Barbara Wintroub
Next month I will travel to Arizona to get certified in Fascial Stretch Therapy, just in time to share my knowledge with all of you at Huntsman, Nationals VI and in this column. Flexibility is the ability to move muscles and joints during pickleball play without getting injured. Flexibility is achieved by stretching — preferably […]
Beating the Heat…
Hot weather is upon us and I notice players bringing only eight ounces of water to the courts. I come with 80 ounces of electrolyte replacement, a cooling towel, a sun protection umbrella and an extra water bottle to pour on myself between games. Think this is too much? I go through all of […]
Roll Away Your Leg Pain …
Are you finding knots and soreness in your legs from all the pickleball you are playing this summer? I realize how difficult it is to stretch, so maybe rolling out the knots on a foam roller is what you need. Tight muscles and lactic acid buildup causes these knots to occur. Sometimes it seems I […]
Fitness… Crunch No More: Back Pain Part II
Every time I’m at the gym I see people on the crunch machine or crunch bench with feet curled over the bars doing crunches and full sit ups. WHY? They are not doing their backs a bit of good and not working the right stomach muscles to strengthen their backs. The main crunch muscle is mainly […]
Fitness…Back Pain, Part I
Recently a pickleball friend was playing in a tournament when her back went out. She couldn’t move. I’m not sure she could even finish the match. She was given painkillers by the doctor to help her make it through the day. My question is, why did this happen and when could it happen again? First: […]
Fitness… Balancing Act
How good are you at standing on one foot? Most of us would say, “Terrible,” me included. While waiting to make a deposit at the bank today I was standing on one foot, then the other. Might as well do something constructive while in line. In the morning I try to balance on one foot […]
Can We Turn Back the Clock? Sort Of?
Notice how you get just a bit weaker with every birthday? That is age-related loss of muscle mass, strength, power and function called Sarcopenia. Sarcopenia means “poverty of flesh”, YUK! As we become less active with age, “use it or lose it” becomes a very real factor. Yes, you are playing pickleball, but do you […]
Why Do Pickleball Players Get Injured?
This question was asked by a new ambassador at a captains’ meeting in Palm Desert recently. Thirteen captains put on their thinking caps to come up with answers. Swinging incorrectly, not bending from the knees only the waist, running forward, running backward, coming to the game with body issues already in place, were some of […]
Pickleball: A Pain in the Buns
I’ve been suffering from this deep burning pain in my right bun at the origin of the hamstrings. It’s so bad I cannot drive or sit for more than five minutes before I start squirming. I have discovered that many of the players I know have the same problem. Friends have offered advice to get […]
STAND TALL: Good posture becomes you
While I was waiting for my matches to be called at the Huntsman World Senior Games in October, I was doing a body analysis on those who walked by. OMG! I cannot believe how many women have joined the men in poor posture. So many of you seem to be trying to walk with your […]
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