Category: Blog
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Is your strength going downhill?
If you are a consistent exerciser or were, you are probably not performing resistance training with the same frequency or intensity. Are you losing muscle mass and power? Concerning strength, the de-training process is different than aerobic training. That is because as you train with weights, some more processes and factors contribute to strength. And…
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Is Denver Altitude an Advantage for Denver Athletes?
Is competing at Denver altitude an advantage for the home teams? Is there less oxygen in the air that impairs performance for a sea level athlete? The answer is mostly NO. What is in the air by average altitude has been well documented. While the atmosphere can vary by weather system, these relationships and implications…
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Changes in Motivation & Research
There are rare but critical changes in focus, application, and terminology in sports and exercise science. This affects everything from exercise product development to how programs are advertised to you as the consumer. As science has demonstrated that activity has a role in improving health, the research has expanded to reflect this additional path. It’s…
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VO2 Testing: Its helps maximize your exercise benefits!
VO2 Max Testing, or measuring your oxygen uptake, is a valuable test in determining both your exercise strategy and your actual heart rate zones based on your metabolism. It is the most essential fitness factor for a longer life. VO2 Max testing involves using a bike or treadmill as the exercise method. During increasing effort…
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The Langer Lesson
While he didn’t win the Master’s, 63-year-old Bernard Langer is the embodiment of the advantages of being over 50 when you want to perform. He demonstrated that due to the mental process and skills, performance can be better as you get older. Many people assume that if you are over 50, you will not be…
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Protect Your Eyes from Blue Light
With work from home comes some bad news, and it doesn’t involve buying more PJs to expand your work wardrobe. Blue Light: Real Eye Danger It is blue light, the almost invisible light and radiation emitted from computer screens, tablets, cell phones, and the like. If you didn’t think this was an issue to eye…
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Fit from the Ground Up with the Right Golf Shoes
LATERAL FORCE: Leather golf shoes handle sudden weight shifts far better than lightweight fabrics can. (Photo by Brian Lindley) 47% of states now say golf is a safe activity, and 79% of golf courses are now open for play. Before you go out and get new shoes, consider that you shouldn’t select your golf clubs…
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Can You Eat Your Way to Immunity?
With the COVID situation, more and more people are taking a multi-dimensional approach to stay healthy. Is just eating better, or are supplements a line of defense in optimal health? Eating better does have positive health effects. The YMCA of Denver, in their spirit of community, has been handing out healthy food for the last…
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Are Your Muscles Turning to Jello?
If you are a consistent exerciser or were, you are probably not performing resistance training with the same frequency or intensity. Are you losing muscle mass and power? Concerning strength, the de-training process is different than aerobic training. That is because as you train with weights, more processes and factors contribute to strength. And they…
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How much aerobic fitness are you losing?
If you were the regular exerciser four to six days per week, are you losing cardio fitness with a modified routine? Is it mental anguish or physiological fact? For the elite runner, they can still run and compare performance and feeling. High-level endurance athletes tend to be in total touch with their bodies and their…
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Online Exercise Class Effectiveness
Many clubs and facilities are offering online classes for their members and the community. Are they effective? Before we make a conclusion, let’s look at the physiological facts and research. Until a few years ago, video/online classes were not researched. However, there have been enough studies in the last few years to shed light on…
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Walking During COVID
With the COVID restrictions in place, and local gyms/facilities closed, people are walking outside. But are you getting the same workout that you would at your facility? The answer is maybe, but likely not. Let’s look at the variables and data to make some sense of how to make outdoor walking to equal what you…
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A Treadmill Desk May Be Your Home Fitness Answer
Like most people, you are either working from home a little or a lot. And, in this time of crisis you are not going to your local gym. And, just maybe going for a long walk or run does not appeal to you because of social distancing. Many people are turning to home equipment, and…
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The Myth of EPOC
One of the big reasons for people performing interval training is Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) to enhance fitness and weight loss by burning more kcal (calories) after exercise. The theory is that interval training, commonly described as High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), will burn more kcal than cardio training and will leave the body’s…
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Better Balance? Not from the Hand Switch!!!
So how do you get better balance in life and golf? Enough of these local magazine articles in Colorado Avid Golfer that state “this is a great exercise to develop balance…” Who says? Where is the research? Just because some “trainer” recommended an exercise does not give it scientific validity or efficacy. The “hand switch”…
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Golf: Practice Perfection = Performance Optimization
In golf, how you approach the game has quite a bit to do with outcome. You can’t just go up there and hit it and expect consistent results. Here are the keys to making practice, play and then performance rounds count. Even more important at this early time in the season when you don’t have…
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Train the Brain
It’s no secret, as we get older we don’t think as fast. And, if you are a competitive athlete, how fast you can see, think and react determines results. In the past, what you were born with was your maximum ability. That has changed, we can train the brain! That’s why this type of training…