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Category: Fitness Equipment

Dec 11, 2023

MERRY FITNESS! Best Fitness Gifts for Christmas 2023!

Every December, as we finish the last of the leftover turkey, patients begin to talk about the holiday season and gift shopping. This conversation invariably leads to suggestions for gift ideas related to health, exercise and fitness. The suggestions below offer a wide variety of fitness related gifts, some expensive and frivolous and others reasonably […]

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Dec 17, 2018

Merry Fitness! Top 10 Fitness Gifts for Christmas!

Every December, as we finish the last of the leftover turkey, patients begin to talk about the holiday season and gift shopping. This conversation invariably leads to suggestions for gift ideas related to health, exercise and fitness. The suggestions below offer a wide variety of fitness related gifts, some expensive and frivolous and others reasonably […]

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Jul 9, 2018

Hit the trails and beat the heat

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” -Robert Frost The purpose of this column is to present an alternative to traditional running that will allow training on more interesting and less stressful surfaces such as those […]

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Oct 9, 2017

Compression socks for runners are important for recovery

Congratulations to the dedicated runners and organizers of yesterdays 22nd Annual Steamtown Marathon. The 26.2 mile event, beginning in Forest City and ending in downtown Scranton, is a spectacular event. By my view, the event represents everything that makes NEPA special: hardworking, unselfish organizers, appreciative and enthusiastic supporters, beautiful landscape and fall foliage. Many runners […]

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Apr 10, 2017

Trekking poles aren't just for serious hikers

  Several years ago, while hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with my family, my wife Esther developed “canyon knee,” also known as “hiker’s knee” or in medical terms, “patellar tendonitis.” Regardless of the term, the end result was that she had severe pain in the tendon below her knee cap and was […]

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Nov 7, 2016

Jump Training Program

Basketball season is coming soon and preseason conditioning has begun. Every kid who has ever donned a pair of basketball shoes has dreamed about the thrill of jumping high into the sky toward the hoop to dunk a basketball. Yes, even those of us at 5 feet 8 inches and below can dream. While it […]

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Oct 10, 2016

Compression Socks for Runners may prevent post-race blood clots

Compression Socks for Runners – Wear After The Race! Jury Out on Value for Running Performance, But New Research Suggests Socks May Prevent Post Race Blood Clots Congratulations to the participants of the 21st Annual Steamtown Marathon! Completing the long and arduous 26.2 mile journey is not an easy task. In fact, the mechanical and physiological toll […]

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Aug 29, 2016

Concussions in Football: Part 2 of 2

Concussions in Football: Part 2 of 2 Guest Contributor: Victoria Wrightson, SPT There is a heightened awareness of concussions in football due to the recent discovery of a degenerative brain disease found during the autopsies of professional football players now known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The Mayo Clinic defines CTE as brain degeneration […]

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Jul 4, 2016

Rediscover Your Inner Child: Hit The Trails

  “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.”  Robert Frost The purpose of this column is to present an alternative to traditional running that will allow training on more interesting and less stressful surfaces such […]

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Apr 11, 2016

Cycling: The Proper Fit Can Prevent Injury

Guest columnist: Sarah Singer, BFA, PTA Spring has sprung and so too has Tour de Scranton, considered the “kick off” to biking season in NEPA. So, dust off your bikes and warm up for the event by riding the many beautiful and well-maintained trails are available at the Countryside Conservancy at Lackawanna State Park, other […]

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