When Dr. Kenneth Cooper of the Cooper Clinic wrote his groundbreaking book Aerobics in 1968, he acknowledged that despite the progress made in exercise physiology, we still have a lot to learn. The next twenty years generated a mountain of research that turned the field of exercise physiology upside down. In 1991, Dr. Cooper wrote, The Strength Connection: How to Build Strength and...
It is 4:45am and my wife is sleeping soundly as I slip out of bed and into my running gear. The eastern sky is just beginning to brighten as I back the car out of the driveway to head to a nearby park or forest preserve for a short run before having to be at work by 8:00. Some people will say I must be crazy to be up and going for a run so early, but, for me, I consider this to be my “play time.”&...
At Dick Pond, we’ll be the first to tell you that anyone who gets up, gets out and runs is a runner....
