As featured in Endurance Magazine – April 2016 Snow Angels is a fairly simple movement but very challenging on the chest, core, and in particular the shoulders. Please do NOT attempt if you are currently having shoulder pathology. Although this is a forward facing exercise, I often think of making snow angels back in the […]
Single Leg Stork
Featured in Endurance Magazine – February 2016 The single leg stork is a continuation from the Romanian Deadlifts that we covered last month. This is a stability exercise for the standing leg and a mobility exercise across the pelvis and into the hamstring. This is one of my favorites to add at towards the end […]
Finish Your First Triathlon!
As featured in Endurance Magazine – January 2016 New year. New goals. I love this time of year when people are so dedicated to making changes for the better in their lives. Many add physical challenges or events to target in the coming months, some make dramatic lifestyle adjustments to […]
ActivEdge claims Best of 2015 in Endurance Magazine!
ActivEdge Fitness and Sports Performance is honored to be voted “Best Fitness Club” and the “Best Pilates Studio” in the Triangle by Endurance Magazine. We are also proud to be runners up in the “Best Place to Get a Massage” category. Endurance Magazine has around 90,000 readers in NC with a reach that extends from […]
Romanian Deadlifts
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
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 […]
Injury-Free Half Marathon Training Plan
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 […]