Former Nightclub Promoter Develops ‘Thirst’ for Global Change
Inventures 2022 keynote to share personal journey of redemption
CALGARY, Alberta, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of charity: water, spent almost 10 years as a nightclub promoter in New York City before realizing that for him, happiness isn’t found in cars, real estate and “conventional successes.” While travelling in developing parts of the world, Harrison became aware of the world’s clean water crisis and changed course to found the life-saving non-profit organization charity: water in 2006. Harrison will give a keynote address at Inventures 2022 in Calgary, June 1-3, 2022.
Turning his full attention to aiding the world’s 771 million people without clean water to drink, Harrison created public installations and innovative online fundraising platforms to spread awareness. Since then, charity: water has attracted more than 1 million supporters, raised over $600 million, funded 91,414 water projects, and will provide more than 14.76 million people in 29 countries with clean drinking water.
Harrison has been recognized in Fortune magazine’s 40 under 40 list, Forbes magazine's Impact 30 list, and was #10 in Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” issue. He has also been recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. In October 2018, Harrison released, Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World, his New York Times best-selling memoir, from which net proceeds go to fund charity: water projects around the world. Harrison will take centre stage at Inventures 2021, sharing his compelling story and taking questions from the audience.
Inventures is a global innovation experience hosted by Alberta Innovates to bring together the world’s top innovators to benefit from ‘creative collisions’ with each other. Now in its fourth year, Inventures is gaining global interest as “the” place to discover new technologies, markets, capital and customers.
“Scott Harrison’s story will make us all strive to be more courageous, more generous and more innovative in our own ventures,” says Alberta Innovates CEO Laura Kilcrease. “His words provide great inspiration in a world where ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues are more relevant than ever before.”
About Inventures Sponsored by Alberta Innovates, Inventures 2022 is where 4,000+ ambitious startups, scaleups, investors and industry leaders from around the world come together for three days of awe-inspiring creative collisions. Inventures opens doors, opens minds and erases boundaries, bringing entrepreneurs and innovators together with venture capitalists, angel investors and global thought leaders to connect, learn and strike deals.
Support to Obtain Professional Designations in Disability Management / Return to Work
PORT ALBERNI, BC, March 9, 2022 /CNW/ - This Special Initiative provides Canadian Residents (with the exception of BC which developed its own similar initiative) the opportunity to obtain the professional designations for those working in the field:
Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP)
Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC)
This Special Initiative provides Canadian Residents (with the exception of BC which developed its own similar initiative)
Details regarding the development of the Occupational Standards in Disability Management, following Government of Canada guidelines, as well as development of the professional certification examinations following Canadian, North American and ISO standards, can be found on the website at: https://www.nidmar.ca/certification/certification_test_agency.asp
These professional designations have been recognized and adopted by employers and governments across Canada and around the world. They were also referenced in the United Nations ISSA best practice Guidelines on Return to Work and Reintegration, as they are recognized as the global gold standard for those working in the field. There are to date individuals who have achieved these designations in 16 other international countries. This is an opportunity to join this elite Disability Management Global Professional Community of Practice as a virtual online platform is currently being built in order to facilitate closer collaboration of CDMPs and CRTWCs across Canada and internationally.
Qualifications to write the professional certification examinations include having completed an accepted educational program, one of which is the Bachelor of Disability Management. Also identified as accepted are a range of other educational degrees such as occupational health and nursing, occupational and physiotherapy, kinesiology, chiropractic, plus having completed Disability Management and Return to Work competency related education. Additionally, depending on the educational level, there is a requirement for various amounts of relevant work experience.
This Initiative covers the examination fees for first-time applicants, on a first come first served basis, who are fully qualified – please refer to the applicable "Eligibility Qualifications" webpage at: https://www.nidmar.ca/certification/cdmp/cdmp_eligibility.asp
and who submit a complete application package including all documentation required, i.e. completed application form, education summary form including official original transcripts, and signed letter of attestation on employer letterhead.
