João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) sealed overall victory at the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg after he took second place on the fifth and final stage behind David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ). After a hilly opening, a reduced peloton tackled two laps of a rolling finishing circuit around Luxembourg City, and Almeida had ample supportRead More →

Coming out of two big events, Maridoe and the ANNIKA, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine jump on for the first pod of the fall, recapping those events before offering their predictions for the season. Favorites, sleepers, player of the year contenders; they discuss it all.Read More →

Stress is a fact of life for everyone. But for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), keeping your stress level as low as possible is an important goal for controlling disease. That’s because stress is known to worsen autoimmune diseases like RA. “Mental or emotional stress has been shown to triggerRead More →

Because they’re like very strong balloons, the balls create a slightly unstable surface, which causes you to engage more muscles when you work out. “One of the reasons the ball is especially good for people with RA is you strengthen the small muscles that help stabilize the joints just byRead More →

So how do you make fitness part of your overall lifestyle — and reach your own individual fitness goals? Jonesco recommends starting with meeting the federal guidelines for physical activity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends that, for general health, adults should aim for 150 toRead More →

While the immediate gratification of fitness is awesome, you can’t forget that you may not notice many of the greatest benefits of fitness for years, or even decades. (Patience, patience.) For example, studies consistently link physical fitness with improved longevity. (12) According to a study published in the October 2013 issueRead More →

Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has undergone surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, the German champions announced Friday. The 25-year-old French international is expected back in training within two weeks, said coach Julian Nagelsmann. “He had a slightly irregular heartbeat, a minor heart irregularity. We did a long-term ECG and carried outRead More →