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Still jumping and running at 100 years old

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Still jumping and running at 100 years old Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The New York Times recently had an article about a 100-year-old senior track and field athlete who broke 5 records in one day. Don Pellmann was able to run 100m in under 27 seconds, high...

Power Versus Strength

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Power Versus Strength Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Muscle Power and Muscle Strength are not the same thing. Muscle power is defined as the product of dynamic muscular force and muscle contraction velocity. To measure power, you multiply the speed at which the muscle contracts with the...

Does exercise change your brain?

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Does exercise change your brain? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The New York Times had a recent article about exercise in the elderly. They outlined a study on a 95-year-old senior Olympic athlete who had not started serious athletic training till she was 77. Her name...

Monthly Archives: September 2015

Still jumping and running at 100 years old

Power Versus Strength

Does exercise change your brain?