by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 16, 2020 | Injury Recovery
Find Stunning * Find Character * Find Welcome This is the promise of The Pioneer, a six-day mountain bike stage race. Without doubt, our character was tested and strengthened during this epic event that was held December 1-6, 2019. The stunning views were often...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 17, 2019 | Injury Recovery
Tennis Elbow, Climber’s Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow—these are all elbow tendonitis injuries. However, despite what you might think, the elbow is often not the problem . . . What is Epicondylitis? Epicondylitis is simply the technical term for Tennis Elbow, Climber’s...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 15, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique
Have you ever sprained your ankle? It is a common injury, happening 97 times a minute, 2,328 times a day and 850,000 times a year. Actually, you have a 30% chance of spraining your ankle this year! (https://www.rightdiagnosis.com/a/ankle_sprain/stats.htm)...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 26, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Sports Training
When we think of running and recovery, we generally visualize stretching, massage, rolling, or other post-workout activities. These are all excellent activities, but they only happen after the running workout is complete. Instead of recovering only after you’ve...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 17, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique
Recently, during a hard week of training—including climbing intervals on the bike and heavy lifting in the gym—I woke up with intense tightness in my left glute. Previously, I had overworked my my right glute, which made it tighter. Now it was the left. I saw this as...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 7, 2019 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
Last summer, Elizabeth Lamoureux was diagnosed with Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) in her right hip. FAI creates abnormal contact and wear in the hip joint, between the ball—top of the femur (thigh bone)—and the socket—acetabulum (depression in the pelvic bone)....