This Special Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada's Sectoral Initiatives Program.
Further details with regard to this initiative can be found on the website at: www.nidmar.ca
SOURCE National Institute of Disability Management and Research
Love Cycling? How to Get the Most out of Your Training
Cycling is a low-impact aerobic activity that will improve your overall fitness level by targeting the lungs, blood vessels, and heart. Routine cycling is associated with increased cardiovascular fitness. Unlike other aerobic exercises, you can easily incorporate cycling in your life as a casual activity, competitive sport, and mode of transport. Research shows that 150 minutes of cycling every week improves heart health, prevents high blood pressure, improves balance and coordination, and promotes lung health. However, you should employ these practical ideas to get the most out of cycling.
Comprehensive Bike Fitting
Cycling improves cardiovascular fitness regardless of how you incorporate this particular aerobic activity in your daily life. Even though cycling guarantees immense health benefits, cycling injuries, such as knee, neck, and back pain, are common and can be avoided through bike fitting. Certain companies, such as Plan 7 Coaching, know that bike fitting will improve your posture and cycling experience by tweaking your bicycle to match your individual body geometry. However, for excellent results, bike fitting should be preceded by flexibility and leg tracking assessment.
Invest in the Right Cycling Gear
Workout cycling requires proper cycling clothing for safety and speed. Cycling clothing is more aerodynamic than regular cycling gear because it fits closely. Since you will go faster because of the comfort, you will spend less energy on your workout. Your cycling gear should include a well-ventilated bike helmet, seamless and chafe-free cycling shorts, and cycling sunglasses to keep dust, flies, dirt, and other debris out of your eyes. In addition, cycling shoes can help you get the most out of your workout since you will not waste energy flexing rubber over the pedals.
Use Clipless Pedals
Incorporating clipless pedals in your workout bicycle can advance your cycling experience. Clipless pedals are designed to improve cycling efficiency by allowing you to pedal more fluidly because your cranks and pedals will become an extension of your body. In addition, clipless pedals will improve your pedaling efficiency by enabling you to pull up and push down with less energy. Clipless pedals are also associated with increased control, comfort, confidence, and freedom.
Build Up Your Strength
Cycling will improve function in the lower body and strengthen your leg muscles as it targets calves, glutes, quads, and hamstrings. However, to reach the cycling duration that guarantees optimal cardiovascular fitness, you need to engage in specific strength training focusing on the legs, back, and arms. Leg exercises, such as leg presses and weighted squats, will help boost your leg strength. Bicep curls and tricep presses will improve your arm strength, whereas lat pull-downs and dumbbell rows will boost your back strength.
Cycling as an aerobic activity is associated with cardiovascular fitness because it targets the lungs. However, to get the most out of fitness, you need to be better prepared and fit by investing in correctly set up bike and cycling gear.
From apparel to clinical trials: Lululemon Founder Commits $100 Million to Find Cure for FSHD
Chip Wilson suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy and seeks scientific innovators to find a cure to help him and others
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The world’s most successful entrepreneurs are often willing to share how lessons learned and resilience have shaped their business sense, but few transcend their successes to optimistically forge a path to overcome one’s biggest challenge – their health.
Going public with his own story, Wilson, who was diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 2 (FSHD2) at age 32, announced he has committed $100 million and created a new venture,Solve FSHD, with the objective of finding a cure for FSHD by 2027, targeting the underlying genetic cause or improving muscle function and growth.
“Solve FSHD will accelerate the underfunded development of drugs and therapies to stop muscle degeneration, increase muscle strength and improve the quality of life for those living with this,” said Wilson, who stopped playing squash 10 years ago because he could no longer lift a racquet over his head.
At 67, the serial entrepreneur and father of five boys says his upper body is “very wasted.” His legs have lost significant muscle tissue and Wilson can see a time in the not-so-distant future when he will need the assistance of a wheelchair.
