Staying fit after breast cancer

Staying fit after breast cancer

…. OR THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT Dear Friend, It’s October, the NFL goes pink and we know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. No better time to take a closer look at the relationship between Breast Cancer and Fitness...
Osteoarthritis of the shoulder

Osteoarthritis of the shoulder

Dear Reader, Like my mother many people suffer from chronic severe shoulder pain caused by degenerative joint disease also known as osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs when the bone protective- or articular cartilage wears down and causes swelling, inflammation, and...
Living and exercising with prostate cancer

Living and exercising with prostate cancer

Dear Friend, a few days after the 12th anniversary of my father’s passing, he had prostate cancer, and after a very close friend was recently diagnosed with the same disease I decided to dedicate this blog to all those who are or have been living with prostate cancer....
Exercising with AFIB

Exercising with AFIB

Dear Friend, as so many of my blogs this one too was inspired by the work with one of my current clients. He has experienced an increasing number of episodes of AFib during and outside of our training meetings. Rather than going into the details of his situation I...
Warm-up and cool-down: why and how

Warm-up and cool-down: why and how

Dear Friend, Yesterday I watched my son’s High School soccer game. As so often, my observations triggered a new blog. During the middle of the game one of my son’s teammates, who just a few minutes earlier had entered the game as a sub, went down on to the pitch in a...