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Your  having a great summer so far.  The  weather has had its up and downs but now much of the country is enjoying the heat, in fact, Mother Nature  has  dialed up the temperatures around much of the United States this year. But heck, its summer and you’ve  been waiting for it for a long time.  Now your getting out as much as your  schedule will allow.  Your hitting the beach with the sand, surf and beach-side sports, like beach volley ball, and who hasn’t tossed a frisbee around?  Most if not all of these activities involve quick changes in...

With schools just letting out, most young adults in high school and college are looking forward to a much-deserved rest away from their studies, however, some of them, the ones that take their sports seriously are working in the off season to get an edge up on their fellow athletes. This is nothing new, how many times during a football or wrestling season have you heard comments about  the team members working out  in the off-season. Lifting weights, doing extra cardio, running sprints. Now a lot of them are even signing up for “Cross-Fit” training and other high intensity exercise...

Who hasn’t played  a game of baseball when the sun is high up in the sky and the temperatures are high in the 80’s?  We all know that nothing beats a good game of baseball among friends but an unexpected hand injury can cause you to be taken out of the game and sidelined for a few days, or weeks. I’m talking of an injury that is typically called “Baseball Finger” because its common among most players.  Its caused by  a ball or other object striking the tip of the finger or thumb and forcibly bends it, the force tears...

Summer is all about getting outside, enjoying the sun and getting to play summertime sports that we just can’t do when theirs snow on the ground. One of these seasonal sports is Tennis! For those that enjoy the game, there is nothing like pitting your athletic skills in going up against an opponent to see who can  out serve each other. Or who has the meanest serve!  But this is not a sport to take lightly  either.  Tennis players that serious  about  the sport put everything they’ve got into hitting that little yellow ball, back to their opposite as fast...

If your like me, you love being outside in just  about any kind of weather. But the summer time is one of the best. If  your lucky, you live in an area where you get cool nights and mornings and then mid-afternoon highs in the upper  80’s!  It just makes it the perfect time to get out into the rural areas, a mountain trail is even better to take a good long hike and just enjoy nature.  Not to mention its probably one of the best things you can do for yourself, health wise! Now if you elect to plot...