General Fitness
Written by John McCann
There are pro ballplayers who get hung up on hangnails and head to the showers. And then there's Kobe Bryant with a smashed finger, and a messed-up back, yet the guy figures out how to hit game-winning shots at the buzzer to secure Ws for the Los Angeles Lakers. Which could cause budding ballplayers to equate such outcomes with the lore about Bryant's legendary workout regimen.
Written by Bob Bovee
Inactive people give aging a bad name. Use it or lose it! Time does not respect disuse. Let Joe Montana or Pete Sampras retire form their sport for a year, and their ability would slide drastically. If either of these athletes decided to return to their sport at the high intensity that they left it at, not only would they be off target, they would also risk injury.
Written by Bob Bovee
Is your child getting enough daily exercise? If you're not sure, here are a few shocking facts that should make you consider tracking your child's daily activities.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
Dale Wakasugi could have been a dead man nearly two years ago when he went into cardiac arrest while he was refereeing a basketball game and collapsed on the floor at Fridley High School. Spectators, including a 16-year-old student, used the school’s automatic external defibrillator to revive Wakasugi by shocking his heart back into a normal rhythm.
Written by Patricia Kelly
There is a large list of reasons why people categorize getting healthy as one of the most challenging and difficult goals to achieve. Time management is at the top of the list. So many people find it impossible to squeeze any kind of workout into their already hectic schedules. Since we are not living in the nineteenth century, and exercise is no longer a part of daily survival, we must deliberately move our bodies. For those who work at home, it is a common parental habit to tend to family matters before tending to self. Then there are also those who are simply overwhelmed by just trying to figure out what kind of program to choose. Even in a technological society, with resources at our fingers tips, many people just don’t know how to stay healthy. They are confused by an overload of information.
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