As featured in Endurance Magazine feb 2015 Most of the exercises in this column that I cover are directed towards strengthening and stabilizing the body in patterns that are most used in endurance activities and races. One of the most often overlooked areas in a workout plan is mobility. Mobilization of the joints, spinal and […]
SUSTAINABILITY OF YOU – CrossFit for the Endurance Athlete By Brian Diaz Around this time of year is when I am always asked the question of what exercises for strength and prevention of injury should I be doing as an endurance athlete. For the past three years I have written workouts to follow (they can […]
12/12/2014: ActivEdge celebrated their 10th annual staff Christmas party last Friday at Dain’s Place. Per tradition, we invited back old staff to celebrate with us and we happily introduced our new staff into the ActivEdge family! Dain of Dain’s Place has been our unofficial destination for the party over the last several years and hosted […]
12/12/2014: ActivEdge was happy to team up with Roger Jeffs of United Therapeutics and O’Fenders bike to help purchase and build bikes for Trips for Kids and Center for Creative Studies in Durham. Trips for Kids is an non-profit organization which has “opened the world of cycling to over 127,000 at-risk youth since 1988 through […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine, December 2014 Several of my advancing shoulder rehab clients originally hurt themselves participating in precarious gymnastic ring-based exercises, injuring their rotator cuff or long head biceps tendon. They ultimately want to return to some of these high-intensity bodyweight exercises, with one of the more challenging ones being a handstand push-up. […]
12/6/2014: ActivEdge Fitness and Sports Performance participated in Raleigh’s annual Jingle Bell 5K Walk/Run. Participants ran in holiday attire as a fun way to kick off the holiday season by helping others. The race raised over $100,000 to help find a cure for Arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability. We were proud to have […]
ActivEdge was proud to sponsor and participate in Durham Academy’s Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run. The race was organized by Durham Academy’s Parents Association and Parents Counsel. ActivEdge’s Sarah Myers and David Drewry won their respective age-divisions. Other ActivEdge race participants included Emma Myers, Alice Ward, Eric Ward, Gerty Ward, Lee Kuyper, Andrew Kuyper, […]
ActivEdge Fitness and Sports Performance participated as a sponsor for the 2nd annual Bull City Race Fest and Food Truck Rodeo for Habitat for Humanity. The event included a half-marathon, 5 mile and one-mile distance race and lots of post race food. ActivEdge’s Cameron Pellefier finished in the top 15 in the 5 mile race. Other […]
ActivEdge Fitness and Sports Performance is honored to be voted “Best Place to Get a Massage” and the “Best Pilates Studio” in the Triangle by Endurance Magazine. We are also proud to be runners up in the “Best Physical Therapy Center” and “Best Fitness Location” categories. Endurance Magazine has around 90,000 readers in NC with […]
As printed in Endurance Magazine, October 2014. Running, when done correctly, is such a beautiful extension of the human body and what it is capable of doing with such grace. It’s an easy way to exercise for most since it does not require too much strategy of planning and the cost for a decent pair […]