“I can still walk, but I must be very intentional and present, or I will trip and fall. I do see a day when I will be unable to walk on my own,” said the Canadian entrepreneur and venture philanthropist. Currently, there is no cure for FSHD, a genetic disorder that has varying symptoms, severity, and progression. According to the Mayo Clinic, muscle weakness usually starts in the face, hip and shoulders. Onset usually occurs in the teenage years but can begin in childhood.
“It’s one of the most prevalent adult muscular dystrophies. The investments of Solve FSHD now to help validate biomarkers and develop new therapies will pay dividends later for any company or researcher pursuing better therapies for FSHD. These investments form the foundation to support future clinical trials and serve as a seed for further funding and investment,” adds Dr. Jeffrey Statland, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Statland has conducted clinical and research training in neuromuscular diseases, with a primary interest in FSHD.
“Solve FSHD will support projects that normally wouldn’t receive funding, including bottlenecks in the pipeline and thereby accelerating the development of clinical trials and novel therapies. We can move quickly and pursue multiple projects simultaneously,” Wilson said.
Scientists, biotech and biopharma companies, muscular degeneration specialists and other researchers working in similar muscular dystrophy fields are all encouraged to contact Solve FSHD. Solve FSHD is seeking to fund or invest in potential research partners, companies, and clinicians interested in advancing related research and clinical trials.
Solve FSHD also wants to hear from those with FSHD or who suspect they may have it, who can help by volunteering to join a contact registry for clinical trials.
“FSHD is life-altering and I know my future will be challenging,” said Wilson. “I prefer not to sit in the stands but go out on the courts with my time and money to help this important cause so very close to my heart. In this way, there is something to smile about for those touched by FSHD.”
About Solve FSHD Solve FSHD is funding innovative biotech and biopharma research and development activities that accelerate novel treatments of Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) treatment. It is fully funded and created by Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Chip Wilson. The founder of yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica inc. has been living with FSHD for the last three decades of his life. He has committed $100 million of his own money to create Solve FSHD and kick-start funding into projects that fit the organization’s mission: accelerate research into new therapies and find a cure for the disorder by 2027.
Future announcements for grant funding will be issued on Solve FSHD’s website - https://solvefshd.com/
If you have FSHD and want to find out about clinical trials or be included in the FSHD registry, please see Solve FSHD’s website - https://solvefshd.com/
Some sore muscles after a hard workout are nothing to worry about, but others can be severe. Therefore, several remedies can help reduce muscle soreness.
Infrared Heat Therapy
Infrared heat therapy uses infrared light to warm up muscle tissue before and after exercise to help alleviate soreness. It is safer than using ice or heat packs, does not induce as much inflammation, and works well with just one session per day. To use infrared heat therapy, start by warming up with light stretching and gentle low-intensity exercise. Then lie on a flat and firm surface 20 to 30 degrees warmer than body temperature, such as a waterbed. Cover yourself with a thin blanket and relax for 10 to 20 minutes. It would be best to look for infrared heat therapy systems that can cover several body parts or create an infrared sauna.
CBD Muscle Cream
With a chemical makeup similar to the human body's natural cannabinoids, CBD muscle cream is suitable for reducing inflammation and soreness after strenuous workouts. Some companies, like Hemp Mountain CBD, know that you should simply rub it on the sore spots—it will be absorbed through the skin quickly and have a powerful effect. CBD does not have any psychoactive properties and can be used by people who do not smoke marijuana or use cannabis products regularly.
Cranial Electrical Stimulation
Cranial electrical stimulation (CES) is a modern pain relief method that uses small electrical currents to treat chronic pain. CES can be used to help treat symptoms of many chronic pain conditions, including headaches, migraines, muscle pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and more. CES is often used to prevent many of the problems that result from chronic pain, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and drug dependency.
Yoga for Sore Muscles
Yoga is a wonderful way to relieve stiff and sore muscles. Yoga offers many benefits, including helping to soothe sore muscles after a hard workout. The hands-on approach of yoga can help you learn techniques that you can use at home or in the gym to release tension and stress while also improving your balance, flexibility, and overall strength. Studies have shown that yoga can be as effective as massage therapy in treating muscle strains and injuries.
