TEEM Performance Training - July #4 2011: Summer Days...

Health and Human Performance e-Newsletter
- Video - A TEEM Top 5: Push-ups
- Nutrition Comprehension
- Men And Women, A Side Dose
- Healthy Hips: HIPology

Video - A TEEM Top 5: Push Ups
As promised, here are TEEM's Top 5 Push-ups Without Equipment. All modified positions are performed while on your knees. All extra modified positions are performed stationary. Just realized I forgot the 3rd ranked one. It will be in the next video. Oops!

Nutrition Comprehension
I wanted to share this article with you because it is interesting. "Are Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious Today?" For one, a fruit is a fruit and always has been a fruit. A vegetable is a vegetable and always has been a vegetable. It seems like our individual choices has prompted this topic. Yikes?

But, they do a body really good!

Men And Women, A Side Dose
Was driving on Friday, July 20th, 2011 and saw a bumper sticker that read the following:

"Women Who Behaved Seldom Made History."

Thought about that for a second. Thought about Harriet Tubman. My thought actually lingered there for a bit, so no one else cross my mind. Am currently thinking about folks like Sojourner Truth, Billy Jean King, Joan of Ark, Sacagewea, and present day folks such as, Danica Patrick, Serena and Venus Williams, Salt 'N Peppa, Michelle Obama (see, you thought I would forget her), Oprah Winfrey, Manon Rheaume, Cammy Granato, and a host of others.

Behaved is a crucial word in this sentence. It does not have... (cont'd)

Healthy Hips: HIPology
Let's get health hips. Period!

The hip region is supposed to be a strong and mobile unit, which comprises of very powerful muscles, very strong and big bones; and it is a prime connector between the lower and upper bodies. Of course, the hip is healthiest when we keep it healthy with sound exercise, nutrition, recovery, and less mechanical and mental stress. However, due to our occupations and old and outdated exercise programs our hips suffer.

'Warming Up The Hip'
I like to spend time on the hip region. That is, if someone comes to me; and they are tight in this area, then we will... (cont'd)

Be fit...Derek

Derek Arledge, CSCS
Founder, TEEM Performance Training
Strength & Conditioning Speciliast
www.teempt.com