Regional Features
Saucony Launches iPhone App to Fight Obesity
Free Run4Good™ app - available September 5 - to support National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month; brand challenges community to do good by doing what they love: running - LEXINGTON, Mass. - (August 29, 2012) - Today, a third of American children are overweight or obese, posing a serious health threat to the future of our kids.
SportsArt Fitness introducing the new ECOFIT Networking System for their electricity-producing Green System
The New EcoFit Networking System and Display - The ECOFIT Networking System and Display will revolutionize usage of exercise equipment in clubs, fitness facilities, hotels, universities and schools.
BEVERLY, MA (September 6, 2012) – Three intrepid young runners (one Finnish, two American) will be on the sabbatical of a lifetime as they climb aboard the converted Airstream for a cross-country trip with Finland’s Legendary Running Brand,
Nike Spike Pad For Ossur Foot Flex Cheetah Blades
Courtesy of Nike Media Relations
The folks at Nike sent us this information on the special Nike spike pad that goes on the Ossur Foot Flex Cheetah Blades, used by Oscar Pistorius. Oscar has rewritten what the world considers the limitations of human endeavor and human spirt. He inspires many athletes and many sports fans.
Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for the Jumps
by Roy Stevenson
Because of the highly ballistic nature of the jumps, they require a solid warm up before training and competition. Warming up readies the jumper's muscles by increasing the force of their muscle contractions and speeding up muscle contraction rate, providing that much needed power and speed on the runway.
Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for Throwers
by Roy Stevenson
Warming up for the throwing events has a similar goal to the sprinter's warm up. We want to increase the force of the thrower's muscle contractions and speed up their muscle contraction rate, to maximize their power and speed. The big difference is that we are focusing on different muscles groups for the throws.
Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cooldown for Distance Runners
by Roy Stevenson
Distance runners need a solid warm-up to prepare physically and psychologically for their races and training sessions. The benefits of warming up include boosting the oxygen concentration in hemoglobin and increasing oxygen and blood flow to the working muscles.
TurboJav: Making Javelin Throw Popular for School Programs
"Fresh and hot out of the box," as Tom Petranoff could say in his TurboJav commercial for the newly developed special javelin made mainly for trainings.
AMERICAN TRACK & FIELD Track Facilities Resource Guide
This publication is an example of how media should work with associations. As a former track coach at high school, community college, college and club level, and publisher of ATF for almost two decades, I was always curious as to what went into building the right track & field facility for your program.
Product - Next Level Cushioning with the adiSTAR Ride 2
Previously the adiSTAR Cushion, this new update is about continuing the ultimate ride. The introduction of active ForMotion™ technology in the upper provides superior fit and flexibility for an enhanced plush and responsive ride, bringing the elite shoe to an even higher level.
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