Training hard is necessary, but letting your body rest is also crucial. These tips can help you feel more comfortable and heal quickly. In the end, recovery is just as important as working out.
Got Sore Muscles From Training? 4 Remedies That Soothe and Save
Some sore muscles after a hard workout are nothing to worry about, but others can be severe. Therefore, several remedies can help reduce muscle soreness.
Infrared Heat Therapy
Infrared heat therapy uses infrared light to warm up muscle tissue before and after exercise to help alleviate soreness. It is safer than using ice or heat packs, does not induce as much inflammation, and works well with just one session per day. To use infrared heat therapy, start by warming up with light stretching and gentle low-intensity exercise. Then lie on a flat and firm surface 20 to 30 degrees warmer than body temperature, such as a waterbed. Cover yourself with a thin blanket and relax for 10 to 20 minutes. It would be best to look for infrared heat therapy systems that can cover several body parts or create an infrared sauna.
CBD Muscle Cream
With a chemical makeup similar to the human body's natural cannabinoids, CBD muscle cream is suitable for reducing inflammation and soreness after strenuous workouts. Some companies, like Hemp Mountain CBD, know that you should simply rub it on the sore spots—it will be absorbed through the skin quickly and have a powerful effect. CBD does not have any psychoactive properties and can be used by people who do not smoke marijuana or use cannabis products regularly.
Cranial Electrical Stimulation
Cranial electrical stimulation (CES) is a modern pain relief method that uses small electrical currents to treat chronic pain. CES can be used to help treat symptoms of many chronic pain conditions, including headaches, migraines, muscle pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and more. CES is often used to prevent many of the problems that result from chronic pain, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and drug dependency.
Yoga for Sore Muscles
Yoga is a wonderful way to relieve stiff and sore muscles. Yoga offers many benefits, including helping to soothe sore muscles after a hard workout. The hands-on approach of yoga can help you learn techniques that you can use at home or in the gym to release tension and stress while also improving your balance, flexibility, and overall strength. Studies have shown that yoga can be as effective as massage therapy in treating muscle strains and injuries.
Training hard is necessary, but letting your body rest is also crucial. These tips can help you feel more comfortable and heal quickly. In the end, recovery is just as important as working out.
4 Muscle Remedies to Prepare You for Leg Day
Creating an exercise routine for your legs can be a daunting task, especially if your muscles are not accustomed to strenuous routines. Professional fitness trainers design their workout programs so that each muscle group is targeted equally every day. In other words, they have to avoid working out the same muscle group twice in a row. The muscle needs time to recover. In order to avoid overtraining, you should not target the same muscle groups consecutively. Thus, most fitness programs separate their sessions into upper body days and lower body days. Hence the term: leg day.
When you conduct your training on leg day, you may find that your leg muscles get excessively sore. To prevent this soreness, there are four remedies you can try to prepare your muscles before their workout.
Hydration
Exercise and sports require proper hydration. Intense physical activity can easily cause you to become dehydrated, so drinking fluids both before and after working out is important.
You will likely feel unwell if you are dehydrated, as it will lower your blood pressure and heart rate. You need to drink water to maintain the balance of your body and replace the fluids you lose through sweat.
Nutrition
Having the energy to keep going is essential to getting the maximum benefits from exercise. In order to maximize the energy, you have available, you need a healthy, balanced diet.
You should eat a healthy meal about an hour or two before exercising. This way your digestive system will have enough time to digest the food and create the energy you need in your legs.
Following a meal, your hormone levels can change a bit, which can affect your ability to exercise. So, you don’t want to exercise too soon after eating. By doing so, you reduce your chances of injuring yourself during your workout.
Warm-up
Getting your muscles ready for physical activity begins with warming up. By doing so, you decrease your chances of getting injured while working out.
