2010 Fitness Trends
It’s the sound of millions of resolutions being made. Somewhere in the top 5% of those resolutions includes “getting fit.” There’s something about the start of a new year that inspires people..... [MORE]

Faster, Stronger & Injury-Free
Triathletes know that to improve their race splits, they have to be faster and stronger than their competitors. A few will buy the fastest wetsuits to slice swiftly in the water during the swim and some will invest in..... [MORE]

One Chance To Win
The announcer calls out the final directions. “Next class, approach the staging area.” Forty-two riders crowd into position alongside rumbling 450cc engines, straddle machines that outweigh them. They lower..... [MORE]

What is MMA?
Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that allows fighters of all sorts of disciplines and fighting styles to compete against each other. The fighting can be done while standing or on the mat..... [MORE]

The Power & The Grace
For many Americans, gymnastics is a sport to be celebrated every four years during the Summer Olympics. The images of grace and strength, of athletes competing as individuals.... [MORE]

ULTIMATE FRISBEE
On a warm Monday evening, the sun descends behind a row of trees
along a graffiti-covered wall and casts long chain-link shadows across the dry
summer grass of Lyons Field in New.... [MORE]

ROWING
To an outside observer watching people row, the sport may look steady,
monotonous even, which couldn’t be further from the truth. An otherwise
unknown aspect of rowing.... [MORE]

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
As a novice triathlete on an
extended business trip to San
Francisco after Hurricane Katrina,
Melanie Detloff entered her
name into the infamous Escape.... [MORE]

GEOCACHING
Ever wonder why many children’s gamesinvolve hiding or searching for something hidden? Hide-and-seek and scavenger hunts are among the games that entertain children by.... [MORE]

Adventure Sailing
When Ryan Mayer joined a crew
of four to sail a 42-foot Hunter
sailboat from New Orleans to
Little Cayman Island in the
Caribbean nearly 10 years ago.... [MORE]

Fitness Trends 2009
The landscape of any industry changes from year to year and the fitness industry is no different. The good news is that the fitness industry seems to continuously.... [MORE]

Aging Triathletes
Covington resident Bob Sigerson, 70, is not your run-of-the-mill senior citizen. At an age when most settle into retirement, Sigerson works full-time in the insurance business,.... [MORE]

Marathon Tips
Athletic accomplishments bring people a sense of pride. Working to achieve a goal as an individual or a team and then achieving that goal is very rewarding....
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26.2 miles to Superdome
Athletic accomplishments bring people a sense of pride. Working to achieve a goal as an individual or a team and then achieving that goal is very rewarding....
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Pilates It's got your back
It could start out as a twinge. A simple glitch in your daily activities that begins as a slight irritation could then escalate into a full-blown, take-off-work-and-lie-on-the-sofa.... [MORE]