by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 28, 2012 | Injury Recovery
You know that kid who is always asking questions to the point of being annoying? What does s/he want to know – WHY? Why this, why that, why, why, why. It can be a difficult question with a complex answer. Adults interacting with this child may become drained by...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 23, 2012 | Sports Training
Proprioception is defined by Mosby’s dictionary as “the kinesthetic sense. The sense that deals with sensations of body position, posture, balance, and motion.” Simply put, it is your ability to feel your body’s joint positions and movements in space....
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 20, 2012 | Injury Recovery
To reduce joint pain my Egoscue® therapist recommended I measure and work to improve my body pH. Defined as “potential for Hydrogen” pH represents the acid-base balance in arterial blood. The density of positively charged hydrogen ions makes a solution...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 10, 2012 | Sports Training
1. Embrace Your Competitor When I read about this strategy in Running Within by Jerry Lynch and Warren Scott I was intrigued. I had always seen the other women in my races as rivals to be beaten and crushed, not embraced! Lynch and Scott describe how anger...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 2, 2012 | Sports Training
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. You have probably heard that having a strong core is important and will help with back pain, athletic performance, injury prevention, posture and the various activities of daily...