Warm-up exercises last between five and ten minutes at a low intensity. Perform them before your workout begins. Remember that your warm-up exercises don’t have to be the same exercises as your leg routine. They can be simple cardio exercises like walking, jogging or any other cardio exercise you do for 5 minutes.
Stretching
People often forget to stretch before leg day. Stretching is an important part of the workout routine because it allows you to prepare your legs for the exercise routine and it warms up your muscles properly. This will also help reduce soreness after you have finished working out. If are not used to strengthening your leg muscles, you may want to consider using CBD after your routine to reduce inflammation. When buying CBD from websites like Frontier Medicine, LLC it’s important that you determine what kind will be most productive for your workout routine.
In conclusion, physical activity is extremely beneficial for your health. The important thing to remember is that these basic principles should guide you in maximizing your leg day performance.
Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away
New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations
TORONTO, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in Canada are stressed about what’s next, with 64% worried about new variants and 57% worried about COVID-19 circulating in the population for years to come. Two years of pandemic-related stressors, including grief and trauma, are likely to lead to significant long-term mental health effects on both our population and the frontline mental health providers caring for them. This according to Round 4 of the Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health national monitoring survey by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with UBC researchers, and CMHA’s Running on empty: how community mental health organizations have fared on the frontlines of COVID-19, both released today.
“We’re seeing the signs of chronic stress on the population,” says Margaret Eaton, National CEO of CMHA. “Unfortunately, community mental health organizations have drawn on shallow reserves to meet people’s mental health needs during COVID, and now they’re running on empty. It’s time to check the engine light on our mental health system.”
The chronic stress of dealing with the pandemic is taking its toll, making basic decisions harder, sapping our energy and leaving people plain tired or burnt out. Nearly half (46%) of Canadians are stressed or worried about coping with uncertainty.
“We’re seeing big differences—or inequities—in how different groups of people are affected by the pandemic. This is dividing our society into haves and have-nots when it comes to mental health and illness,” says lead researcher Emily Jenkins, a professor of nursing at UBC who studies mental health and substance use. “The pandemic has made it impossible to ignore the longstanding service gaps and systemic barriers in our systems.”
Over a third (37%) say their mental health has declined since the onset of the pandemic and this spikes in vulnerable groups such as those who are unemployed due to COVID-19 (57%), had a pre-existing mental health condition (54%), identify as LGBTQ2+ (49%), are students (47%) have a disability (44%) or are Indigenous (42%). Over a third (36%) of Canadians are worried about the compounding effects of climate change on top of COVID-19 and eight per cent have had recent thoughts or feelings of suicide.
Millions of Canadians who cannot get the mental health help they need due to long wait lists or high costs, rely on free mental health and addictions services and supports provided by the not-for-profit sector, but these organizations are strained to breaking.
“The community mental health and addictions sector cannot meet these growing needs with the current funding model,” says Eaton. “Between chronic underfunding, patchwork services and people not knowing where to go, Canadians are not getting the help they need when they need it.”
Almost one in five (17%) Canadians felt they needed help with their mental health during the pandemic but didn’t receive it because: they didn’t know how or where to get it (36%), couldn’t afford to pay (36%), couldn’t get access (29%) or because insurance didn’t cover it (19%).
“Improving Canadians’ mental health is about more than just increasing access to care,” says Anne Gadermann, co-lead researcher and professor at the School of Population and Public Health, UBC. “We need to address the root causes of mental health inequities through promotion and prevention, in addition to treatment.”
In Running on Empty, CMHA calls on the federal government to better fund, support and integrate community mental health services within the healthcare system and: establish long-term and stable federal funding for key programs, services and supports in the community mental health sector; invest in mental health promotion and mental illness prevention programs and strategies; publicly fund community-based counseling and psychotherapy; and invest in housing, income supports and food security.
“We’re so grateful for all our community mental health providers who have been creative and compassionate in meeting people’s needs, but this ‘emergency mode’ isn’t sustainable for staff or clients who need stable, long-term help,” says Eaton. “It’s time to overhaul our mental health system and invest in social supports that are proven to improve well-being.”
