In: Health

Avoid These Common Off Season Mistakes
December 15, 2023

by Head Coach Lance Watson As originally published by Training Peaks The offseason is a time for rest, and it’s crucial…

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Is Swimming making triathletes sick? The Potential Risks of Open Water Swimming
December 15, 2023

by Coach Jeff Sankoff, M.D. (a.k.a. the Tri-Doc) Earlier this month at an event in Sunderland in the United Kingdom, 57…

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Staying Cool in A Record Hot Summer
December 15, 2023

by Jeff Sankoff M.D. (a.k.a. the Tri-Doc) It has been a record setting summer with respect to high temperatures across the…

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Can Training or Racing Make You Sick? How Exercise Affects Immune Function
December 15, 2023

by Coach Jeff Sankoff M.D. (a.k.a. the Tri-Doc) With the completion of the Ironman women’s World Championship in Kona this past…

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Running Shoes and The Biomechanical Tradeoffs They Bring to Runners: Risks and Benefits?
December 15, 2023

by Coach Jeff Sankoff, M.D. Running Shoes and The Biomechanical Tradeoffs They Bring to Runners: Risks and Benefits? Human beings have…

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Tips for eating out over the holidays
December 26, 2021

Eating out used to occur just for special occasions. With busy work schedules, however, eating out has become more common, especially…

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Health Tips: Keeping the bugs away over the fall and winter
December 26, 2021

There tend to be more colds, flus and runny noses at this time of year; here are some tips to keep…

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Red light therapy for performance and recovery, is there anything to these pricey light panels?
December 18, 2021

First published in Training Peaks, December 2021. Over the past several months I have been writing about novel therapies that are…

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Post-Ironman return to racing
December 6, 2021

(As published in Triathlete Magazine) After finishing Ironman, athletes commonly ask me how long it takes until they are ready for…

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Immune health through the winter months
December 5, 2021

Q: Winter seems to be when I get sick the most, and it derails my training. Any key pointers to staying…

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