Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport
The rate of injury for single-sport adolescents is far higher than for other kids who play a variety of sports.
Nirav Pandya, Associate Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of California, San Francisco •
conversation
March 18, 2024 • ~6 min
March 18, 2024 • ~6 min
Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym rats
People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is adapted for performance, it can be cause for concern.
William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
Feb. 21, 2024 • ~9 min
Feb. 21, 2024 • ~9 min
Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared with athletes sleeping more than 8 hours.
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~10 min
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~10 min
Tahoe avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
Nathalie Vriend, Associate Professor of Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~8 min
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~8 min
Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and avid skier explains
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
Nathalie Vriend, Associate Professor of Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~7 min
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~7 min
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