Getting help If you or someone you love is struggling, please contact your local CMHA or visit the Government of Canada’s Wellness Together portal. If you are in crisis, please call 1-833-456-4566 toll free in Canada (1-866-277-3553 in Quebec) or dial 911.
About the survey The survey was dispatched by Maru/Matchbox from Nov. 29 – Dec. 7, 2021, to a representative sample of 3,030 people ages 18 and up living in Canada. The fourth round of this national monitoring survey was made possible by generous support from Co-operators. To access a complete summary of the findings, please click here.
About the report The report uses in-depth interviews across all provinces and the Yukon territory to outline how community mental health organizations have been impacted by and responded to the pandemic. The research was made possible by generous support from Co-operators. To access the complete report, please click here.
About the Canadian Mental Health Association Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive. For more information, please visit www.cmha.ca
New project examines mentally healthy living after social distancing
Toronto, Feb. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- How has the pandemic impacted the mental health of older adults in Canada? Which evidence-informed strategies are most effective in helping older adults reduce anxiety and cope with fear and loneliness? These questions and more will be answered through a new research study called Mentally Healthy Living After Social Distancing - A Study of Older Canadians funded by the RTOERO Foundation.
The study is led by the Living well research team, an interdisciplinary group from the University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University and Memorial University. The team will analyze existing research on mental health support strategies and conduct a nationwide survey with older Canadians, including RTOERO members, about older Canadians' strategies to reduce stress, fear, anxiety, and loneliness.
“Canadians over 60 have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic,” explains Gail Low, associate professor of nursing at the University of Alberta and principal investigator. “For many, it’s meant living alone at home in isolation, with moderate to severe anxiety, fear, and loneliness. We want to understand more about the impacts of this experience and what folks found effective to help them manage their mental health during this time—what can we learn that will help us all moving forward?”
Research results will be summarized into a recipe book for RTOERO members and the general public that outlines what older adults can do to support their wellbeing, drawing on the advice from older Canadians involved in the study. The cookbook will feature anxiety-lessening strategies, sage advice and simple, healthy comfort food recipes. A research chef from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology will develop the recipes.
“The recipe book and the focus on good mental health information tailored for older adults are what drew us to this project,” says Mike Prentice, executive director of the RTOERO Foundation. “When we evaluate possible projects, we like to see that our donors, RTOERO members and older Canadians can experience short and long-term benefits through tangible takeaways.”
The research study will undergo an ethics review later this spring. Ethics review is a standard step with any research project. It’s expected the survey will launch in summer 2022. Literature reviews will take place during the same timeframe. Initial findings are expected to be available late 2022. Watch for updates on this project as it gets underway. RTOERO members will receive an email inviting them to participate in the research.
Learn more about the various projects funded by the RTOERO Foundation. If you’re interested in supporting critical research and innovative programs to improve the quality of life for aging Canadians, please consider becoming a donor.
The RTOERO Foundation is one of the only charitable foundations in Canada focused on the health and well-being of older adults. The Foundation envisions a society in which all seniors live with dignity and respect. To learn more about our mandate and projects, visit www.rtoerofoundation.ca.
RTOERO is a bilingual trusted voice on healthy, active living in the retirement journey for the broader education community. With 82,000+ members in 51 districts across Canada, we are the largest national provider of non-profit group health benefits for education retirees.
Stealth Sports Partners with Zybek Sports, a trusted NFL-combine operator, and Route Analytics, to Launch Football Combines, dedicated to providing NFL-Caliber Testing Integrated with the Only AI-Driven NCAA D1 Approved Platform to High School and Middle School Athletes
Talented team includes industry veterans and strategists who join forces to provide an all-encompassing, holistic approach that provides student-athletes with tools that can educate and enable success on their journey to the next level.
