Tennis fans sure are getting an eyeful of KT Tape these days — first at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells a few weeks ago, and now at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami this week. At both tournaments, top players have been seen sporting Kinesiology Therapeutic Tape during their matches. Some of the most common injuries being taped include knees, back, elbows and wrists — all places that tennis players have over-use injuries. KT Tape also allows players with these problems to quickly get get back on the court doing what they love.

Running barefoot isn’t just for toddlers and summers spent in the backyard anymore — the long-held tradition of running with no shoes is making a comeback.
This minimalist running technique has recently garnered a great deal of press with the creation of a new shoe for barefoot runners… confused? Don’t be. The funky-looking Vibram Five Finger Shoe provides all the health benefits of running and walking barefoot, without the actual physical risks of going barefoot in a modern environment.

The health benefits of dancesport are impressive and according to Dr.Velazquez, a writer for ehow.com, “ballroom dancing is known to raise heart rate, burn calories, and tone every muscle in the body. People who share time, laughter, and thoughts together are more likely to have lower rates of illness and even death. By losing weight, eating healthy foods, and increasing activity people can live a healthier life.”

The KT Tape team has a very busy weekend planned. We have booths at both ends of the country for the Los Angeles Marathon and the Georgia ING Marathon. Taping demonstrations and pre-race advice are available at the booth on Friday and Saturday before the race.

We’ve had a great couple of weeks in Vancouver, and it’s been exciting to watch all kinds of world-class athletes. Recently, we had a chance to meet Carrie Smith, a medical host physiotherapist at the UBC ice hockey arena in Vancouver.

We just returned from the Arnold Sports Festival. This event attracts approximately 170,000 people, making it the largest multi-sport festival in the nation. We had fun taping up the MMA fighters! And KT Tape athlete Mike Bridges was there signing autographs and answering questions.

Shannon Freeman was nervous leading up to the Walt Disney World Marathon in Florida because of the knee pain that hindered her training schedule. She says finding KT Tape in her race goodie bag changed everything–and she rocked 26.2 with NO PAIN!

Knee injuries cause lots of athletes to be sidelined all the time. The PCL injury, the Posterior Cruciate Ligament, is the other side of the ACL that helps hold the knee together. PCL injuries often occur without realizing it. Outlined from the Mayo Clinic are symptoms, treatments and precautions to avoid a PCL injury.

Young women are eight times more likely to injure their ACL than men. In 2006, more than 46,000 woman injured their ACL with 30,000 requiring surgery. Improving agility, reaction and balance may reduce females’ chances of injuring their ACL.

One KT Tape user finds benefit of using KT Tape after a hard opening day of ski season.

There’s plenty of advice out there on how to reduce your risk of knee injury while running. Changing your diet may be one of the easiest ways to protect your knees and other joints.

There’s plenty of advice out there on how to reduce your risk of knee injury while running. Changing your diet may be one of the easiest ways to protect your knees and other joints