So, you say you don’t have any plans at 7 p.m., Thursday, August 25? How about participating in the Port Warwick Twilight 5k? Tidewater Performance is proud to team up with Flat-Out Events as a sponsor for this great run for a great cause. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Colonial Virginia Council Boy …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘July, 2011’
Teaching Athletes to Stop & Go
Athletes training at Tidewater Performance learn a very important skill throughout their sport performance sessions. It’s one often overlooked and undertrained. HOW TO STOP. Typically sport performance training is focused only on going: go faster, be stronger, and jump higher. However, I believe that it is a great oversight if we don’t also train our athletes to …
Tidewater’s Triathlon Training Tips (just in case you missed the live web chat last week)
Did you miss out on the Daily Press Live Web Chat on July 15 with Tidewater Physical Therapy’s own Karen Kovacs? Not to worry! Read a portion of the transcript here. And stay tuned to www.dailypress.com/health for upcoming live web chats on health and wellness. Daily Press Health & Fitness Reporter: Welcome to our Fitness …
Meet Tidewater Trainer Ruth Middleton
Ruth Middleton, Tidewater Personal Trainer and Performance Coach, has always had a passion for sports and fitness and the intuition to see the importance of training. As a young girl, Ruth said, “I would write workout programs for myself and follow them thoroughly.” Ruth attended high school in Newport News, Va. where she saw the fruits …
Why Walk?
Sometimes it’s the easiest exercises that can provide you the most benefit. Take walking as an example, especially if you are new to exercise and want to live life stronger STARTING NOW! Walking helps strengthen the muscles around your joints to help cartilage and other connective tissue provide extra cushioning. What does this mean? It’s all …
10 Exercises To Effectively Train Athletes…WITH NO EQUIPMENT!
Want to train your athletes with no equipment? You can! Check out these exercises, courtesy of Personal and Sports Performance Trainer Ruth Middleton. To learn more about each exercise, or to talk with Ruth about her training style, contact the Performance Center at 757.223.5612. It’s “critical to reinforce technique,” Ruth said of all the exercises. …
Triathlon Training Tips: A Tidewater Collection
If you’re gearing up to join Tidewater’s Karen Kovacs, physical therapist, USAT Level 1 Coach and Gloucester Point Clinical Director, during her live web chat at www.dailypress.com/health today at 11 a.m., take a few moments to read through some of the training tips Karen has already shared with the community. Tidewater’s Triathlon Training Tips: http://www.tidewaterperform.com/tag/triathlon-training-tips/ Want …
World Class Gymnastics Opens New Facility
World Class Gymnastics opened a new, state-of-the-art facility to train its, well, world class athletes! According to the Daily Press, the new gym is “being hailed as a showplace for the sport.” The training center cost about $1.8 million to build and is located at 343 Bell King Road in Newport News – not …
Ironman Competitor To Join In On Triathlon Training Live Web Chat
This just in! Connie Maxwell – who you may recognize as a middle school teacher or as the incredibly friendly lady at Conte’s Bike Shop on Warwick Boulevard in Newport News – will join Tidewater Physical Therapist Karen Kovacs Friday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to noon for the Daily Press live web chat on …
Daily Press Live Web Chat On Triathlon Training
Mark you calendars for Friday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to noon and tune in to the Daily Press here. The Daily Press health reporting team is hosting a live web chat on triathlon training with Tidewater’s own, Karen Kovacs. Kovacs, a Tidewater Physical Therapist who is board certified in Orthopedics and a certified USAT Level 1 …