AUSTIN (February 25, 2022) -- Stealth Sports is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates opportunities for young people to grow and learn athletically and academically through sports events, 7on7, and youth mentoring programs. The group kicks off their Stealth Sports Combine Series of six events scheduled to take place 4 states (TX, NC, IN, PA), starting in March of 2022. Registration is now open – please click here to view the official combine series announcement and schedule.
At the end of each combine, Stealth Sports will be announcing the top athletes at each camp/city geography based on Zybek Sports’ industry-leading combine measurement, the SAT® (Standardized Athlete Test). Results will be posted online for bragging rights to the area’s best performing athletes.
“Student-athletes who show a tendency to perform at a high level deserve access to the same tools that are used to measure amateur and elite professional athletes. Stealth Sports exists to provide experiences that help bring out their best performance and help provide feedback and possibly open doors.” Says Stealth Sports Co-Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ernest Cutler.
“We want to help bring the incredibly trusted combine measurement capabilities and operations of Zybek Sports, coupled with Route Analytics AI-driven platform for student-athletes and college coaches, to athletes around the country. There’s power and validity in athletes getting something tangible from a combine other than just times, and we think this partnership provides real value to young athletes. Yes, they show up and get tested by technology, but they also get a detailed report that helps them really understand how they compare to athletes their age and higher, what they need to do in order to progress, and where opportunities lie for performance optimization. This, coupled with a direct connection via Route Analytics’ platform to collegiate coaches, these athletes have verified data accepted at the highest level of worldwide sports organizations” added Rocky Brown, another Co-Founder and Executive Director.
What Stealth Sports combines provide and what sets them apart from the competition
● Each player is provided with a free Route Analytics profile before the combine
● Players are tested and measured using Zybek Sports NFL-Combine trusted technology in the 40, 5-10-5, L-Drill, Vertical, and broad jump.
● Athletes receive their Standardized Athlete Test (SAT®) report containing their combine scores, comparisons and suggested yearly performance targets.
● Results are automatically uploaded to their profile on the Route Analytics platform for review by NCAA coaches
● Athletes can always attend other events and instantly have updated combine data tied to their profiles as they progress through high school
About the Stealth Sports Team
Dr. Ernest Cutler
Dr. Ernest E. Cutler Jr. has been involved within all aspects of football for over 28 years. His background covers leading over 300+ student athletes in national camp settings since 2016. He currently is an Executive Director of Stealth Sports, Co-owner of Pressure Sports Group, Camp Director for US SPORTS CAMPS/NIKE, and the Co-Founder of the South Texas Elite Football Academy. Dr. Cutler served 20 years within the US Navy as a Chief Petty Officer.
Rocky Brown
Rocky Brown serves as an Executive Director for Stealth Sports. With a 20+ year career in marketing, business and IT (and currently with IBM as a Global Digital Strategist), he helps drive the mission of Stealth Sports. He has served as a US SPORTS CAMP/Nike director, has coached at the youth level in football and baseball, and is a perpetual mentor to young athletes.
Eddie Welling
Eddie Welling, Executive Director, has been involved in baseball operations at the collegiate and professional level for over 22 years. Having been on the field for most of his career as a college and professional baseball coach, he recently made the switch to the business side of multiple sports. For the last few seasons, he has spent time as a performance and strategy consultant with various MLB teams, most recently with the Padres, providing direct feedback to players, coaches and front office staff alike on how best to apply analytics to performance and team business decisions.
Jason Belser
Jason Belser is an NFL Veteran having played 11 seasons for the Indianapolis Colts & Kansas City Chiefs. He was a finalist for the Walter Payton NFL Man of The Year. He spent 11 years in the NFLPA serving players in his Role as the Sr. Director of Player Affairs. He was a USA Football Board Member during his time with the NFLPA and worked on numerous Competition & Health and Safety initiatives. Jason serves as the trusted Senior Advisor to the Stealth Sports Board of Directors.
