Why Dehydration Makes Injuries Worse (and Recovery Slower) When most athletes think about how injuries happen, they picture the wrong step, awkward landing, or unlucky collision. But there’s a less obvious factor that plays a critical role in injury severity and recovery timelines: Hydration status at the moment of injury.
My kid sprained their ankle. Do We Need an Ankle X-Ray? A 5-point at-home checklist to gauge the severity of your athlete’s ankle injury. This checklist was created to educate athletes and parents about the healing process of an ankle injury. Waiting on a timeline that was suggested within the
Training Beyond the Scale: For most of us, the first time we stepped into a gym or thought about changing our diet, it was about the number on the scale. Maybe you were chasing a goal weight before a vacation, trying to fit into a certain size for an event,
Feeling Stuck? Start Somewhere, Not Over. At some point, you were on track. You were training consistently, eating better, maybe even feeling stronger and sleeping well. Then life happened—you got sick, went on vacation, the kids’ schedule flipped everything upside down, or maybe work just took over. Now it feels
Maybe Motivation Isn’t Your Issue At some point, most of us have stood in front of the mirror and thought, “I just need to get motivated again.” Here’s the truth: you don’t. Motivation is fleeting. It shows up when things feel exciting and disappears the second life gets stressful. Relying
Creating Consistency in the Chaos: 5 Ways to a Guilt-Free Summer How to stay strong, feel good, and make progress—even when your routine is all over the place. Summer is here—and for many women balancing work, family, and everything in between, it can feel like your normal routines go
Hydration: The Overlooked Key to Injury Resilience and Peak Performance Hydrating isn’t just about water, and it isn’t just about quenching thirst. It’s about cellular health, tissue elasticity, joint lubrication, and metabolic efficiency. Whether you’re on the field, in the weight room, or coming back from an injury, your hydration
It’s not only your hormones. If you’re a woman over 40, you’ve probably asked yourself at least once: “Are my hormones off?” Maybe your energy is low, your sleep is inconsistent, and your body is changing in ways you didn’t expect. Here’s the truth: yes, hormones shift in your 40s
Women’s Health Night at Movement Fitness! You’re doing it all! Kids, careers, aging parents, appointments, meal planning, and volunteer roles. From the outside, you look like you’ve got it all together. But inside, your body may be saying something very different. That’s the hidden cost of high-functioning. Chronic stress isn’t
How do you know your injured athlete should return to play? Why “Feeling Good” Isn’t Enough: What Parents Need to Know About Return-to-Play Testing As an athletic trainer, I’ve heard it more times than I can count: “They feel good.” “The pain is gone.” “They’re cleared by the doctor… Can