David Fiech, MS, CSCSAerobic 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, CSCS3 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...
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