Author: Heather Wright
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How to Get the Most Benefit from the Orb Extreme or the Orb Extreme Mini
Guest Writer: Sarah Stockett For several years, I have been a big fan of the Orb. I bought the original blue ball when I was writing a series on myofascial release for my website, www.custompilatesandyoga.com. As I researched this topic and all the various tools used for myofascial release, I discovered that to achieve true […]
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Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Guide! Give the gift that keeps giving this year! Unlimited massages with Pro-Tec Athletics Recovery Gear! Use our Gift Guide to finish up your shopping, all for under $30! Great stocking stuffers too! The Orb Extreme (4.5″ Diameter) provides a multi-directional roll to focus massage and target areas. It’s surface has firmer, more […]
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20 Minute “On The Road” Foam Roller Workout
Stretch and Strengthen Sometimes travel can get in the way of training. But with the travel foam roller you can combine the benefits of stretch and massage with a quick strengthening workout that can be done anywhere. Shop All Massage Products Here
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Stretch Tips to Beat the Travel Cramps
Reduce stress and body aches with simple stretches pre and during flight Traveling is a pain. The lines, the crowds, the carrying, the sitting, the waiting, and all the stress can create real pains on the body. Luckily, there are a few quick and easy tips that will help alleviate some of the adverse effects your body experiences when […]
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Understanding Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Exercise
Knowing the Difference to Help Reach Your Training Goals Aerobic and Anaerobic exercises offer distinctive benefits to reaching your fitness goals, but it is important to be able to differentiate and understand. These mutually exclusive events refer to the amount of oxygen available for use and how energy is produced in the body. Say you get on a […]
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Hot vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Better for your Injury?
Applying heat and ice to an injury is an effective and inexpensive way to help heal an injury and expedite recovery. Although both useful, their applications produce different outcomes during the recovery process. Details of both methods and their prospective effectiveness are listed below. Cryotherapy Applying ice to an injury is also referred to as […]
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Downtime and What Brings it Up
Guest Writer: Krissy Moehl December, January, February. To me, these months are downtime. Time to checkout, rest up, chill out and even tune in to other activities. In the last two years this downtime has brought up some pains and forced me to tune in to my own recovery. Such that Pro-Tec is all about […]
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Pro-Tec Athletics Resigns World-Class Climber
Redmond, WA, February 27, 2018 Pro-Tec Athletics is proud to announce the re-signing of professional climber, Sasha DiGiulian. Sasha has become well versed in Pro-Tec’s line of products and has found recovery tools an important factor in endurance performance. Sasha has been a sponsored athlete of Pro-Tec Athletics since 2014. Highlights of Sasha’s career are […]