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Posted on January 3, 2025 by Kathleen Habschmidt PT, DPT
Shoveling snow can be a serious workout. While it’s great for a cardio burn, it can also leave you feeling stiff and sore. Stretching after shoveling is important to keep your muscles in shape and prevent injuries. Here are five simple stretches to help you recover from your winter workout.
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Posted on December 30, 2024 by Tony Matoska, PT, DPT, CMPT
With 2025 upon us, many of us will start putting together our New Year’s resolutions. It’s common to struggle with motivation, determination, and confidence. Developing resolutions to start the new year can be a good way to conquer these struggles. Creating effective New Year’s resolutions can help improve your quality of life, self-efficacy, and optimism and help re-balance your life. These resolutions can target your physical health, mental health, athletic abilities, or target your beliefs and behaviors. This blog will cover some do’s and don’ts for creating your resolutions so you can set yourself up for success in meeting your goals.
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Posted on December 27, 2024 by Zachary Vandenberg, DPT
Winter is a season brimming with opportunities for outdoor fun, from skiing and snowboarding to ice skating and sledding. However, these activities have potential risks, especially if proper precautions aren’t taken. Here are some tips to help you enjoy winter activities safely and minimize the risk of injury.
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Posted on December 23, 2024 by Tanner Neuberger, PT, DPT, TDN Level 1
It’s that time of year again! The new year is just around the corner, which means many will create resolutions and set goals for the upcoming year. I want you to reflect on the goals you set last year. How did they go? How many did you accomplish? If you didn’t quite achieve what you wanted, why was that? Reflecting on what worked and didn’t work for you is key to understanding how to improve your behaviors this upcoming year. In this blog, I will lay out a few resolutions that I think everyone should have on their list this year, and I plan to make it easy to follow and implement so you will have some guaranteed goals to hit to give you momentum throughout the year.
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Posted on December 20, 2024 by Athletico
Giving back to the communities where we live and work is at the core of what we do. Our teams are passionate about getting involved in these neighborhoods and cities by supporting charitable donations and volunteer efforts.
This year, our teams supported hundreds of local events, hosted educational lectures, and collected monetary contributions and in-kind donations. Our team is proud to support many organizations and causes that matter. From collecting items for local food banks to participating in blood drives to support those in need, look at the slideshow below to see a few how our teams gave back throughout 2024.
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Posted on December 19, 2024 by Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, Astym Cert.
If your fantasy football team has made it this far, chances are you need just one more win to be named champion, as most leagues conclude this weekend.
Athletico’s Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, ASTYM Cert. is helping fantasy players decide who to sit and who to start in this must-win week, highlighting notable player injuries that may impact your Fantasy Football team.
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Posted on December 18, 2024 by Tyler Spencer PT, DPT
Gymnasts require significant strength, flexibility, and stability to compete in their events, whether they’re at the amateur or Olympic level. During their events, gymnasts place 2-4 times their body weight through their upper extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand). Upper extremity injuries are common, especially in younger athletes. There is a common misconception that pain is part of the sport, but the truth is you don’t have to compete with pain. Let’s look closer at five of the most common upper extremity injuries in gymnasts and exercises that can help improve strength and reduce the potential risk of these common injuries.
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Posted on December 16, 2024 by Kathleen Habschmidt PT, DPT
Winter’s chill brings snow and the inevitable task of shoveling. Improper shoveling technique can turn this winter chore into a source of pain and injury. Shoveling snow involves repetitive motions like bending, twisting and lifting that can strain your muscles and joints. Let’s break down how to shovel to reduce your risk of injuries!
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