When your coach suggests you “get into the zone”, he or she is not encouraging you to zone out but to focus on the intensity level of your training. Zoning…

When science meets strength training, the possibilities of how we can train evolve. Blood flow restriction, or BFR, is a unique way to train and is exactly what it sounds…

Amissed grip on an overhead obstacle at the Spartan Race in June was all it took. I ripped the biceps muscle in my right arm from the bone. Unfortunately, injury…

One of the pleasures of a thirty-plus-year career as a kinesiologist has been working with young athletes. As residents of a community filled with young athletes ripe with potential, it…

With most running events and triathlons back on the calendar this year, many of us are itching to get back to running outside. But before you tie on your running…

As the weather warms and spring approaches, golfers are eager to dust off their clubs and get back on the course. To make sure your golf game is more about…

Building strength, speed and endurance are key to many sports. However muscle pliability is what you want for better movement. Confusing terms Don’t confuse flexibility with pliability. There is a…

Winter sports demand a combination of stamina and cardio fitness as well as strength. But to really kick your season into high gear, you’ll need to add power. Plyometrics, also…

Knee pain and/or injury is one of the most common reasons people visit a physician or sports therapist. But research has found the key to lowering the risk of knee…

By Erik Guay Whether in Tremblant, Europe or South America, I always start the first days of my season skiing very gently. That lets me ease into my feeling of…