Fitness News
An Internship To Remember
As a senior attending Lasell College’s exercise science program, I recently completed my summer internship at Veritas Performance Training. At first, I quickly realized how much I could learn from the coaching staff at VPT and how sound their approach to training...
Director of North Middlesex Pop Warner
I met Kyle through a mutual friend. I was in the process of organizing my 3rd annual North Middlesex Pop Warner Youth football camp and I wanted to try something a bit different. I wanted a professional trainer to come in and hold a warm up and conditioning class....
Moment of the Month Dave
With more miles on his running shoes than some car owners Dave has totaled over 200 half marathons and still going. He is racking up 5Ks faster than we can count and still lines up among the pace leaders. It’s often said that he does his best work through the hills...
Controlling the Hungry Horrors
Whether binge watching Orange is the New Black or catching up on House of Cards, recent Netflix statistics show that users generally watch more than one episode at a time. Extended hours of couch time increase the chances of late night snacking. We are guilty of it,...
North Middlesex Cowboys Summer Camp
June 25, 2016 8am-1pm North Middlesex Regional High School Practice Football Field 19 Main Street Townsend MA 01469 Join us June 25th at North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend, Massachusetts for our annual non-contact football skills camp and raffle. Our...
Pro Agility Essentials
The ability to change direction quickly and efficiently is vital to sports performance. The 5-10-5 or pro agility drill is one of the most common change of direction tests in use. The drill tests how quickly an athlete can change directions between three cones,...
Why You Should Keep Lifting
Every fifteen seconds an older adult falls and receives emergency care, with fatal results occurring every twenty-nine seconds. As we age our basic abilities like stability decline, making everyday tasks increasingly more difficult and dangerous. So what can we do?...
Increasing Muscle Fiber Activation and Recruitment
When our muscles contract they produce a force against a resistance. When that resistance increases so do our muscular work demands. The greater the demands the greater the amounts of muscle fiber activation and recruitment. However, heavy loading may not always be...
Muscle Components
Muscle tissue consists of two main components, the first is contractile, capable of producing force. The second is non contractile, capable of transmitting force. Both tissues work together under loading stress, however they adapt at different rates. Contractile...
Seated Posture
Current technological advancements have created screen based work and social environments that encourage seated postures. This opposes past generations of industrial workers that relied upon standing and walking. Comparing past to present, overall movement volumes...
Myofascial Influences and Joint Mobility
I jumped at the opportunity to work with local Rolfer Beth Berkely and her student Andrea Sutcliffe in Goffstown NH. Beth’s knowledge, experience, and vision is incredible and over the next ten weeks my goals where clear. This was my chance to learn about myofascial...
Connective Tissue
Connective tissue weaves throughout the body supporting the nervous, muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems. This connective network creates boundaries, protects organs, insulates, and allows substance transportation. However, when connective tissues bind up...