A few weeks ago, I was preparing for my first race of the new year. Having rode my bike all winter without cleaning or maintaining it, (which I do NOT recommend) I knew it needed some attention. As I was going over the bike, tightening each bolt, I inadvertently over tightened the screw on my […]
Category: Athletes
Open Water Swim Practices Start This Week
Hosted in conjunction with Jackie Miller, BritFit Personal Training & Coaching Back by popular demand, join us for our open water swim practices again in 2022. Practices will be held every other Wednesday throughout the year until October. With races right around the corner, hone your water entry, sighting, drafting, buoy turn skills, and more. We’ll […]
Why Rotation is Important for the Triathlete
Why Rotation is Important for the Triathlete When one thinks of the three components of the triathlon, it’s easy to emphasize motions that target “forward motion.” Running, biking, and swimming are sports that seem like the athlete moves in one direction, and as such we try to create a more streamlined looking posture in all three […]
Get to know North State Sport & Spine
Endurance Athletes…No Problem As sports chiropractors, we have the privilege of seeing many different kinds of athletes that vary all over in skill level. The multisport athlete that presents to the clinic always offers a fun challenge due to the training requirements, biomechanics of the three sports, and volume management. From the swim, we tend […]
Massage & Body Work for Triathletes
Research shows that massage therapy can decrease pain and perceived fatigue after intense muscular use, such as triathlon activities – especially in a high endurance capacity such as Ironman competition. Sports massage increases short-term flexibility and significantly reduces delayed-onset muscle soreness. It helps to maintain overall muscle health by identifying areas of tension, mobility issues, […]
Welcome to North State Sport & Spine as 2022 sponsor
Dr. Evan Kahn, DC, DACBSP is a Sports Medicine Chiropractor. A graduate from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Dr. Kahn took a sports medicine path at the Southern California University of Health Sciences where he learned to blend physical therapy, orthopedics, and manual medicine. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2009 and […]
Have a Plant
Have a Plant! Information provided by Produce For Better Health According to the American Gut Research project: By eating a variety of 30 plants per week, there is a greater diversity in Gut Microbial than eating just 10 different plants per week. Having a more diverse gut microbial availability offers a range of direct health […]
Paulette Conquering the USA
Meet Paulette. She recently joined the Carolina Multisports team and shared with me her ambitious goal of completing at least 1 endurance event/race in all 50 states! She has a great start having completed several marathons and other races. After moving to North Carolina, she discovered the sport of triathlon and joined our team to […]
2021 National Championships -Clermont, Florida
I returned to Florida again this year to compete in the USAT National Championships for the 104.6 mile distance. It was a brutal race and lived up the hype of being the toughest race in the southeast with no wetsuit, 90 degree air temps, and 6700’ of climbing on the bike (in FL of all […]
Beth places 3rd
Setting & Crushing Milestones Carolina Multisports athlete, Beth Cook, represented well with her 3rd place finish in her age group this weekend at the Hurricane swim at Jordan Lake. Currently living in Roanoke, VA, Beth was searching for a break through in her open water swimming. Beth was an regular at the local Master’s Swim […]