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5 Tips for Beginner Runners

5 Tips for Beginner Runners Check out these 5 tips for beginner runners.  Want to make running a part of your daily routine but need

Why posture is important
Injury Prevention

Why Posture is Important

WHY POSTURE IS IMPORTANT FOR ATHLETES Do you struggle with excessive back or neck pain? Consider that your issue could stem from poor posture, which

Injury Prevention

THE RISE OF COMPRESSION APPAREL 

THE RISE OF COMPRESSION APPAREL  In today’s sports, the use of compression is ubiquitous on almost every playing surface. Why have compression’s benefits become so

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Mental Toughness

5 Proven Skills Your Coach Must Have

5 Proven Skills Your Coach Must Have If you are a serious athlete dedicated to becoming a top competitor in your sport, your coaching choice

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Knee

What causes aching knees?

Living with Your Aching Knees – How a Knee Compression Sleeve Can Help If you have knees that ache constantly or the aching comes and goes,

Ankle/Foot

3 COMMON PICKLEBALL INJURIES.

low back extensor muscle strain tennis/pickleball elbow  ankle/foot injuries I am delighted to have a guest blogger for this edition, Lizl Kotz, who offers her

Fred Robinson | Tennis Tips

WHAT ARE YOUR VOICES SAYING?

Have you ever had a conversation with yourself that took place inside your head? Some people listen to their internal dialogue every minute of every

Exercise/Training

HOW TO PREVENT RE-INJURIES.

For an athlete, nothing is more frustrating than frequent re-injuries.  Injuries can be varied or recurring, nagging ones.   In this week’s blog, let’s consider the

Nutrition

Building Your Personal Winning Team!

Building your personal winning team. The foods and drinks we consume, the people with whom we come into contact, and our activities could be said

Arthritis/Oestoarthritis

Arthritis – Why exercise matters.

Those suffering from arthritis want and need to get back to the things that bring them joy. However, many are inactive by choice – fearing

Arthritis/Oestoarthritis

Moving Through Arthritis

Here we are in the middle of winter. Our friends who suffer from arthritis tell us that this cold weather causes flare-ups. Let’s review ways

Exercise/Training

This is the way.

Inside today’s blog: This is the way. The elusive chasm that sets elite athletes apart Perform when you think you can’t For the love of

Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness – Test Your Mettle

Mental Toughness – Test Your Mettle Three ways to improve mental toughness – not easy, but worth it! What tips your wagon? The only bad

Exercise/Training

The Mirror Effect.

The Mirror Effect. How to redirect bully antics in sports and life The Mirror Effect Don’t play in their sandbox How to tell if your

Neural-Cultivating

Healthspan

Healthspan Live longer. Live healthier. In today’s blog, we’ll consider tips for living longer and healthier lives. Healthspan over Lifespan? Grocery Tour Guide The 3

Back

Top 5 Tips For Back Pain.

Top 5 Tips for Back Pain This week, for your wellness neural-cultivating pleasure, we’re covering back pain and steps for you to Move Through It.

Injury Management

TOP 5 TIPS FOR ELBOW PAIN.

Blog: Top 5 tips for elbow pain In this week’s wellness blog, let’s explore the elbow.   Tennis elbow pain – not just for tennis players

Neural-Cultivating

Knee Pain and Inflammation?

Knee Pain and Inflammation The bodyhelix team scours hundreds of sources to bring you reliable, science-based information.  As a salutogenic company, our primary directive is

Neural-Cultivating

Stand up. Be heard.

Fred Robinson, Tennis Champion. NC Tennis Hall of Fame.

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MAXIMIZE YOUR TRAINING

Maximize Your Training In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: Salutogenesis – a new approach to an old wisdom The pathogenesis paradigm Neural cultivating –

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Sports Drinks

Sports Drinks In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: The Great American Sugar Paradox Sugar lessons learned the hard way Creating a healthy choice for

Neural-Cultivating

JUST DON’T DO IT!

Blog: JUST DON’T DO IT!   How to avoid the boondoggle In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: King of Language Boondoggle 21st Century Sports Science

Neural-Cultivating

Made In America!

Made in America. The American Dream Genuineness Our Journey The American Dream My early years in North Carolina were during the last two pivotal decades

Neural-Cultivating

Beyond The Tribe.

