by Lesley Kargbo, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS | Mar 1, 2023 | Young Athletes
Blog Post #10 It’s never too early to begin a sound strength-training program. All athletes, no matter their age, can reap the benefits of weight training such as increased confidence, muscle mass, strength, and power. An athlete who has been trained in free...
by Lesley Kargbo, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS | Feb 28, 2023 | Young Athletes
YOUTH SPORTS TRAINING They are getting stronger younger! The Importance of Strength Training for Young Athletes It is no secret that athletes are getting bigger, stronger, and faster. Professional athletes now possess physical attributes that were once thought to be...
by Lesley Kargbo, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS | Mar 24, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Young Athletes
As student-athletes head back to the practice fields late this summer, injuries are going to happen. Despite concerted efforts by physical therapists and others to reduce and prevent sports injuries, it’s simply impossible to eliminate them from all sports and...
by Lesley Kargbo, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS | Mar 24, 2017 | Active for Life, Exercise
While a relationship between the body and mind has long been theorized – 1st Century Roman poet Juvenal once suggested people should pray for “mens sana in corpore sano” (a sound mind in a sound body) over power and wealth – a physiological connection between physical...
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