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1 New and 2 Classics to Add to Your Pre-Season Workout Routine

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If you haven’t started training for this upcoming season, turn off your computer, put down your phone and GO NOW!  If you have, and you’re like most of us, your workout routines include the usuals like running, biking, squats, box jumps, wall sits and the other assorted tried and true training methods that help transform those pool legs to snow legs.  […]

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Jonathan Thomson | July 24, 2020
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Why Do So Many People Die Shoveling Snow?

When you think of dangerous winter activities, you probably wouldn’t consider shoveling snow to be on the list — but over 100 people die shoveling each year in the US. A study at the US Nationwide Children’s Hospital recorded 1,647 fatalities from cardiac-related injuries associated with shoveling snow from 1990 to 2006 . Cardiologist Barry Franklin, director of preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, lead a team of researchers to study the effects of shoveling. They found that when healthy young men shoveled snow, their heart rate and blood pressure increased more than when they […]

ameliatraynor | February 2, 2015
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