All in all, being employed as a professional baseball player is a pretty good gig. While hardly every baseball player is famous, even the team bench warmers are richly compensated for their services. In 2012, the average salary for a ...
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An Aquatic Workout: Swimming and Your Health
Some people tend to look down on senior citizens and older adults, believing them to physically frail, weak and incapable of leading active lifestyles. Such people have likely never heard of Diana Nyad. In September 2013, at the age of ...
Read More »Golf’s Rich History and Health Benefits
What was your life like at age 19? For most people, the answer would involve trudging through their first year of college, or possibly adjusting to life in the workforce after finishing high school. At such a young age, few ...
Read More »Preventing Common Soccer Injuries
An argument could be made the soccer is most popular worldwide sport. In Europe, Central and Southern America, throngs of people pack stadiums to cheer on their favorite soccer clubs. A June 2013 match between the national soccer teams of ...
Read More »It’s All in the Wrist: How to Mend Wrist Sprains
No matter where they develop, muscle sprains can easily put a crimp in your day. A textbook muscle sprain involves significant damage to a muscle’s ligaments, the tissue that attaches them to the surrounding bones. Sprains typically strike the ankles, ...
Read More »Workout Out Smarter: Avoiding Injuries While Exercising
There are few things on the planet with a better reputation than exercise. The most visible benefits of regular physical activity are plainly obvious – toned muscles and thin waistlines are dead giveaways of a regular gym rat. An effective ...
Read More »A Common Athletic Injury: A Look at ACL Tears
Even if you are only a causal sports fan, you’ve probably heard about several professional athletes who’ve suffered injuries known as “ACL tears.” Few things are more feared in the sports world than ACL injuries, which have ended the seasons ...
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