Nordic Walking

Nordic Walking

What do you get when you combine walking with shortened ski poles? You get Nordic walking, a truly remarkable complete body workout. Frigid temperatures and snow are not required. Professional skiers have used this unique combination for training in the off season to...

Kickboxing

Fans of kickboxing already know this is an exciting form of sports fighting. Combatants use kicks, punches, tosses and martial arts strikes against each other in this high energy, intense form of fighting. While watching kickboxers in action it becomes very clear that...

Video Games as Physical Activity

In 2006 video game sales were an estimated $7.4 billion, so it is safe to say that almost every home in the United States has at least a computer and/or some other video gaming unit. With this many gaming consoles children are spending more time indoors playing video...

Cross Country Running

Running exercises are going to take a lot out of an athlete, especially when that athlete is a cross country runner. Cross country runners devote their lives to learning how to run over long distances and over many different kinds of terrains with ease. To be at the...

What are Agility Exercises

According to the dictionary (http://en.thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/agility) the meaning of agility is, “the quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of...

Arizona Mountain Biking Trails

If you are looking for an excellent mountain biking experience, then there is no better place in America than Arizona to test your biking skills. The Great Canyon State offers numerous mountain biking trails that are not only challenging, but also take you through...

Highland Games

Highland games, a symbol of Scottish culture and representation, are festivals that are conducted throughout the year in Scotland as well as in other parts of the world, where Scots, by lineage or birth, have settled. The Highland games have their origin in the 11th...

Medicine Ball Training

Many sports require activities that could arguably be described as explosive; a pitcher throwing a pitch in baseball, a player taking a slap shot in hockey and many other ones as well. While weight training is a good way to develop the muscles required for these types...