Posts Tagged ‘stretching and flexibility’
Age, Gender, and Stretching
Two new articles on stretching and flexibility are posted on stadion.com. The first is titled “Age and Stretching” and the second, “Gender and Stretching.” In those articles I answer questions from athletes and martial artists on relation of age and gender to flexibility. Some older martial artists ask whether it is possible to improve flexibility […]
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Tags: age and stretching, gender and stretching, martial arts, stretching and flexibility, Thomas Kurz
Someone brought to my attention The Epic Split featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme (see below). I viewed it and was duly impressed. Then I read comments on YouTube and on other sites, such as huffingtonpost.com and mashable.com. Most comments on this video are Ok, but inevitably there are some from nobodies looking for faults in the […]
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Tags: hanging side split., Jean-Claude Van Damme, stretching and flexibility, Volvo Trucks
Just before Thanksgiving, a member of Stadion’s Discussion Forum posted info on a new book by Vergil Den that references my work (thanks Tmess!). Out of curiosity I downloaded the book. It is worth reading, well written, and not too long. It is titled The Stoic’s Burden. You may download it from the author’s site […]
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Tags: dynamic stretching, Paul Ingraham, static stretching, stretching and flexibility, stretching and injuries, Stretching Scientifically, Vergil Den
Ernie O’Malley has sent me a link to professor Doug Richards’ (University of Toronto St. George, Physical Education & Health Department) lecture on stretching and asked about my thoughts on it. You may view the lecture here: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?24639991001. And here are my thoughts: Great lecture. Very accessible explanation of biomechanical concepts related to stretching. Professor Richards […]
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Tags: conditioning, Doug Richards, Physical Education and Health, sports training, stretching and flexibility, stretching and injuries, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
On May 11th I did an audio interview with Mark Knapp of PhysiDex.com. The interview was done over Skype, so the recording is not studio-quality, but it may still be worth your while to listen to. Here are Mark’s main questions: What are some of the biggest myths or misconceptions that you see regarding stretching and […]
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