Author Archives: Bill Victor
Stay organized to keep fitness on track
Whether we want to admit it or not, fitness is a science. And basically, all science ultimately becomes very complex. For the fitness-minded individual, the longer one pursues information on their exercise passion, the more they start stumbling on opposing views, opposite “proofs” and literature that contradicts itself. Keeping, this “white noise” out of your […]
Athlete Development Important In Small High-Schools
I decided to take a left-turn this week in my articles on health and fitness and speak about coaching – a profession near and dear to my heart. Several years ago I had the exceptional experience to be awarded the position of Head Strength Coach for a very small high school football program. Surrounded by […]
CPR Needed Anytime and Anywhere
In the world of fitness, people are regularly putting stress on both their heart and muscles. With the improvements that come with regular and well controlled exercise, also lurks the potential for a heart to behave erratically or even stop. Unfortunately, this event can occur anywhere. The fact that there is no “perfect script” […]
Sports Safety Not Limited Only To Athletes
When I wrote my blog today, the weather delivered a huge contradiction. As the mercury soared to 90 degrees, I had trouble reconciling the fact that I had license to write about an “autumn” sport, when coaches are more concerned about athletes getting too hot instead of warm enough. The first whistles of scholastic and […]
The Power in Food
On its simplest levels, there are some foods that make us feel good, those that make us feel bad, and those that don’t seem as if they have any effect at all. Simply put, food is a form of energy that the miraculous science of the human body can convert to another form of energy […]
The Skinny on Fat
In America, fat has a bad rap. In fact, so bad that the public associates it as something that there is too much excess of, that it should be avoided. This kind of fat would be body fat. While our nation continues to battle epidemic levels of obesity among children and adults, its easy to […]
VO2 Max Reveals Level of Fitness
When I was a kid, math was never my strongest subject. To the chagrin of my teachers, I tried to make the math, “make sense” by equating it with the simplicity of speaking. The only problem, was that math isn’t debatable. In my mind, math should have made as much sense as putting a sentence […]
Water Often Underrated for Health and Fitness
Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. We know it better as water – that magical elixir that has no appreciable taste but satisfies the burning need to quench our thirst and restore our energy. Although there are countless drinks, touted as the restorative fuel our body needs, it seems that once all has been […]
Flexibility gains importance with age
Science has propelled fitness and body physiology to unsurpassed levels, assisting an entire spectrum of health and fitness enthusiasts. Despite all we have learned, one of my greatest regrets is that as an athlete, very few coaches emphasized proper and frequent stretching. In fairness, they simply didn’t know then the best way to prepare the […]
Low Spine Stability In Fitness Training
The human spine is a fascinating structure. It serves not only as the anchor to our upper our torso but also facilitates our ability to bend and twist in multiple directions. When necessary, the fitness enthusiast must also learn the merits of spine stability. A host to multiple muscles, ligaments and nerves it must be […]