The holidays are winding down and many of us are about to do something we do every year with mixed results – resolve to get fit in the New Year. The problem is that many of us turn to expensive workout DVDs that start gathering dust after about six weeks . . . if we… Continue Reading
Is San Antonio ushering in a new era of success as a major elite swimming destination? Not yet, but it is taking steps in the right direction. Recently, officials from the Northside Independent School District and San Antonio sports announced that the Alamo City would play host to three major swim meets in 2015: The… Continue Reading
On Sunday, Nov. 17, more than 30,000 runners are expected to take to the streets of San Antonio to take part in the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio marathon. Don’t do it. Don’t plan to register and take part in the race unless you’ve spent the past few months (16 weeks minimum) on a training… Continue Reading
In a city increasingly, and rightly, focused on the obesity issue, I’m going to say something that may sound heretical – being fat and fit is better than being thin and unfit. OK, so some of you are thinking “Dr. Z, that’s crazy talk!” But it’s true. Someone who is overweight but who gets out… Continue Reading
Another great U.S. Open has come and gone. Congratulations to Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal on going into the record books with another impressive Grand Slam singles championship. Yet receiving almost as much press as the victors was the fourth-round ousting of Roger Federer, one of the greatest male players in tennis history. In a… Continue Reading
By now, maybe you’ve seen the commercial for this futuristic-looking running shoe called the Adidas Springblade. It’s hard to miss it. The commercial features sort of a neon tangerine-colored set of shoes with equally neon little “running blades” on the sole made of angled plastic springs that compress then release as you hit the pavement…. Continue Reading
It’s never easy losing a starter to injury. It’s even harder when that starter happens to be a seven-time All-Star, recognized as one of the best in the world. Just ask Silver Stars Coach Dan Hughes. First, he lost guard Becky Hammon to a broken finger for the first 10 games of the season. Then,… Continue Reading
By Dr. Annette “Dr Z” Zaharoff What do you get when you have a wooden paddle, a ball, and enough space to fit a ping-pong table, but you don’t have a table? You play RoTenGo, of course. Maybe you know it better by its official name, “road tennis.” Or maybe you don’t know it at… Continue Reading
In the last column I talked about the concept of proprioception – or a sense of balance and knowing where your joints are in space without looking. Proprioception training – sometimes referred to as stability training or core training – is becoming more common among coaches of young athletes, particularly girls. Research is mounting that… Continue Reading
We all know that boys and girls are built differently. As they reach puberty, girls mature faster physically, tend to be more flexible and have wider pelvises. Thanks to the estrogen that our bodies produce, women store more body fat than men and have less lean body mass. All these differences and more impact the… Continue Reading