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Runners may underestimate their fluid needs on longer summer runs: Optimum Performance
John Muritu (8) holds off Dominic Ondaro (6) to win the 37th running of the Allstate Sugar...
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Optimum Performance: The best athletes have balance — mental, physical, spiritual and emotional
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Lucie...
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Optimum Performance: Does size matter to offensive performance in MLB?
Portrait Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith chats with Mackie Shilstone at “The Fitness Principle” center at...
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Optimum Performance: Bigger, faster, stronger and — maybe fatter
The research continues to stack up relative to the various health related risks associated with carrying excessive...
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Stem Cell Therapy May Improve Outcomes in Knee Surgery and Osteoarthritis: Optimum Performance
Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham, left, zeros in on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees during...
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Optimum Performance: Professional athletes and amateurs share this challenge
It should be no secret that the hydrated (proper fluid intake) athlete is the more efficient and...
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Fitness starts inside out: Mackie Shilstone’s Optimum Performance
Stanford offensive lineman Andrus Peat poses for photos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by...
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Fitness starts inside out: Mackie Shilstone’s Optimum Performance
Stanford offensive lineman Andrus Peat poses for photos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by...
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Optimum Performance: DNA of New Orleans Saints’ top draft picks — will it protect them?
Andrus Peat stands on stage with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, right, after being drafted 13th by the...
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Optimum Performance: 1 weekly session of interval training improves cardiovascular health
How much exercise, what type, and intensity is enough to improve cardiovascular health? These questions have, to...
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Optimum Performance: Recovery is the operative word on the pro tennis circuit
Over the course of this last week, my client – Serena Williams – was forced to play...
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Optimum Performance: ‘Playing hurt’ and ‘playing injured’ are 2 separate things
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Last Friday before the start of the semifinal match between the No. 1 world-ranked...
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Optimum Performance: NFL quarterback, pro female tennis player face similar challenges | NOLA.com
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. — For the past three weeks, I assisted a top NFL quarterback with...
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Optimum Performance: Smart athletes drink their way to success
Serena Williams, left, greets Sloane Stephens after their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Tuesday,...
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Optimum Performance: Pro tennis offers unique challenges to players and coaches
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot during a Fed Cup tennis women’s singles match...
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Optimum Performance: Short duration, moderate intensity exercise improves cognitive function in young adults
Runners near the City Park finish line during the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10K road...
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Optimum Performance: In sports and life, you are only as good as your ability to recover
Last week, I was asked by one of the top-rated pound-for-pound professional boxers in the world to...
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Golfers may be at risk for injuries without proper training: Optimum Performance
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot head far to the right on the 11th hole of the...
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Super Bowl 2015: An NFL player’s game-day performance may depend on pre-game meal
With Super Bowl 49 set to kick-off Sunday at 5:30pm (CST) in Glendale, Arizona, an often overlooked factor...
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Optimum Performance: Why major-league umpires should be considered athletes
First base umpire Quinn Wolcott signals a home run after reviewing the instant replay on a Texas...
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Optimum Performance: How economics impact decision to exercise
January is the time of year when many people make a “contribution” to begin an exercise program...
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Optimum Performance: Internal strife caused New Orleans Saints’ downfall | NOLA.com
Last Sunday, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune columnist Larry Holder addressed four questions that need to be answered...
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Optimum Performance: Concussions down but not out in NFL
New Orleans Saints tackle Terron Armstead (72) was one of three Saints players to miss time in...
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Optimum Performance: Concussions down but not out in NFL | NOLA.com
“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and...
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Optimum Performance: Winning in the NFL is about understanding your opponent, yourself
Being fit to lead is not about your physical shape. Rather, it has much more to do...