Dee Jenkins
Dee Jenkins, Vice President of Player Development Division, brings years of football experience at the youth through high school levels as a coach, recruiting coordinator and scout. Dee is the former Southwest Region Player Development Director for All-American Games, LLC and assisted with the recruitment of athletes for the US Army All-American Bowl and All-American Bowl on NBC for Texas and Louisiana territories as well as the tournament director for Texas bracket of the subsidiary brand, FBU National Championship, for a period of eight years. He also has served over 20 years in the United States Army and continues to do so to date and utilizes his experiences through this and football to help guide athletes in a positive direction.
About Zybek Sports
Zybek Sports was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 2008. Since its inception into the sports performance market, Zybek has secured its place among the elite providers of talent identification and performance analysis equipment. To accomplish the goal of standardized athletic testing (SAT), everyone must be taking the same test and have it administered and graded the same way by a disinterested third party. In the world of athletic testing this means that all athletes will take the same core tests, measured on the same equipment, given by a person who is not their parent, coach or personally connected to them in any way. Since 2011, Zybek Sports has provided the only fully automated timing system used at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Learn more at zybeksports.com
About Route Analytics
ROUTE Analytics is the fastest growing and only real-time, AI-powered end-to-end, recruiting, and scouting platform approved for use by the NCAA. As a leader in data science and advanced analytics, ROUTE helps high school football players choose the best path to play college football. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, the ROUTE College Football Recruit web and mobile app provides student-athletes their best-fit probability by college division, school, and position along with program insights via a powerful set of product tools for research and analysis. For college institutions and university clients, the patent pending ROUTE decision-support platform assists football programs with identifying best-fit student-athletes using its proprietary algorithms and predictive analytics to help evaluate more talent faster, quicker, and easier while building sustained recruiting success. Created by athletes, parents, and coaches – you can learn more about ROUTE Analytics at route-analytics.com
How to Recover Quicker When You Injure Yourself During Training
Getting an injury while working out is frustrating. You’re worried that if you can’t train, you will lose all of the gains you’ve made. You want to get back to your training as soon as possible. If you start to train again too soon after an injury, you could set yourself back even further or cause a worse injury. There are ways to recover quickly to help you get back to your training.
Ice and Heat
Ice should be used immediately after an injury, not heat, especially if there is swelling. Ice will help reduce the pain and the swelling. Use a cold pack on the injured area for 10 to 20 minutes at a time, four times a day.
You can use heat after 72 hours, but it depends on where the injury is. For joint or bone injuries, ice is better to continue to use. Heat works best with soft tissue injuries and for the back. Apply heat to the injured area for 15 to 20 minutes per day. Heat will increase the blood flow in the area of the injury and help the healing process. Unlike ice, do not apply heat directly to the skin. A hot bath will work just as well.
Accidents and Injuries
If you slip and fall and get injured, you might also have to discontinue training for a time. The first thing you should do is make sure you haven’t broken a bone. If you’re not sure, a quick trip to your doctor’s office will let you know. If the injury isn’t too bad, you can treat it as a workout-related injury.
Resting the injured area will help, as will ice to reduce any swelling. If you’ve hurt your wrist, wrapping the wrist with an elastic medical bandage compression will help keep the injury immobile.
Active Recovery
Injuries to an arm, like the bicep, forearm or shoulder, should be treated like other injuries. But you can still exercise while you heal if the injury is not too bad. Instead of using barbells, you can use dumbbells.
For example, if you’ve injured your left arm, you can still do curls. Just use a lighter weight with your left arm, even if it is only a five-pound dumbbell. Even though it is a lighter weight, you shouldn't lose too much muscle in the injured arm.
Passive Recovery
How you recover from an injury will depend on the severity of the injury and where it occurs. When you get injured, your immune system will try to heal it. Sometimes it is best to let your body rest and allow it to heal on its own.
Don’t exert the injured area and get good sleep. Sleep is very important to allow your body to heal. Passive recovery doesn't mean sitting around and doing nothing. Movement is also important because it creates healthy blood flow to the area, which helps the healing process. Do some stretching to increase blood flow.
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