BEYOND THE TRIBE The Bizarre World of Fred! In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: Tribe realization Tribe exploration Tribe expansion Tribe realization Have you

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Why do some athletes have fewer injuries?

Why do some athletes have fewer injuries? In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: Rehab or Prehab Your Litmus Test Sleep + Hydration Carefully crafted

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Why do some athletes choke more than others?

Blog:  Why do some athletes choke more than others? In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following: The Big Gag Time Travel Choking and Injuries Prevention and

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Breaking News Is Broken!

Breaking News Is Broken! The athlete’s media burden For the love of money Media shifts ‘process’ to ‘results’ thinking Meeting the media challenge This week

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Mental Meltdowns

Mental Meltdowns In today’s blog, we’ll consider the following.  New York Meltdown No whine with your cheese S.A.R.A.H. Regret or Regroup Through A Glass Darkly

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Lifetime sports are precious.

Lifetime sports are precious. In today’s blog, we’ll examine the precious benefits of playing sports and the painful detriments of not being active.   Topics include:

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Binary Thinking: Is it a Benefit or Bias?

Binary Thinking: Benefit or Bias? Key topics: Benefits Biases Zooming in Cultivate Spectrum Thinking Benefits Binary thinking, also known as dichotomous thinking, happens when complex

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Specificity: Can it slow your progress?

Specificity: Can it slow your progress?  The categories we are working through this summer are: Mindset  Injuries Energy Specificity Today’s blog will cover these themes:

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INJURY HACKS.

Blog: Injury Hacks! How to minimize your injuries.  The categories we are working through over the coming weeks are: Mindset  Injuries Energy Specificity Today’s blog will

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The Underrated Weapon of Champions

The underrated weapon of champions The categories we are working through over the coming weeks are: Mindset   Injuries Energy Specificity Last week I covered course

Neural-Cultivating

BEWILDERMENT, A CHAMPION’S BEST FRIEND

Today’s blog will cover these topics: Stretch the paradigm into a paragon The Generation Effect Bewilderment – A champion’s best friend  How many times have

Neural-Cultivating

What smart people know about multitasking.

Today’s blog will cover these topics: What smart people know about multitasking. Are we wired for multitasking? How does multitasking impact sports performance?  Tactics for

Neural-Cultivating

A CHAMPION’S SELF-TALK

A Champion’s Self-Talk Today’s blog offers winning focus techniques. Belief is not enough Building the mental skillsets Learning the language Self-Talk fails and corrections Cues

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Keys To Improving Your Performance

Keys to Improving Your Performance Change your past to change your future Today’s blog contains relevant research that can be used to enhance your performance

Neural-Cultivating

Hard-Wired For Sports.

Emotional Behavior + Awareness Thinking = Inspiring Results This week’s blog is one of my favorite areas of interest. It’s about insanity, self-worth, and awareness.

Neural-Cultivating/Game Theory

  In This Week’s Blog: Game Theory   Game Theory Finite and Infinite Games Finite and Infinite Mindsets Tennis – A Finite Game with an

Neural-Cultivating, Emotional Intelligence

Neural-Cultivating, Emotional Intelligence A breath of fresh air Balancing the predictable with the unknown Ways to develop Emotional Intelligence Advancing humanness  “You take people as

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Elite Coaching – Inside Your Mind

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” -Coach John Wooden Elite Coaching In today’s blog you will discover: A gauge of

Neural-Cultivating/Happy Is Humorous

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ― W.B. Yeats Neural-Cultivating, Happy is humorous. Our 120-bit brain I

Neural-Cultivating/Happy Is Smart!

Tips in this week’s blog: Happy is Smart The Most Important Decision We Will Ever Make Einstein’s Two Magical Life Tenets The Black Hole of

Bio-Cultivating, Microdosing

Bio-Cultivating, Microdosing “If you seek average results, pursue those that advise you to use your Common Sense. If you seek extraordinary results, run like hell

Bio-Cultivating, Energy Systems

Bio-Cultivating, energy systems “What gets measured gets managed.” What you can learn from this week’s blog: Personal FRED FLOPS! Who does this stuff? Benefits from

Anti-Aging Secrets: Live Healthy, Live Longer.

