by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 11, 2013 | Sports Training
Before any athletic practice or competition, you’ll often see rows of athletes lined up in the training room having their ankles, wrists or other various joints taped so they can go play. If you’re like most athletes, you don’t think much about it...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 25, 2013 | Sports Training
It’s never too early to start planning for your next athletic season. Sometimes it takes years to build up the fitness for an event. You also need long range planning in order to peak for an important competition. As a coach, I help athletes develop a realistic...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 11, 2013 | Sports Training
If you are a competitive summer athlete, your cardiovascular training focus shifts during the fall and winter to over-distance and endurance aerobic workouts. Most people refer to these workouts as Long, Slow Distance (LSD). Through my interactions with people, I have...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 6, 2013 | Sports Training
Not enough motion or too much of the same, repetitive movements can cause one major issue: postural deviations. For example, because I spent years hunched over a bicycle, along with a desk job, my shoulders and upper back took on a rounded position. This hunched-over...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 26, 2013 | Sports Training
So you want to stay pain and injury free on the bike? Well, it all depends on the fitness of the body you bring into cycling and your approach to riding. Let me explain. BODY FITNESS More fundamental than your VO2 max or power output, total body fitness includes...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 16, 2013 | Sports Training
Why do you race? I have been asking my friends, teammates and clients this question for years. Yet, I have not heard a satisfactory answer. Recently, I had a conversation on this topic with a client. This caused me to write this blog. Let me elaborate. There are many...
