Health and Fitness
Health and fitness articles that are more generalized and may not be fencing-specific.

Preventing Heat-Induced Injuries
- By Craig Harkins
- . September 3, 2012
Teaching coaches the early warning signs of developing heat illness makes a huge step toward prevention.

Infrapatellar Strap Reduces Pain In Athletes with Jumper’s Knee
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 30, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – Constant jumping, acceleration and deceleration can be harmful to the patellar region over time. For athletes who jump and land repeatedly, such

Pre-Season Work: Avoid Overdoing It
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 28, 2012
Are you overdoing your “get in shape” fitness routine? It’s one thing to marvel at the Olympic paragons of Gabby Douglas, Missy Franklin, or Usain
Athlete’s Kitchen – Sports Nutrition News You Can Use May 2012
- By Nancy Clark
- . May 7, 2012
More than 450 members of SCAN, the nation’s largest professional group of Sports & Cardiovascular Nutritionists (SCANdpg.org), convened in Baltimore (April 2012) to celebrate SCAN’s

Water: A Wonderful Performance Enhancer
- By Nancy Clark
- . February 6, 2012
Water is a wonderful performance enhancer. When a star U Conn basketball player took the advice of his sports nutritionist Nancy Rodriguez RD and started