Anti-Aging Secrets: Live Healthy, Live Longer.   RATED BLOG – AA (Athletic Audience)Health, Science, Performance Enhancing Language, Athletic Audience Advised This week my treasure hunt

Bio-Cultivating/Microbiome

Bio-Cultivating Learn    Act    Share Are You Being Hijacked? Bio-Cultivating/Microbiome.   Brain-Gut Microbiome Connection: RATED BLOG – AA (Athletic Audience)Health, Science, Performance Enhancing Language,

Bio-Cultivating

Bio-Cultivating Learn    Act    Share Bio-Cultivating Performance Enhancing Knowledge Bio-Cultivating, in simple terms, brings you powerful health insights and free resources to foster clarity

Leaner and Healthier: Part One

  Leaner and Healthier: Part One   One of the most important things to remember is that you are surrounded by people who care about

Fred Says…… True or False?

Fred Says…… True or False? Question #6 Answer #6 Question #5 Answer #5 Question #4 Answer #4 Question #3 Answer #3 Question #2 Answer #2

Time Travel: Their Most Powerful Advantage

  Time travel: Their most powerful advantage.   Yes. Actually, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, and many other professionals, are using Time Perspective training in

All I Want for Christmas is Body Helix!

All I Want for Christmas is Body Helix! Give them what they really want! Our high-quality compression products and face masks are the perfect gift

Body Helix Customer Saves a Life

Body Helix Customer Saves a Life Mark Vines is an American tennis player who has been lucky enough to play in singles and doubles tournaments

Which is the Right Face Mask for You?

Face Masks: Unveiling the Right One for You The Value Behind Today’s Masks With the advent of modern medicine, we understand how germs can give rise to

Exercise/Training

Holiday Gift Guide

Here are some great gift ideas for the active person on your list  As a matter of fact, these come personally recommended from Fred Robinson,

Fred Robinson | Tennis Tips

A PARTNERSHIP IS BORN

A partnership is born Body Helix and its founder, Fred Robinson, are excited to announce a new partnership with the Time Value of Tennis YouTube

Exercise/Training

The Benefit of Injuries

  The Benefit of Injuries Did you do a double-take on the title of this post?  I know it sounds crazy, but there are benefits

Ankle/Foot

Fred’s Favorite Body Helix Products

Fred’s Favorite Body Helix Products Body Helix all began because I strained a hamstring and it wasn’t getting any better.  After playing for months with

Bio-Cultivating

Fuel for the Mind: Book Recommendations

Fuel for the Mind: Book Recommendations I go through books like most people go through coffee.  Therefore, if you have been following along with my

Tennis

It’s All About Your Target

  It’s All About Your Target This video is an “oldie but goodie.” Several years ago, I sat down with longtime friend, Brent Abel of

Biceps/Triceps

Biceps and Triceps Injury Management

Biceps and Triceps Injury Management Please Note: We are always careful not to give medical advice.  Please seek a medical evaluation for severe or prolonged

Fred Robinson | Tennis Tips

3 Ways to Clear the Chatter in Your Mind

3 Ways to clear the chatter in your mind. In my last post on mental endurance, Three Ways to Improve Your Mental Endurance, we discussed:

Fred Robinson | Tennis Tips

3 Ways to Improve Your Mental Endurance

3 Ways to Improve Your Mental Endurance. After reading my first post on Mental Endurance and watching Roger Federer’s hitting session, you should have a

Youth

Parents Corner: Interview with Shalon Morris

Parents Corner: Interview with Shalon Morris Shalon Morris is a  busy mom of three children. She has been married to her husband, Michael, for 16 years. They have 3

Product Recommendations

Product Recommendations: Shakes and Hydration

Product Recommendations: Shakes and Hydration   Training hard requires you to replenish what your body has lost.  Protein shakes and hydration supplements are a necessity

Fred Robinson | Tennis Tips

FRED’S FUNDATMENTALS: MENTAL ENDURANCE

FRED’S FUNDATMENTALS: MENTAL ENDURANCE For many years, I have asked my tennis acquaintances and students these three simple questions, which apply to many sports and life

Arthritis/Oestoarthritis

Managing Symptoms of Arthritis Through Activity

Managing Symptoms of Arthritis Through Activity Exercise can have a substantial impact on your overall health as well as symptoms related to arthritis, and it

Calf

Shin Splints Driving You Crazy? Try These Four Tips to Ease Your Pain…

Shin splints, aka Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, stem from inflammation around the anterior part of your tibia. Often plaguing runners and athletes, repetitive activity overworks the muscle and bone tissue around the shin. Sudden changes in duration or intensity of activity, such as increasing your training to train for a half marathon, can spark pain. That’s because the structure around your medial tibia hasn’t had time to adapt to the new demands.

