by Jonathan Zaid, PT, DPT | Jan 12, 2023 | Education, Exercise, Wellness
It’s a new year! And you’ve promised yourself you’d start a new exercise routine. In addition to your annual New Year’s resolution, the past two years of a pandemic have affected us all in one way, shape or form. There is no time like the present to start or get back...
by Brian Hawthorne, PT, DPT | Aug 17, 2022 | Exercise, Injury Prevention, Running
Great cross country running is about endurance and speed. You may already be training with an effective mix of intervals, long distance, tempo, and fartlek workouts. But what about strength training? Did you know strength training can improve performance in long...
by Jeffrey Ziegler, PT, MSPT | Jun 22, 2022 | Exercise, Triathlon
Team EXCEL is very familiar to the local triathlon scene. As triathletes themselves, the founders of the company wanted to organize a group of like-minded triathletes while they each were training for their own Ironman races. It’s been 20 years since its inception,...
by Antonio Sapienza, PT, DPT | Apr 26, 2022 | Exercise
We teamed up with our friends from Club Pilates Englewood to bring you our most recent blog highlighting the Pilates-PT Connection. The practice of Pilates and the principles of physical therapy have gone hand in hand since the early 20th century. EXCEL Englewood...
by Allison Tabrys, PT, DPT, CSCS | Jan 18, 2022 | Education, Exercise, Wellness
It’s 2022! And with the New Year often come resolutions for improved fitness and self-care. But let’s be honest, it’s hard to feel motivated when the past two years have been so incredibly draining. The pandemic has been extremely challenging, both personally and...
by EXCEL Staff | Dec 15, 2021 | Education, Exercise, Wellness
While the holiday season usually brings warm, fuzzy feelings, it also brings with it cold, frosty weather. Cold weather on its own can be a deterrent to exercise, but along with a few too many Christmas cookies and hot cocoas, it’s easy to want to hibernate for the...