Health and Wellbeing

You’re Never Too Old to Be Serious About Your Running

October 26, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

Jeannie Rice and Gene Dykes are going after the record books at 70-plus years old. Here’s what you can learn from them. Over the past two years, Jeannie Rice and Gene Dykes, who were born within a few days of each other in April 1948, have...

Three Great Breakfast Ideas for Busy Athletes

October 26, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

Sports dietitian, lifelong swimmer, and a US Masters Swimming-certified Level 2 coach, Michele Tuttle, shares 3 quick, easy, and healthy breakfast meals for busy masters athletes. You know you’re supposed to eat breakfast, but getting it done...

Swimming at 60: What Athletes Should Know About Hydration

September 30, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

U.S. Masters Swimming members Jennifer Thayer and Mark R Yoder delve into the detail of how proper hydration can improve athletic performance and your health. You lose fluids during workouts primarily in the form of sweat and respiratory water...

61-Year-Old Sets Blazing Fast Age-Group World Record in the Mile

September 22, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

Dan King of Colorado mastered his injury woes—and the results are incredible. Dan King never knew he was a miler, but he found a silver lining during the coronavirus pandemic. With most races cancelled, he focused his attention on the event, and...

Mastering the ageing process in athletics

September 11, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

Top British age-group athletes explain how they are able to maintain good performances and avoid injuries as they get older. As we age our cardiovascular system may witness the stiffening of the blood vessels and arteries, which means the...

Doug Knowles, 92, walks 92km for Wounded Warriors Food Bank

August 18, 2020 - Community , Health and Wellbeing

Every morning since his 92nd birthday on May 14, Doug Knowles has laced up his shoes in his east-end Kingston neighbourhood for a kilometre-long walk to raise money for two special causes.   On Wednesday, Knowles walked the final kilometre in...

105-YEAR-OLD SPRINTER IDA KEELING: “I’M RUNNING FROM OLD AGE”

August 3, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

Ida Keeling is unstoppable. Even now, as she turns 105, I don’t even think she could stop if she wanted to. In 2011, at 95 years old, Keeling set the world record in her age group for running 60 meters at 29.86 seconds. In 2014 at the tender...

Heart of a champion

July 29, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

From cardiac patient to world powerlifting champion. In her 60s, New York attorney Sharon Hernstadt was clearly facing growing health concerns, not the least of which was heart disease, triple bypass surgery and osteoporosis. As part of her...

What Coaches Should Do After a Long Layoff From Workouts

June 25, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

U.S. Masters Swimmer, Terry  Heggy, shares his tips for coaches to help your swimmers work back from an extended break. Returning to the pool after taking time off is tough. Although the cool caress of the water feels wonderful from the...

What Swimmers Should Know When Returning After a Long Layoff

June 4, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

How hard should you swim after a long hiatus? U.S. Masters Swimmer, Terry Heggy, shares his top tips on returning to swimming after a long layoff.  Are you salivating at the thought of getting back in the water? Craving that comforting...

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