Overcoming Depression With CrossFit: Part III
Part II of Jacob Miskimens' motivational series on overcoming depression with CrossFit.
Part II of Jacob Miskimens' motivational series on overcoming depression with CrossFit.
Dr. Ruchir P. Patel MD, FACP, Medical Director and Founder of The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona and avid CrossFitter, talks about sleep basics and CrossFit performance. This is the first of more articles to be produced by Dr. Patel for Wodstar.
There will be many days that you will be tired from life. The stress from your job, bills, deadlines, and coworkers may build up. Big workouts, two-a-days, miles of running, and heavy olympic lifts all cause physical stress. Sometimes all you want to do is sleep and be lazy. Your mind is telling you to relax, that you deserve it, and that you need a break. Should you? What do you do?
Matt Zanis is a physical therapist with a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Duke University. In this multi-part series, Matt discusses how property exercise recovery can improve both your progress in CrossFit.
Three factors that are in your control can have the most significant impact on the longevity and quality of your life, outside of genetics.
Sleep is so important for recovery and increasing your level of fitness. Dr. Ruchir P. Patel MD, FACP, Medical Director and Founder of The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona and avid CrossFitter, talks about the 3 most common mistakes people can make that affect sleep. sleep basics and CrossFit performance. This is the second of more articles to be produced by Dr. Patel for Wodstar.
This article discusses Dr. Barry Sears' Zone diet and how you can use it to your advantage in CrossFit.
Food is the most important thing (outside of exercise) that can play a factor in your performance. You need to have the right fuel in the right quantities to be at your best. Camille discusses a little of what she does to manage her diet.
Dr. Jonathan Hott, MD, one of the nation’s top neurosurgeons out Phoenix Arizona and avid CrossFitter, gives his advice to fellow CrossFitters on spine & back health.
The process to change someone’s eating is not an easy one. People have a tendency to take their eating beliefs and habits seriously. The way we eat is engrained into our culture and social lives. Maybe you grew up eating a certain way and no one is going to tell you that you can’t eat [...]