Tag Archives: Sports

Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — So-called “locker-room talk” among boys can actually be used to promote respect toward girls, a new study reports. Teenage boys are less likely to be abusive or sexually violent in a relationship after they’ve taken part in Coaching Boys Into Men, a prevention… Read More: Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence »

How youth sports might be a risk factor for heart disease

“If only there was just one more creative way to increase my child’s sugar intake,” said no parent ever. As a pediatric cardiologist, I spend much of my day counseling parents of children with obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. I tell them to increase their physical activity. Remove all junk food from the house. Join a… Read More: How youth sports might be a risk factor for heart… »

Sports Massage: An Important Aspect of a Serious Athlete's Regimen

If you are a serious athlete or even a recreational athlete then you already know that your daily regiment prepares you for optimal use of your skills and energies for your favored sporting event. However, continuous exercise and fitness regimen also causes extreme soreness and muscle tension that gets increasingly worse if you do not… Read More: Sports Massage: An Important Aspect of a Serious Athlete's Regimen »