummy Mummy's New Kettlebell Training Program May Improve Quality of Life for Moms Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Holly Rigsby, founder of Fit Yummy Mummy, launches new kettlebell training program for Moms. Exercise programs that utilize resistance training, are known to have positive effects on health. For example, according to the Journal of Women & Aging, after an eight-week strength training program women...
The recent announcement by Paula Deen, one of the South's favorite kitchen divas, that she has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has turned up the heat on this important national health issue. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 The growing concerns about the increases in the number of Americans suffering from Type 2 diabetes have been simmering for at least a decade. "Those closest to the issue know the pot's about to boil over as we are bubbling ever closer to 10% of our...
