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Nutrition and Diabetes
Eating right and being healthy are important parts of controlling diabetes. By maintaining a healthy weight with exercise and proper diet, your blood sugar levels can be better controlled. Keeping your blood sugar levels controlled can better protect you against long-term problems associated with diabetes. To better control your blood sugar levels it is very […]READ MORE
6 Awesome Smoothie Recipes
Smoothies are healthy, easy to make, and can be a great source of nutrition and energy for hard-working athletes and exercisers. The good thing about preparing these thick, tasty treats is they can be as healthy as you want them to be. There is an infinite variety of healthy and delicious ingredients that can be […]READ MORE
Experts In Motion – Meet Travis Jacques!
Travis Jacques, MPT, is the Administrative Director of Rehabilitation Services of Mary Immaculate Hospital and oversees In Motion at Denbigh and In Motion and Medsurg at Mary Immaculate. He has been with Bon Secours In Motion since 2003 and has been in the Program Director role since 2008. Travis attended JMU to get his BS in Health Sciences […]READ MORE
What does a Sports Dietitian Do?
A certified Sports Dietician, helps athletes of all abilities meet the nutritional demands of their sport, in a way that’s right for their personal metabolism and health. Those with this certification are specially trained to help athletes by counseling them on the best dietary and nutritional plans for their body type, activity level, and recovery. […]READ MORE
The Importance of Protein
Protein is an essential nutrient that has important structural functions in the body. Proteins are used in the building and repair of muscle. They also help transport enzymes. Excessive protein that the body does not use is stored as fat. High protein intake can increase the amount of calcium the body excretes and can have […]READ MORE
Fluid & Energy Drinks
There is no easy way to determine the fluid status of an athlete. The body loses fluid during exercise through sweat. In sports such as swimming and water polo, it can be even more difficult to assess the loss of body fluids because the activity is performed in water. Poor fluid status and/or dehydration can […]READ MORE
Fluid & Energy Drinks
There is no easy way to determine the fluid status of an athlete. The body loses fluid during exercise through sweat. In sports such as swimming and water polo, it can be even more difficult to assess the loss of body fluids because the activity is performed in water. Poor fluid status and/or dehydration can […]READ MORE
The Biggest Loser: Making Choices
Every time we eat, we make a choice. Every time we head to the gym, we make a choice. Some of them are good choices. Some not so good. And that’s what happened this week on The Biggest Loser. Two contestants had to spend a week away from The Biggest Loser Ranch. They had to […]READ MORE
Experts in Motion – Meet Dave Roush!
Dave Roush, LPTA started with In Motion in January of 2010. He came as a buy-one-get-one from OSC, whom he had been with since 2001. His specialties in the field of Physical Therapy include the McKenzie Method and manual therapy. Before entering into PT, he was an auto mechanic-who knew? Dave started out at our Harbour […]READ MORE
Tradewinds Racing Sports Performance Blog
The ladies of Tradewinds Racing, a competitive woman’s cycling team sponsored by In Motion, have started blogging about their training at the Bon Secours In Motion clinics. Every week they will post a blog about their experiences using In Motion’s advanced screenings and technology, like VO2 Max and lactate threshold testing, and sports performance training […]READ MORE