In this week’s article, Dr. Joani Essenmacher has given us 8 stretching exercises to address the muscle imbalances from tennis that Dr. Raiszadeh shared with us in his article “5 Most Common Back Injuries in Young Athletes”. There are many stretching exercises for your back and tennis, but these are specifically for the imbalance that can lead to back injuries. These exercises combined with her 8 Strengthening Exercises will certainly improve your ability to have a healthy back at all ages while playing tennis (or other asymmetrical sports). Many thanks to Joani for taking the time…
This Chinese Chicken Salad is one of my boy’s favorites. Ok, so they have been known to pick out the vegetables. I love the recipes that work for a make-ahead dinner at home, for a potluck get together, and for a luncheon. This recipe is from my all-time favorite cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa “Parties!”. Ingredients: 4 split chicken breasts (bone-in, skin-on) Good olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound asparagus, ends removed, and cut in thirds diagonally 1 red bell pepper, cored and seeded 2 scallions (white and…