Jayme Nekuda

My story...
I had just finished the Rotterdam (Netherlands) marathon and my Achilles tendon was very sore and inflamed. So, while still in Rotterdam I called and made an appointment at OrthoWest for the day I returned (on a Friday). Dr. Thompson told me I needed physical therapy. I was going to take PT somewhere closer to where I work and it would have been more convenient. Dr. Michael Thompson said I could go where ever I wanted to, but that the Athletes' Training Center would be a good fit for me. I called there Friday evening and scheduled an appointment for the following Monday.

Three weeks from the Rotterdam marathon, with the help of Marisa, I was able to run the Lincoln marathon - which was on my 51st birthday no less. I have run the Lincoln marathon several times; however, this year they had permission to finish in Memorial Stadium on the 50-yard line. I owe a great deal to Marisa and the Athletes' Training Center for helping me accomplish my goal and run this marathon three weeks after running the Rotterdam marathon.

I am now trying to get completely healed so I can run the Amsterdam marathon this fall (the last of one of my husband's bucket lists which is the top ten marathons according to Runner's World magazine). Exactly two weeks after Amsterdam is the Athens Greece marathon which I have put on my bucket list, so we are running Amsterdam, site-seeing in Amsterdam, then going to Greece, site-seeing and then running the Athens marathon. It will be the 2,500th running of the Athens marathon where it all began!

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Marisa Gulizia, PT, DPT, CSCS
Aerobic Exercise vs. Anarobic Exercise

In our culture approximately 30-45 million children participate in sports and out of those kids around 1-3.5 million youngsters will experience a sports injury. Half of these injuries can be prevented with a little education and awareness. Lesson 1:Children’s bones are immature because they are still growing! So, this means at intense forces, children are more likely to sustain a bone, or even worse, a growth plate fracture rather than a muscle strain or sprain. Prevention: Resting, not playing while injured or being over tired, and proper nutrition such as Calcium and Vitamin D. Click here for the complete tip...

Adam Stephenson, MS, CSCS
Fitness Goals: Overrated?

In many cases, getting to the gym and working out is easy, but making it on a consistent basis is where we get into trouble. We also run into these problems with our eating habits. It would be relatively easy to go to the store, buy the healthy stuff, and eat it for a week. But following the same schedule for a six month period? Not such an easy task. Click here for the complete tip...

Weekly Tips 5-6-2010

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David Fiech, MS, CSCS
Aerobic Exercise vs. Anarobic Exercise
Anyone who has followed the media for training information and advice over the past 30 yearshas seen a complete paradigm shift in cardio training. Just to clarify, cardio training is any typeof training that involves the heart and lungs. During the 80’s and most of the 90’s aerobictraining was considered the superior method for reducing body fat and improving cardiovascularhealth. But more recently, aerobic training has been vilified in favor of higher intensity anaerobic trainingmethods. The aerobic energy system utilizes oxygen while the anaerobic energy system produces energy in theabsence of oxygen. According to what the media has portrayed over the past 30 years, training that relies on oneof these energy systems must be a completely wrong training choice since human physiology has remainedunchanged for thousands of years. This is a perfect example of the pendulum swinging too far in one directionand then an overreaction causing it to swing too far in the opposite direction. The truth is that both systems are extremely important for energy production. Click here for the complete tip...



Nick Wegener, PT, ATC, CSCS
3 Quick Ways to Relieve Upper Shoulder Tightness
As I was thinking about my topic for this week’s tip, I started to notice my shoulders were getting tightand I realized “that’s it”. Like many people I tend to carry a great deal of tension in my upper shoulderand neck region, especially when I am sitting at the computer and typing. The primary reason for thistension is often related to the position we are holding ourselves in.For example, sitting at the computer causes us to bring our head forward and elevate our shoulders creating the sensation“that my shoulders are in my ears.” There are a host of muscles helping to pull you into this position but I am going to pick ona few specifically. Click here for the complete tip...

Marisa Gulizia Earns CSCS Certification

Marisa Guliza, DPT, PT has added to her list of credentials. She recently received the good news that she passed the exam needed to earn the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification. The CSCS certification, awarded by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), is one of the most challenging credentials in the fitness industry. In fact, the NSCA Certification is the only fitness-related organization to have credentials nationally accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies since 1993. Athletes’ Training Center boasts of having one of the most qualified staffs in the Midwest and is proud of Gulizia’s accomplishment.

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