by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 11, 2013 | Sports Training
In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley or the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Transitioning from skis to running shoes can be painful. When skiing our foot is connected to a long board and never makes contact with...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 27, 2012 | Sports Training
1. No Lift Lines and Cheap Trail Passes With multiple trails all accessed though human power there is rarely an opportunity to be slowed down by others. The solitude, beauty, quiet, and undisturbed snow creates a magical environment. Over the holidays several years...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 27, 2012 | Sports Training
For athletes with a day job the holiday break away from work can provide extra training time. A training camp is simply consecutive days of participating in a sport(s). It is an excellent way for master athletes who generally have limited training time...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 30, 2012 | Sports Training
If you’re lifting weights without addressing postural disparities such as one shoulder higher than the other, a hip that is rotated forward or rounded shoulders then YES your unbalanced posture is becoming stronger and more engrained with every repetition...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 9, 2012 | Sports Training
I recently met a fit young man who loves to run. A mutual friend brought us together, introducing me as someone who might be able to help with his back pain. He had seen a chiropractor who told him the curve in his lower back had flattened which was probably...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 24, 2012 | Sports Training
As an athlete you are driven, have goals and want to achieve. Many of us are in the habit of pushing our bodies to the brink of collapse, injury or sickness to succeed. Our taskmaster inside, sometimes called our sports gremlin, scares us into making bad choices...