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Adult Weight Loss Buzz Busters
Posted 22 days ago (EST)The weight loss and diet industry is a booming billion dollar business, and everyone is reaching for a piece of the pie. New diet research, philosophies, and strategies abound, often contradicting or debunking the prior most popular fad. Are we counting calories? Or carbs? Fats were one day bad but now they say some are good. Break away from the buzz. The busters listed below are time tested, universal truths.
Calories
A calorie is a unit of measurement. Specifically, it’s a unit of...
Athlete of the Month
Posted 22 days ago (EST)October’s athlete of the month is Ryan Say. Ryan is a special athlete whose consistent training and never give up attitude is paying off. He is a junior on the baseball team at El Modena High School playing the positions of pitcher, first and third base. Like many high school athletes a typical weekday begins early and is packed full of classes, practice, homework and more practice. What makes Ryan unique, outside of his philanthropic endeavors with Ronald McDonald House and the Special...
Sit-ups DO NOT = Speed
Posted 25 days ago (EST)What Parents Can Do To Prepare Kids for Sports
Posted 30 days ago (EST)As parents, we have an overwhelming desire to give to our children. When they hit preschool age we begin to receive invitations to have them join a baseball team or a soccer program. As other kids join, we don’t want ours to miss out so we sign up too. We have all the best intentions but we may not consider whether our child is ready to play. Unfortunately, there is not a sports readiness exam the way there is a kindergarten readiness exam. No one outlines the basic skills necessary to...
Halloween Contest!
Posted 43 days ago (EST)Don't forget about our Monster Dash contest!!!
- Refer as many of your friends to come and try Velocity and if you are the winner you get your choice of Ducks, Lakers or Clippers tickets (for full details and rules check with a Velocity Rep)
- Winners will be announced on October 29 and remember to dress up in your Halloween costume that day for your workout!
- What do you think Coach Dan and Joy should dress up as?
Rocket Can Running!
Posted 43 days ago (EST)Today at Velocity our movement focus was Max V
- Max V is maintaining top speed when running
- Has a distinct techincal aspect that differs from Acceleration
What are some other characteristics of Max V you can think of?
ACL Tear Prevention Program
Posted 1 month 39 days ago (EST)
It’s one of the most catastrophic injuries that can happen to an athlete and we see it in the sports headlines every season. A torn ACL has taken a key player out for up to 9 months, and therefore typically marks the end of that season (and often extends into the next as well).
For many, this has significant impact on that athlete’s prospect to be recruited by college coaches which may lead to a missed opportunity to get acceptance into the school(s) of choice. And from a purely economic...