Staying Fit

Sometimes it can be hard to stay motivated in your training, especially if you have an injury, ache or pain.  While KT Tape can help with a wide number of aches and pains, joining a running club is a great...

For many active Americans, it’s easy to get out and run three to five miles a day without batting an eyelash.  But, there are also a lot of people who have only dreamed of running a 5k.  We all know...

Exercise and music are similar to peanut butter and jelly:  they jive well together.  Now studies are being done that back up the apparent synergy between the two.  The following is from a recent study out of Ohio State. It's...

It's springtime! Time to put away your skis and wheel out your dusty bicycle. Pump up those tires and grease that old chain, because May is National Bike Month. If you're looking to show off your love of two-wheeled transportation,...

If you have ever watched a crew team glide through the water, you have seen the importance of teamwork in achieving a goal.  Many people who have never placed an oar or paddle in the water may blow off the...

Fatigue from over-training is something most endurance athletes may experience at one time or another. The KT Tape team has met some amazing endurance athletes who suffer from fatigue resulting from over-training. Over-reaching can lead to an over-trained body, effects...

Getting muscle cramps during a workout is not a pleasurable experience. Since KT Tape is in the business of helping people feel better, we wanted to get to the root of this painful experience and find out what causes those...

Sweating is good. Sweating is healthy.  Trust me, you want to be a sweating machine when exercising for a number of reasons.  According to Elizabeth Quinn, an exercise physiologist and fitness consultant for about.com, "sweating during exercise is a sign...

At KT Tape HQ we love running outside in the winter, but with icy roads and frigid temperatures, sometimes it can be down right dangerous. So it's no surprise that many people head indoors to get in their daily sweatfest....

When beginning a strength training plan-most athletes focus on the major muscle groups; i.e. the gluteus maximus, hamstrings, pectoralis major, quadriceps, and latissimus dorsi. According to Dr. Yessis Sports Training Blog-it is equally important not to forget the small, forgettable...

Did you know that more than seven million high school students participate in sports in the United States? Of that number, there are two million injuries every year to young athletes with one in ten of those injuries being recurrent....