Talli van Sunder Running

On April 4th, 2011 I was featured on the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Move Forward’s website. I was part of their Move Forward Monday spotlight. In the interview I answered questions relating to how my favorite fitness activity plays an integral role in my life, why I love to exercise, injuries that I had to overcome and how to prevent injuries when exercising.

So, if  you are interested here is the link to the article.

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You just started exercising and you felt great, so you dramatically increased the intensity and duration of your workout.  While doing that you felt a dull pain.  Over the next few days the pain recurred intermittently, but it wasn’t bad enough to interfere with your exercise.  So, you pushed on, ignoring the pain.  As time passed, the pain got to the point where you felt the pain during and after your exercise as well.

This is an example of an overuse injury, specifically tendinitis, which is one of the most common sports related injuries.  Now, in previous shows I covered other types of sports injuries, such as muscle soreness and cramps (show 40) and sprains and strains (show 44).  But in this show I am going to talk about tendinitis.  I’ll tell you what it is, who is at risk, ways to prevent it and what to do if you get it.

Some references I used while researching this show are the New Wellness Encyclopedia, Orthopedic Physical Assessment and emedicinehealth.com.

The video podcast for this week is:

1. The Benefits of Rooibos Tea

The blog posts for this week are:

1. Study: Olive Oil May Fight Alzheimer’s
2. If the Shoe Fits, Buy It: Choosing the Right Shoes

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Back on show #40, I talked about ways to minimize or avoid muscle soreness and muscle cramps during exercise.  For those that didn’t hear that show, those are aches and pains that while painful, do not involve injury.

In this show, I am going to cover exercise related injuries.  Specifically, I am going to discuss strains and sprains.  I will go over what they are, who is at risk for getting them, what to do when you get them and of course ways to avoid them.

Some references I used while researching this show are The New Wellness Encyclopedia, Mayo Clinic and ahealthyme.com.

I also answered Michele Ford’s question regarding the safety of Stevia.  The primary reference used while researching this question was the Mayo Clinic.

The blog posts for this week are:

1. Swine Flu: How to Avoid It
2. Not Another Nosebleed!

If you like the show, please head on over to iTunes and give me a nice review. It’s a great way to give me some good exposure and can help me get more listeners. Thanks for listening, everyone!

Next, I move on to talking about the importance of preventing injuries when exercising. I give eight tips that will help protect or reduce your chances of getting injured. Even veteran exercisers can get injured when they forget to follow these general guidelines.

I end the show with a question from Kimberly regarding ways to get rid of love handles.

If you like the show, please head on over to iTunes and give me a nice review. It’s a great way to give me some good exposure and can help me get more listeners. Thanks for listening everyone!