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3 ways to enhance your flexibility instantly
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Most people think flexibility is just about stretching muscles. There really is more to it than that. When joints are stable and appropriately aligned, it optimizes flexibility. It is more effective because the joints are in the correct position for muscles to stretch and move properly.
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PIAA says it's not up to officials to enforce masks
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
PIAA executive director Dr. Robert Lombardi said it is not the purview of officials to worry about whether or not high school athletes are wearing masks properly during competitions. Lombardi said following the PIAA Board of Directors meeting officials are to judge only the action on the court or wrestling mat, and not whether competitors are wearing masks properly.
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In some cities, we know athletes will take the field, but how will they get there?
WVEC-TV
Portsmouth City Wide Athletic Director Vincent Pugh cited the outdoor conditions as one reason for the city going forward with tis upcoming fall sports schedule. While the school board made the decision to go forward with Fall sports -- including football -- it wasn't kickoffs or touchdowns that ran through Transportation Coordinator Kevin Privot's mind when he was informed of the decision.
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Think we're alone now: High school athletes, coaches adapting to empty gyms
Newport Daily News
When there’s a high school boys basketball game played at Portsmouth between a perennial playoff visiting team and the host, you can hardly hear the sound of the buzzer over the roar of the crowd that fills the bleachers on both sides of the court.
Such was the case — at least as far as the opponent is concerned — on Monday night when East Greenwich took the floor against the hometown Patriots. During warmups in the layup lines, sneakers were squeaking, players were bantering and game personnel could be heard chatting from almost any seat in the house.
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MHSAA director: 'We see hundreds' of athletes playing out of state and non-school competition during shutdown
MLive
The Michigan High School Athletic Association released a statement and reaffirmed its commitment to play winter sports when the current restrictions are lifted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Currently, all contact winter sports are not allowed to compete or begin practices with contact until after Feb. 21.
MHSAA executive director Mark Uyl noted the current shutdown has led to many athletes heading out of state to compete, which is counterintuitive to containing the coronavirus.
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Parents, students petition to allow high school contact sports to resume in Michigan
WXYZ-TV
Michigan's high school players, parents and coaches are asking the state health department to let them play after another delay to winter contact sports, which involves basketball, cheer, hockey and wrestling.
They have started a petition for the return of high school basketball, which has almost 25,000 signatures. The athletes feel they've gotten the short end of the stick, and say they're willing to take extra precautions.
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Florida high school wrestling tournament cited in spread of COVID-19, 1 death
WJXT-TV
An estimated 1,700 in-person school days were lost as a result of COVID-19 isolation and quarantining and one person died after a two-day wrestling tournament that featured athletes from 10 high schools across three Florida counties, according to federal study released recently.
The study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not disclose the names of the three counties, but the host county had a 7.7% COVID-19 positivity rate when it hosted the event.
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The physical and mental health benefits of exercise
WRCBtv
Can exercise change your life? It seems crazy, but it’s true — one of the most effective ways to improve your health is with regular exercise.
Our bodies need exercise and a healthy diet to function at their best. The good news is that all exercise is equal when it comes to your health — whether you want to run, jump, hike, or swim, your body is sure to be happier once it gets more exercise.
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How parents of youth athletes can navigate anti-doping rules and medications
USA Swimming
As the parent of a youth athlete who is a member of a National Governing Body (NGB) of Sport, you may have heard about anti-doping, or the processes that help keep sport clean, fair, and healthy at every level of competition. Did you also know that every member of an NGB is subject to anti-doping testing?
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'Fat but fit' is a myth when it comes to heart health, new study shows
CNN
The negative effects of excess body fat on heart health can't be canceled out by maintaining an active lifestyle, according to new research.
Previous studies had suggested that being physically fit could mitigate the negative effects of being overweight on heart health, but this is not the case, according to a new study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology, published Jan. 21.
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Ways to mentally prepare for exercise success
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
We all know that exercise benefits the body, whether it’s physically, mentally, or socially.
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When faced with the task of getting up and getting it done? That’s another story entirely.
More often than not, and particularly during the recent times we’ve found ourselves in, it just feels impossible to pull that trigger.
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