Category: Exercise
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What is proprioception?
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It may seem like I’m just clowning around at the end of my leg workout but I’m actually doing a crucial part of my leg rehabilitation called proprioceptive training. What is proprioception? It is the sense that let’s us perceive the location, movement, and action of parts of the body. It encompasses a complex of…
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WE’VE EVOLVED!
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DRUMROLL… Synergy Fitness is now SYNERGY SPORTS MEDICINE & FITNESS! We believe that the name change more accurately reflects our focus and staff specialties. Three out of our four specialists are licensed and certified Athletic Trainers that have well over 50 years of combined experience in Sports Medicine. What makes us different from other rehabilitation…
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Total Energy Expenditure
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Total Energy Expenditure (TEE): The amount of energy you burn in a 24-hour period- including your RMR, movement, and exercise. Energy Metabolism: A rapid increase in calorie intake can cause an increase in body fat. If a reduction in food intake occurs too fast, like many diets require, your body will store more calories versus…
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Nutrient timing
Do not work out in a fasted state! Timing of your food around exercise provides energy for the active, reduces stress, and lowers cortisol release. Female athletes should eat 100-150 calories of carbohydrates and 15g of protein before exercise to prevent their bodies from being in depleted and catabolic state. When the body is in…
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Joint Mobility and Stability
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Different joints of our bodies have different roles and responsibilities. One of those is to allow mobility or create stability. The ultimate goal of having this mobility/stability relationship is to create postural stability throughout the kinetic chain without sacrificing mobility throughout the chain. Joint mobility is defined as the degree to which an articulation(where two…