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Intense Training Can Be Fun!
How often do you engage in a truly intense workout? If you’re like many athletes it’s easy to get into a rut. You do the same training...
Using Your Training To Prepare You for the Next Level of Competition
It’s extremely important to make sure that your training program is matched to your sports and athletic goals. Fitness buffs and other...
Identify Your Weaknesses to Build a Training Plan
The best way for athletes to become better performers is to train, of course. Visualization techniques and better nutrition will...
Take Your Game To The Next Level
Being a skillful athlete will make you competitive, but customized sports enhancement training is what makes elite athletes elite. Take...
How quick are you? Follow The Leader
Watching basketball players on the court can certainly leave you with your head spinning. They move this way and that, spin left and then...
Athletic Injuries In Adolescents
Due to the physiological changes occurring in the body of younger athletes, they may be at special risk of injury. The weight and load on...
Got Nutrition? What you eat could mean the difference between being first or last.
If you have been given a customized sports enhancement training program by your Downers Grove Sports Enhancement Strength, Speed and...
Knee Pain in High School Runners Linked to Hip Strength Imbalances
Patellofemoral pain (PFP), or “runner’s knee”, can occur in athletes who put heavy stress on their knees. The pain is characterized by a...
Treating Ankle Injuries with Sports Physical Therapy and Lace-Up Braces
Of all the sports, basketball tends to exert the most pressure on the foot and ankle, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Given the...
Handling Small Sports Injuries- Downers Grove Physical Therapy Can Help
Athletes suffer injuries all the time. Fortunately not all of them require a trip to the emergency room or an extended visit with a...
Complex Training in Downers Grove
An athlete gearing up for competition is most likely familiar with the term complex training. Just as the name indicates it is a...
Think golf isn’t a sport? Tell that to Tiger Woods.
Prevention is the name of the game when it comes to golf-related sports injuries. The extreme level of torque applied to the core of the...
Explosive Movements and Their Corresponding Injuries
A ruptured hamstring can be a painful injury to an athlete and one that takes weeks in which to recover. Athletes are constantly...
Know The Science, Know The Client
We all know what happens when we put sugar in a vehicle’s gas tank. Is the human body much different? Well, for one thing, it won’t make...
Core Strengthening Is The Key
When we think of athletics, we typically focus our attention on the body parts that do the moving – the pitcher’s arm, the running back’s...
Benefits of Sand Running
If you’ve ever tried running in the sand you understand how much of a work out it can be on your legs. This is why some trainers insist...
Downers Grove Customized Sports Enhancement Training Programs
A customized sports enhancement training program is a must for athletes looking to take their training to the next level. To become...
Balance Pads- A Must With ACL Injury Prevention Training
Just as the name suggests, a balance pad is a training device used by many athletes to help improve balance. Balance training is...
Complex Training
An athlete gearing up for competition is most likely familiar with the term complex training. Just as the name indicates it is a...
Hone Your Skills With Summer Time Workouts
As summer approaches many young athletes hang up their shoulder and knee pads, sticks and helmets for yet another year. But it is...
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