Growth Spurts

Growth Spurts My wife and I recently purchased our 12-year-old son a new pair of shoes and new pants only to discover a month later, he’s complaining that he can’t make them fit!!  Geesh. Funny too, is that he liked a girl in school but she grew taller than him; a...

The Dreaded Side Stitch

The Dreaded Side Stitch Most runners know all too well the discomfort of the notorious side stitch. There’s nothing worse than that sharp pain “under the ribs” creeping up out of no where to ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly great run. The...

The Warm Up – Let’s Stretch…Or Not

The Warm Up – Let’s Stretch…Or Not Growing up, I always lived by the concept of ‘make sure you stretch before exercising, you don’t want to hurt yourself’.  I’m sure we all agree that stretching has been a mainstay of the warm up routine for decades....

Hydration for Young Athletes

Hydration for Young Athletes It’s encouraging to see the cultural shift towards ensuring our young athletes have water bottles with them at every practice and game.  Parents are filling up water bottles and coaches are now taking time out during practices for the...

Fuelling for Competition

Fuelling for Competition We’ve all seen it before, the caring mom or dad passing around a box of Timbits to the players in the locker room.  All in an attempt to give them energy for that big game.  Yet, they see their players slog around the ice as the opposing team...

Are Your Running Shoes Wearing Out?

Are Your Running Shoes Wearing Out? It seems that most of us have some vague understanding of when we need to replace our old running shoes. We usually base it on the outward look of the shoe. When our big toe starts to push through the top, we figure that’s a dead...