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Athlete Health

Help keep your athlete safe and healthy so they can experience success on and off the field.

Top 10 Health Benefits of Soccer
June 2, 2023
Upper body strength is required for shielding the ball, holding off opponents, throw-ins and also contributes to overall power and explosiveness. With soccer being one of the most widely played sports in the world, it’s reputation as an active and fun sport is well documented. Along with being entertaining to watch and to play, soccer […]
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Best Postgame Hockey Meals
June 2, 2023
The combination of carbohydrates and protein immediately after a game creates a stimulatory effect for muscle growth, muscle repair, muscle retention, glycogen replenishment and enhanced hydration. What you eat is important, how much of it you eat is important and when you eat it is important. In the big picture of things, the first two are […]
Fueling Our Youth Athletes
June 2, 2023
There are a lot of demands placed on our children athletically and nutrition is a way we can really help. We had record registration and attendance at our monthly webinar earlier today with expert guest, Abby Forman – Registered Dietitian, providing us with great insights on youth sports nutrition and how we can help our […]
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Ten Tips For Hockey Grocery Shopping on a Budget
June 2, 2023
It’s so important that we fuel our bodies right if we want to be the healthiest and best hockey players that we can be, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Parents, I’m not telling you something you don’t already know. The game of hockey can get really expensive when you start adding everything […]
Get Good Sleep! It has a Major Effect on Athletic Performance
June 2, 2023
To perform at your peak, try to get to your new destination as many days in advance as possible and get your body’s natural clock used to the new time zone. Most teenagers don’t get enough sleep. And here’s more challenging news for the young athlete: your sleep schedule plays a big role in your […]
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How to Gain Weight Healthfully
June 2, 2023
“No matter what I eat, I can’t seem to gain weight…” “What about those weight gain powders … do they work?” “How much more protein should I eat to help me bulk up?” Although two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a handful of skinny people — including many athletes — feel very frustrated by […]
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Hockey In-Season Nutrition Guidelines
June 2, 2023
Today I want to talk about how hockey athletes should be approaching their nutrition in regards to their in-season body composition management and recovery from injury. Why these two topics? Well, body composition (the ratio of lean muscle mass to fat mass) is something a lot of hockey athletes actually regress with quite a bit […]
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How Hockey Players Can Build Muscle
June 2, 2023
Because training was only the stimulus, your nutrition and sleep are going to determine whether or not you actually adapt to that stimulus to build muscle tissue. When it comes to building muscle mass for hockey athletes, you need to have an adequate intake of protein in your diet. Technically, water makes up roughly 75 […]
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Developing Internal Confidence
June 2, 2023
Every time you learn something new, accomplish a small task, or reach a new milestone, let that growth and improvement make you feel better about yourself and believe in what you’re capable of doing even more. There’s very much a connection between the mind, the body, and our physical actions where everything is interconnected and […]
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How to Identify and Prevent Throwing Arm Stress
June 2, 2023
Almost exaggerating your throwing motion, you want to have some torso rotation and a finish similar to after ball release during your throwing motion. Using your entire body will help reduce stress on the throwing arm. Injuries in baseball was a hot topic this year, with high profile arms placed on the disabled list, the […]
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