Category: Health
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Mesa girl waiting for new heart after beating cancer
Rocking out to her favorite tunes from her hospital bed, Macie Schnepf just makes the best of every situation. “I just like to listen to my music, and it helps me calm down,†said Macie Schnepf. The girl with the big smile is undoubtedly a fighter. Three years ago she was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma…
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Stronger Swimmer Shoulders | More Power, Less Injuries | Tri Tenacious
Genuinely fixing shoulder issues as a triathlete, notably with swimming, can be problematic. Examples being shoulder impingement and swimmer’s shoulder. But here we reveal a pivotal, and often overlooked tool via strength training using a pulling technique, to address these problems from the ‘root cause’ while also setting yourself up for a more powerful stroke…
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Elizabeth Beisel – Finding Balance Outside of Your Sport
“Find something that you love that isn’t swimming, or that isn’t your sport, that can make you happy elsewhere in your life.â€
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Van Der Burgh: I Still Can’t Smell After COVID
TeamSA swimming icon Cameron van der Burgh has spoken about how he still has no sense of smell despite the fact that he has fully recovered from Covid-19, writes Gary Lemke. Van der Burgh, who won 18 gold medals in breaststroke competition at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, was talking to rising TeamSA sensation…
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How to Fix Shoulder Pain When Swimming – Fix or Avoid Swimmers Shoulder
Is your shoulder in pain during or after a swim session? Do you feel the pinching in your shoulder when rotating your hand? Don’t worry! In this video coach Mike will explain the reasons behind the shoulder pain and the important steps you should take to avoid further injury to your delicate shoulder muscles.
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90-year-old man swims from Asia to Europe every year
Levent Aksut can barely walk, but he just swam 6.5 kilometres from Asia to Europe. Can you imagine doing that at the age of 90?
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‘If this was a drug they wouldn’t believe you’
A group of sea swimmers have been taking part in research into the benefits of a dip in the ocean on their mental health. Doctors and psychiatrists will be analysing the responses of swimmers from the Chill group at Croyde in Devon. The results are expected in the next six months and researchers say it…
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Ryan Lochte Undergoes Emergency Surgery
Ryan Lochte is on the mend The swimmer shared with his millions of Instagram followers before and after selfies from a hospital bed after undergoing appendicitis surgery. “Wish me luck,” he captioned the first pic. Just a few hours later, the 36-year-old shared a selfie with breathing tubes inserted in his nose and assured to…