by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 18, 2015 | Sports Training
Did you see it? Professional golfer Tiger Woods pulled out of the first round of the Farmers Open last month due to back pain. Why? Because of a lack of glute activation. In an interview, he actually acknowledged it. “My glutes are shutting off and they they...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 23, 2014 | Sports Training
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Ben Franklin said these famous words in 1736 in reference to fire prevention. You can apply the same philosophy, however, to sports injuries. For several reasons–beyond the obvious–we want to avoid any...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 17, 2014 | Sports Training
Balloon Letting go is hard. In my experience, it is much more difficult to coach someone to postpone participation in an event than to continue ahead with strenuous training. I’ve also struggled with this personally. Consider this . . . July 15,...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 10, 2014 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
As I neared the top of the initial 1.5 mile climb on the Caldera 10 km run course, I found the aid station. I slowed to take a cup of Gatorade. And that’s when she passed me. Oh Crap! I had no idea another woman was so close! But I had to hydrate. The next...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 30, 2014 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
It has been over a decade since I’ve been backpacking due to injury and fear of pain. I am happy to say that my husband and I went out for a successful night last weekend to celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Backpacking can be added to my list of can do...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 17, 2014 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
Can you… Complete 50 abdominal crunches in one minute? Squat 2 times your body weight? After reading those two sentences, are you feeling unfit right now? Well, I am! These, however, are just a few of the assessments that some people commonly use...
