Fitness With Feldman

FC Malaga City New York Hudson Valley Soccer Academy   This week on Fitness With Feldman Justin John and Ashley were joined by Colin Mccomb of FC Malaga City NY.   Founded in 2013 the academy blends the development of athletic and academic development. Their students receive the opportunity to play their sport at a high level, in both the US and Spain.   We discuss how they have navigated the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how their education structure set them up for success in this unique environment.   You can learn more about them at: https://www.fcmalagacity-ny.com   Watch the interview live below, or listen wherever you find your podcasts.  

Considerations For Fall Athletes During COVID-19 Justin:    Good Morning everybody. So happy Saturday of Memorial day weekend. I don't know if I hope I'm not alone in this cause then I'll be embarrassed, but I completely did not realize that Monday was Memorial day. and then all of a sudden it sort of hit me that, that it was so hopefully, everyone is having a good start to their Memorial day weekend minus the really, really big rainstorms out there. John: That's all right. We can use it now.  Ashley: Yesterday. Justin was watering the lawn here, and I'm like, it's gonna rain tomorrow.  John: I kinda just put your hand in like basically like the Christmas vacation outfit with like the bunny slippers in the robe and a hat, just like waving the hose on the Lake  Ashley: or on the tractor driving around the neighborhood. John: Oh, okay. Yeah, that'll do it. Ashley: Oh man.  Justin: Watering the neighborhood or just.  Ashley: I mean, he's doing everything around the neighborhood, so if anybody needs a tra

Modern Orthopedic Treatment Options This week on Fitness With Feldman Justin, John and Ashley are joined by Dr. Justin Conway of Crystal Run Healthcare.  Dr. Conway specializes in primary care sports medicine, and non operative orthopedic treatments.  On this episode he explains the science behind Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments, stem cell injections, and Tenex treatment options.  We discuss the middle ground between physical therapy, and surgical options for patients.  Many patients believe that if they don't recover with physical therapy alone that surgery is their only other option.  Dr. Conway explains that there are a lot of options that he can provide that are minimally invasive and can help people heal without surgery. If you have any questions let us know.

Fitness With Feldman All Things Running With Jason Friedman This week on Fitness With Feldman Justin, John and Ashley are joined by Jason Friedman of Gunks Runner to talk all things running.  Jason is an accomplished runner at many distances and is currently training for the Leadville 100 this summer.  They cover many aspects of racing and training, including his annual New Paltz Pizza 5k. You can find more from Jay on his site - https://www.gunksrunner.com And Find his podcast "The Pain Cave" on his site or wherever you listen to your podcasts.    

Preparing For Your Next Race In this episode of Fitness With Feldman, Just talks about some easy race prep recommendations for the upcoming Dutchess County Classic. Here are a few: Get into a good sleep pattern now! Hydrate the whole week before the race Register and pick-up your packet early Know where you need to go race morning We would love to hear your pre race tips! What helps keep you relaxed on race day?

Performance Anxiety In this episode of Fitness With Feldman Justin is joined again by Vienna Costanzo and this week they are talking about performance anxiety.  This is something that we see in many athletes returning to sport after injury, but also in many athletes who have not been injured.  There are many factors that can create an environment that leads an athlete to feel anxious and nervous. If you missed our first episode with Vienna you can find that here.

The Mind Side Of Sports This week on Fitness With Feldman, Justin is joined by Vienna Costanzo, Vienna is a licensed mental health counselor, she specializes in working with athletes specifically focusing on areas surrounding performance anxiety.  In this episode Vienna talks about how she got into the field and starts talking about some of things she sees most commonly in her practice.  Definitely make sure to check out her website. It was a blast having Vienna on and I'm sure this will just be one of many episodes, so if you have questions or topics you'd like to see us discuss comment below or send them over.

Learn To Run Well folks, it looks like we may be able to get outside a bit in the next coming weeks. The rain is slowing, and my yard no longer looks like a swamp. I hope you are all enjoying this break in rainy weather! With that being said, I know a lot of you may be questioning this whole, “running” thing and are telling yourself, “I’ll start tomorrow.”  I know the thought of running for exercise is scary, especially if you’ve never done it before. So, I’m here to give you a few pointers to make life a whole lot easier if you do decide to join the “runners club.” Remember, we can all run- it’s a natural instinct especially when you are surprised by that unexpected critter walking down the street. The first thing I want to say is that it is not impossible! I just finished my stint as the co-technical director for the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce’s Learn to Run Program. This past Tuesday, our running students finished their program by running one mile! Many of them had never run in the past and guess

Summer Training For College Athletes   I'm happy to send a nice, warm “Welcome Home” to our college athletes who have recently finished up exams and are back for the Summer. This post will be dedicated to all of you, and hopefully some of your family members are reading as well. Because, as most of you know, it takes an army at the college level.   The topic of today's blog is really about the importance of your off-season approach. If you're playing your sport in college then you've undoubtedly been putting in the training hours at school. Now that Summer break is here, you're probably excited about the must needed reprieve of school stress and have earned some time off. However, we think its important to maximize the time in this off-season also. Thanks to Spiderman, we know that “with great power comes great responsibility”  and you're all responsible for staying healthy and getting ready to play. I've written before about the different seasons during an athlete's year, and most of you are officially in

Shoulder Pain? Try a Landmine Press The shoulder is a one of the most freely mobile joints in the body. Because of this, there can be a myriad of injuries that plague this so called ball and socket.  There are a lot of moving pieces and more importantly, those pieces have to move together in a specific manner to maintain proper shoulder health. Thankfully, there are enough smart people out there that are creative enough to come up with variations of movements that can help us through troubled times for our body. One day I'd like to meet these people!   Enter landmine press. The landmine press is an “overhead pressing” variation that uses a standard barbell. There are countless versions of this movement but its good to start with a basic standing variation. This movement is featured on our instagram account and will be accompanied by plenty of other variations as well over the coming weeks. The reason this variation is beneficial for injured shoulders or for someone who may have shoulder restrictions is beca