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Carroll W
- Jan 9, 2019
- 5 min
iON Featured Athlete: Maryse Gordon, Seeking Adventure
This month we feature an amazingly inspiring athlete who is driven by the challenge of conquering new adventures in fitness and life! Meet Maryse Gordon, Finance Pro in the Big Apple and OCR Athlete and Adventure Seeker in Life! What Sports/Fitness Activities do you compete in? Former sprinter and general fitness enthusiast, now OCR (Obstacle Course Racing Athlete) What inspires you Maryse? Reaching goals. I am a goal setter and I work hard to achieve them. I also take great
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Carroll W
- Dec 22, 2018
- 4 min
iON Featured Athlete: NFL Player, Joe Jones Jr, Appreciation of the Gift
This is the second post in my little mini-series I casually call "On Gifts". Appreciation is the theme here...In this one, I had a great chance to get a few words from the son of one of my earliest mentors, role-models, teammates and friends Joseph Jones Sr.. Joe Jones Sr. was a legend in the mid-west track community in the 90's, and when he became my teammate at Purdue, it was awesome indeed. Not only was he a great friend and athlete, but also an example of illustrating Po
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Carroll W
- Dec 8, 2018
- 3 min
Poise and Performance | Master Trainer, Eddie Willingham, primes his clients for success
Personally, I've always been with impressed with Coaches or Trainers or Leaders of any type who can not only say "Do as I Say" but can roll up their sleeves or lace up their cleats and say "Do As I Do!" Master Coach, Eddie Willingham is an example of this. Today we got his wise words on the importance of preparation before the intense type of activity he takes his clients through! - a.d. Master Trainer, Coach Eddie Willingham of IProvide Fitness Some of your DB and Receiver D
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"The Athlete with a Pen"
- Jul 16, 2018
- 3 min
Poise and Performance | Post-Match Recovery for Soccer’s Best Players
Soccer is a physically demanding sport, with the speed and fierceness of the modern game only exacerbating post-game recovery. There are many ways to help the body recover, one of which is through rehydration, which we previously discussed on iON Performance Care. In today’s fast paced game, however, professional teams demand a lot from their players and expect them to be in top shape. So without further ado, here are how three professional soccer players recover after a toug
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