Anyone who has ever suffered during an athletic endeavor can relate to professional cyclist Taylor Phinney’s experience of talking yourself out of quitting, which he described during the recent 209 km 6th stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico bike race in Italy. To keep himself from the conflicted despair of wanting to bag the race alongside …
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Training vs Working Out
Is Training Different than Working Out? Stacey Richardson, triathlon coach and owner of TriStacey Coaching offers great insight into how training differs from working out. She points out that “coaches bring you through your fear of failure on a journey that leads to success greater than you imagined.” Richardson suggests that “working out …
Save the Brain
Save the Brain: A Concussion and Brain Injury Awareness Event. Dr. Jeffrey Barth will present “Save the Brain: A Concussion and Brain Injury Awareness Night” on Tuesday, March 26, 7-8:30 pm in Gloucester at the T.C. Walker Educational Center. The T.C. Walker Educational Center is located on T.C. Walker Road in Gloucester, near …
Newport News Performance Center Hosts College Soccer Coach as Guest Speaker
Attention high school athletes interested in playing college level soccer. The Tidewater Performance Center in Newport News will host Virginia Wesleyan College’s Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chris Mills at its Newport News location March 20 at 6 p.m. to provide high school athletes with valuable tips for playing at the college level. This …
Mastering the Perfect Squat
After six months, I can finally do a squat and get my thighs below parallel to the floor and my arms overhead. A squat is a squat is a squat, right? No. And I had no idea how complex this “simple” movement can be or how frustrating it would be for me to learn how …
Tidewater Performance Center Newport News Announces Spring Group Training Session Schedule for Adults and Student Athletes
The Tidewater Performance Center in Newport News announced its spring group training schedule for adult fitness and student athlete clients. Group classes at the Tidewater Performance Center are led by degreed and licensed personal trainers and sports performance coaches. Fitness classes are designed to provide clients with total body conditioning, where the student …
Tidewater Physical Therapy and Tidewater Performance Collect Old Sneakers for Charity
Tidewater Physical Therapy and its Newport News Tidewater Performance Center are pleased to announce that its patients and clients donated 150 pairs of old sneakers as part of an effort to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The collection efforts were in support of Erin Padgett, PA-C, a Physician’s Assistant at …
Tidewater Performance Gloucester Welcomes Justin Heinle to Training Team
The Tidewater Performance Center in Gloucester is pleased to welcome Justin Heinle to the training team. Heinle, an accomplished athlete and trainer, is already working with student athletes and adults, helping them reach their fitness and sports goals on and off the field. “I am very excited about having the opportunity to work for …
Runners Are Athletes, Not Just Runners
Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention is the most concise, current and easy to read book on the market that describes the biomechanics of running. It is written for clinicians, coaches and runners and gives the science behind why it is necessary and important for runners to …
Donate your old sneakers before Feb. 15
Bring your old sneakers by the Tidewater Performance Center or any Tidewater Physical Therapy Clinic in Newport News and Hampton before Feb. 15 to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Erin Padgett, PA-C, a Physician’s Assistant at the Orthopedic & Spine Center in Newport News is an avid runner and fundraiser …
