Like many of you reading our blog, soccer was (and is) a big part of my life. However, over the years, I've transitioned from competitive varsity / semi-pro athlete to a beer-league hopeful to a couch-potato fan. Well, no more. I've decided to take up what I'm calling the "Soccer Fitness Gols Challenge" and get back into shape [...]
Happy Canada Day everyone!Today the sun finally came out in Rio De Janeiro! I was on the beach all day and stayed at the Fan Fest to watch the Argentina-Switzerland match. I must say that the Argentinian fans are pretty amazing. The whole day they were singing and partying on the beach. I tried to [...]
Today I spent the entire day at the Copacabana beach. FIFA has organized a 'Fan Fest' - basically some viewing areas with large screen TV's showing all the games, plus they serve refreshments, and there are other attractions like rides you would see at an amusement park, etc.. It's a beautiful beach, and even though [...]
Soccer Fitness Gols Mobile Fitnesss App - Available Now FREE on Google Play for Android Smartphones If you are like me (and almost everyone else on earth) you are probably consumed by soccer and the World Cup at the moment. Try downloading our new app, Soccer Fitness Gols (now available FREE on Google play) to [...]
Why I Don't Do Cross FitGreat article I came across..I agree with most of it..let me know your thoughts!
Soccer is a sport that places a high demand on the musculoskeletal system. Soreness and eventual injury to muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments are all inevitable consequences of playing the sport. The "R.I.C.E." method - an acronym which reads "Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation" - is an efficient and effective means of dealing with soreness and [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eEiymzEK8k A more difficult variation on the Dumbbell Bulgarian Lunge. Adding the stability ball makes this exercise a lot more challenging by incorporating proprioceptive muscles that help with balance and stability in the hip and knee. To perform this exercise, grab 2 dumbbells, and stand with the stability ball a few feet behind. Slowly extend [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83Iqknj51U&feature=youtu.be Because this is a World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 32 participating nations. In this installment, I will look at Cameroon, an African side with a German coach, who have a history of pulling off upsets in the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awENbW-vOI A great exercise that combines single-leg balance and stability with upper body strengthening. To perform this exercise, stand on the middle of the Bosu Ball with your knee and toe pointing forwards. Hold dumbbells with arms at sides. Maintaining balance on the ball, slowly curl the dumbbells upwards by bending at the elbows. Position [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlVSTSMFRO8 Another great single-leg strength exercise. This one is very useful because it strengthens the core muscles as well as the muscles on the outside of the thigh. To perform the single-leg side plank dip, start by going into a side plank position. Lay on one side, with hips square, and one leg on top [...]