For this week's Blog post, we focus on the Infrared Sauna and ways to increase performance and health benefits by incorporating sauna-use as part of your training. The sauna has been around and utilized for a long time to promote relaxation and detoxification, but many people are unaware of all the [...]
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The holiday season is here, which means watching A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on repeat during long indoor trainer sessions on the bike during uncooperative weather and attending holiday party after holiday party to celebrate the season with friends and family. Between training time and celebrating time, there's little [...]
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The greatest tool an athlete has is the mind. The brain, the wonderful organ that regulates your breathing, controls your beating heart, and manages the rest your body, is at the core of all successful sports performance. Everybody knows that talent and physical skill play an important role in every athlete success, [...]
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We had a fantastic time out at Smith Rock last Sunday for our latest trail adventure run and hike! There was an amazing group of people that showed up to brave the blustery weather conditions and enjoy the incredible scenery that only Smith can offer. It was stunning out there [...]
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Fantasizing & Reflecting by: Stephanie Howe, Recharge Athlete ! Related Articles: How to Bounce Back After Injury or Disappointment Why a Balanced Diet is Important for Athletes Sports Nutrition and Endurance Coaching with Stephanie Howe Western States 100 Endurance Training How to Fall in Love with your Sport (Again) [...]
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Static stretching has long been the warmup routine for athletes, but could this be actually hurting your performance? Dr. Kara Witzke, head professor of the kinesiology department at OSU-Cascades, gave a seminar at Recharge last week where she discussed this important aspect of training using the latest research to explain [...]
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Allison Grace Morgan, Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon and 10,000m and recent addition to our Bend running community, shares her journey to find strength... A wise coach of mine at ZAP Fitness, Pete Rea, once said that I needed to take the “Grace” out of Grace, and become a [...]
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Multisport athletes definitely know a thing or two about balancing training, intensity, and goals while focusing on honing their fitness in the water, on the bike, as well as on the roads. For this week's blog, Recharge's triathlete and recovery specialist, Jake McDonald, shares insight from his own training and [...]
Read MoreRemember life without the recovery lounge? Though we've only been here for just over 2 years (and not even a year in our bigger space!), we can't quite remember what life was like without daily access to all of the incredible tools we are now using to help speed recovery and [...]
Read MoreThe first annual Recharge Road Mile at Jackson's Corner Eastside was a blast! Even though it turned out to be a chilly and windy fall day, that didn't stop everyone from having fun and running fast times. We had a small but fast group that produced exciting races on both [...]
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