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Tackling Inflammation The Natural Way E-Mail

Article Source: Rocky Mountain Sports

Written By - Kim Mueller, MS, RD - January 5th, 2009

Whether you are a professional athlete or a fitness enthusiast, the muscle soreness and joint pain in the 12- to 48-hour time frame after a vigorous workout can serve as a major frustration. The good news is that this muscle pain often indicates a positive training adaptation that leads to greater stamina and strength. The bad news is that without proper management of the inflammation that accompanies muscle pain, recovery times are significantly slowed and the risk for overuse injuries is heightened. Before seeking out Ibuprofen or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), which can be harsh on the stomach, consider implementing the following nutritional strategies as an alternative method to help reduce inflammation and facilitate quicker recovery times.

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Experts: Make Fitness A Priority E-Mail

Article Source: Rocky Mountain News

Written by - Lisa Ryckman - December 29th, 2009

Resolved: This is absolutely the last time I'm going to spell out something with the first letters of anything:

Get up and go, go, go. Move more! Eat less. Take naps. Forgive - the people around you, and especially yourself. Imbibe more water and less caffeine/alcohol. Try something - anything - new. Enough of that!!!

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Journeys of Peace: Running With Reza Baluchi E-Mail

Article Source: Rocky Mountain Sports

Written by - Rebecca Heaton - December 18th, 2008

c.110.0.16777215.0.stories.rocky.2008_edit_photos.dec_08.santamonica.jpgHe is a man of peace. And since 1996, Reza Baluchi has taken his love of athletics to spread the word of peace around the world, first through cycling and now through running. “I hope to leave this world knowing that I helped to make it a better place,” says Baluchi. A resident of Boulder, Colo., Baluchi was born in 1972 into a large rice-farming family in northern Iran.  At the age of eight, he helped support his family through an after-school apprenticeship with a car mechanic. He commuted from home to school to work and home again by running, an early sign of his athletic prowess.

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Cal Wheelchair Basketball Draws Able-Bodied Too E-Mail

Article Source: San Francisco Gate

Written by - Patricia Yollin - December 4th, 2008

When Mickey Kay and Brittany Murlas of UC Berkeley decided to offer a class in wheelchair basketball, they worried that only a few people might show up. To their surprise, more than 30 students enrolled - and most were not disabled. "I don't know of many places where people sign up to play a sport where they strap themselves into a chair," said Kay, 24, whose spinal cord was injured in a bicycle accident four years ago.

He and Murlas, 22, came up with the idea for the class after talking about how adaptive physical education could play a bigger role at Cal - historically a center of the disability rights movement.

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USA Track & Field Mountain Ultra Trail Council Announces Runners of the Year E-Mail

Article Source: Rocky Mountain Sports

Written - November 26th, 2008

The Mountain/Ultra/Trail running council of long distance running has named the 2008 USA Track & Field Mountain Runners of the year, Ultra Runners of the Year, and Contributor of the Year. The following individuals will be recognized at the USATF National Convention in Reno, NV, on Dec. 6 at an awards breakfast. Categories: Men Open / Master, Women Open / Master, Men Ultra Open/ Master, Women Ultra Open / Master, Contributor of the Year.

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