Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
For those who are getting ready to migrate from the cooler north to the sunny south, or going to Newk’s Camp in Texas, or will be coming south over the winter … you should be ready for the challenges of playing in the heat and humidity the body is not used to.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Novak Djokovic’s current success may be due to a change in his diet. “Since last year, he’s swearing off pasta, pizza, beer, French bread, Corn Flakes, pretzels, empanadas, Mallomars and Twizzlers—anything with gluten.”
The weather forecast for SW Florida is “about 90″ for the next week! So it is a good time to think about “drinking more” (double meaning intended). But ask five tennis players what their thoughts are on sports drinks… and you’ll get five different answers!
A Faithful Reader, Andrew Kessler writes, “11 days ago I played an extra intense doubles game for about 45 minutes longer than usual. Nothing exceptional, but the next morning I felt stiffness behind my knee, and some instability causing me to favor the leg and limp without fully extending the leg.
As a boy who grew up buying his clothes in the “Husky” section, I have been on a diet of some kind all of my adult life. From the High Carbs to Low Carbs to the Atkins’, I have tried many and come to a simple conclusion. But I have found that weight control is [...]
One of the problems with having a blog is that you have to report the losses as well as the wins. Oh, did I leak “the end of the story?” But first, a request from a tennis buddy who is suffering with a torn rotator cuff…
While most of my tennis friends practice “The Three I’s” for rehab – Ice, Ibuprofen, and Imbibing (!) – the true standard acronym to follow for acute and sudden injuries is RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
Ask five tennis players what their thoughts are on sports drinks… and you’ll get five different answers!
It is three weeks till Tennis Camp. But before any senior starts to “try to get back in shape,” they should have themselves checked out professionally, by a physician or at least by a physical trainer. One great measure of conditioning is your pulse, the measure of your heart rate during exercise and resting.
Someone asked me about the types and benefits of getting a massage. I know all the pros use massage (normally after a match), but I didn’t have a lot of first-hand information. What do you know?
I just returned from seeing an orthopedic sports medicine doctor up at Dartmouth about my ailing shoulder. What she said has me feeling better about my pain/problem and gave some insights that might be useful.
Years ago, while commuting to and from my Hartford (Connecticut) based insurance job with a good friend, we talked about “why some people seem happy and others don’t.” We developed The Five W’s of Happiness:
With my shoulder problem, I have been taking daily doses of Aleve. But what should you do on a regular basis?
During the Atlanta tournament TV coverage this past weekend, it came out that Big John Isner drinks coconut water during hot weather to replenish electrolytes and prevent cramping. I had never heard of this; and did some research.
After a practice session yesterday with Tom McCune, we walked by a court with a ball machine session going on. But the thing that struck me was the guy who was hitting balls was about 5’ 2” and looked to be in his 80s!