The Best Sports Performance Workout EVER?

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1 Million Children Hire Personal Trainers

Coaches Corner by Dave Gleason As seen in the Pembroke Mariner and WickedLocal.com 1 Million Children Hire Personal Trainers According to multiple sources, including MSNBC and Newsweek, more than 1 million children hire a personal trainer every year in the United States. The rate of youth obesity and the increased competitive nature of youth sports …

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Pembroke Young Athletes Benefit from Nationally Recognized Fitness Center

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Shore Youth Fitness Program Profiled In Nationwide ‘Live Chat’ Pembroke Young Athletes Benefit from Nationally Recognized Fitness Center January 10, 2011: Pembroke’s Athletic Revolution Training Center will be featured on a nationwide ‘Live Chat’ during a coast-to-coast broadcast in conjunction with leading newspapers including the Chicago Tribune and Los …

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Preventing Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repetitive motion injuries in young athletes continue to be on the rise and in my opinion can be avoided.  Recently I posted a Youtube video on this subject for the IYCA. It is an honor to be the training advisor and columnist for the only organization that specializes in youth fitness and athletic development. Although …

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Young Athletes and Nutritional Supplementation

          Since I first posted about Gatorade on our Facebook Fan Page (some time ago now) I have admittedly become side tracked and the result is a huge delay in a proper response.   I have been meaning to reseach and comment on Gatorade and their new G-Series for some time.  …

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Youth Fitness: The High Speed Treadmill Debate

From time to time I shoot videos not only for Athletic Revolution, but also for other organizations.  I recently shot a video for the IYCA (International Youth Conditioning Association) The debate about high speed treadmills and skating treadmills has been around for years.  In this video I discuss the merits of these high priced pieces …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development Ages 14+

Kids 14 years old and up are extraordinary and providing youth fitness and athletic development for this age group is a science and an art. This video will give you insight as to the correct way to provide fitness programming to this age group.  Enjoy. Discovery Video (Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 6-9) …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 10-13

About 10 days ago I posted a video explaining how youth fitness and athletic development for kids 6-9 years old should be approached.  We de-bunked the myth(s) concerning sport specific training for young children and I described the necessity for the proper type of training for children in this age bracket. I would be remiss …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 6-9

Youth Fitness – Are Your Kids in Danger?   That was the headline of a blog post (and video) I made last week.  I spoke about sport specific training for young children and how there is no place for it – and why. As a follow up to that I would like to explain what …

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Unfriendly Youth Fitness

The New Oxford American Dictionary  has chosen the term “unfriend” as its Word of the Year for 2009. Unfriend is a verb, it means to remove someone as a “friend” on a social networking site, as in: “I decided to unfriend a co-worker from Facebook.” This is quite a commentary on our society don’t you think? We are …

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