Todd Buckingham, Ph.D. | Lead Exercise Physiologist, Mary Free Bed Sports Rehabilitation Picture this: you’re running on a treadmill wearing a mask with tubes attached to it to measure your breathing. You’ve been told to run as fast and as long as you possibly can. All the while, the...
The first topic I want to cover is something that every athlete of every age and every ability level deals with – sweat. Since the mid-90s, Gatorade has been telling us just how important electrolyte replenishment is during exercise. And like the commercials show us,...
My name is Todd Buckingham and I’m a former baseball, basketball, and soccer player, and current triathlete, runner, and exercise physiologist. I went to college for 11 years and am technically a doctor (Ph.D.), although not the medical kind of doctor who helps people! Haha....
Ed Kornoelje DOMetro Health-University of Michigan Health Sports Medicine I’m hoping most people reading this are runners or know running—LSD is not the drug, but stands for “long slow distance.” And DNF means “did not finish.” No one wants a DNF if at all possible, and...
Ed Kornoelje DOMetro Health-University of Michigan Health Sports Medicine “How Does Running With a Mask Impact Your Performance?”“Should I Wear a Mask While Running?”“Stop Yelling at Runners for Not Wearing Masks!”“Yes, You Should Wear a Mask When You Run. (Yup, Including You).” We live in a headline...
Kathy Berles Duisterhof Not at all coincidentally I believe, just four days prior to receiving this writing task I popped into Fresh Thyme Farmers Market on Burton Street, located just east of Breton, where the former Michigan Athletic Club used to be. It was a Friday...