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Knee

How Sever’s Disease Affects Young Athletes

How Sever’s Disease Affects Young Athletes A disease with a name similar to “severe” might sound daunting, but Sever’s disease is a fairly common disorder

Injury Prevention

Tips for avoiding injury in young athletes

Tips for avoiding injury in young athletes If your kid plays an organized sport, odds are they’re either a) running around between 15 different sports/activities

Shoulder

5 Stretches to Help Shoulder Alignment

5 Stretches to Help Shoulder Alignment In a society that requires office workers to spend long hours in front of a computer, poor posture and

Injury Management

Recover and Recover Stronger

Recover and Recover Stronger The physical pain one endures through an injury is only a small part of the pain that the injury inflicts. There

Ankle/Foot

High Top Ankle Helix

High Top Ankle Helix Movement is complex, to say the least. Sensory input and output must happen in order to create movement in our bodies.

Injury Management

WHY COMPRESSION WORKS

WHY COMPRESSION WORKS Compression as a method of injury management has been around since the days of RICE (Rest Ice Compress Elevate).  Compression has been proven

Exercise/Training

Injuries aren’t fun. Just ask Andy.

Injuries aren’t fun. Just ask Andy. We are happy to have guest blogger Peter Fryer on the Body Helix blog today. Fryer is a longtime

Back

Take Your Workout to the Wall

We’ve partnered up our friends at Health Perch to bring you some new exercises to spice up your workout.  Whether you’re short on space, time, or budget,

Exercise/Training

Cross-Train to Become a Better Athlete

Cross-Train to Become a Better Athlete Guest blogger, Lizl Kotz, of Lizl Kotz Performance shares some great insight into why you should try various sports

Mental Toughness

Need a Little Inspiration?

Need a Little Inspiration? We all need a little motivation and inspiration now and then.

Injury Management

Aging in Sports

Aging in Sports Body Helix is excited to have Guest Blogger, Candice Case, join us today.  Case is a certified group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and

Injury Management

Pain is the Body’s Voice

Pain is the Body’s Voice Most of us think of pain only as suffering. And not just suffering, but suffering in its most raw and

Arthritis/Oestoarthritis

Top Three Most Common Knee Injuries

Top Three Most Common Knee Injuries Our knees take a beating. Whether you are walking, jogging, or just doing every day activities you are putting

Hip Strengthening Exercises

Hip Strengthening Exercises Check out some of these strengthening tips from LiveStrong.com if you have hip pain or a hip injury. Hip injuries can drastically decrease

Tennis

Change Your Story, Change Your Game

Change Your Story, Change Your Game Bob Litwin has made it his life, his work, his passion to help people live the very best stories of

WTA Hamstring and Thigh Injury Pandemic

WTA Hamstring and Thigh Injury Pandemic Injuries are on the rise in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and outdated methods of treatment are no longer

Injury Management

A Psychologist’s Take on Overcoming Injuries

A Psychologist’s Take on Overcoming Injuries We recently caught up with psychologist, Neal Newman, Ph.D. about the mental aspects of working through an injury.  As an athlete,

Tennis

How Leading Ourselves Evolves into Leading Others

How Leading Ourselves Evolves into Leading Others Today, we welcome guest blogger Carlos Salum, leadership performance strategist and professional tennis coach.  Salum, founder of Salum

Knee

The knee sleeve that doesn’t slip

The knee sleeve that doesn’t slip “Testing a new knee brace from Body Helix. Gotta admit, it does a great job. Had some problems with

Exercise/Training

Tennis Pro Shares Tricks of the Trade

Tennis Pro Shares Tricks of the Trade Tennis players – this one’s for you!  Guest Blogger, Pender Murphy, serves up his top lessons learned during

Tennis Player Reviews Custom Products

Tennis Players Reviews Custom Products “As a petite adult tennis player, it is very challenging to find quality products to support various body parts prone

Knee

Runners Need Knee Support

Runners Need Knee Support Endurance athletes are no strangers to overuse injuries. These can include stress fractures and shin splints or other injuries that may

Elbow

How Do You Treat Tennis Elbow?

How Do You Treat Tennis Elbow? “Tennis elbow” is the common name for lateral epicondylitis and occurs when you have tendonitis –  swelling and pain of the

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