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How to Workout Safely (and Avoid Heat Exhaustion) When It's Boiling Hot Outside
When it's hot as can be, is it still safe to go forth with your normal outdoor workout? Sure, you could cave and join a gym that blasts AC all day. The other option is to give up on exercise entirely until the temperature subsides, but that could be months (or never, if you're in a perennially warm location), and you can't stay cooped up and sedentary forever! We've all got to move.
Regular weightlifting may extend your life, a new study suggests
An analysis of data from nearly 100,000 older adults revealed that exercising with weights was associated with a 9% to 22% lower risk of death, with the variation due to the amount of time spent weight lifting.
Six Stretches for a Better Start to Your Workout
U.S. Open Tennis Championships’ chief medical officer demonstrates dynamic warm-up to improve your exercise regimen
Dr Alexis Colvin talks about Yankee’s Andular labrum recovery
Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at the Mount Sinai Health System, said there are many variables when it comes to recovery from a labrum tear, including the location and severity of the tear. She said if the tear is indeed small, as the Yankees have indicated, rest and rehab could get Andujar back on the field.
Dr Alexis Colvin discusses Manny Machado’s knee injury
Dr. Alexis Colvin, orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at The Mount Sinai Hospital, said it’s not unusual to have that type of injury to both knees. “With some people, it’s just the way they’re built,” Colvin said. “Some people are loose-jointed.” Of course, there are no guarantees, which is probably what teams are looking for when considering a signing of this magnitude.Alex
