Recent Comments

    Archives

    Home » Archives by category » Features » Sports (Page 9)

    Focus for Less Knee Pain

    Focus for Less Knee Pain

    By Cinder Ernst– In the last three years I’ve had a lot of leg drama including cancer in my thigh and groin, a hip replacement and a complicated knee. I’ve…

    Bay Area LGBT Sports Trailblazers Sheryl Phipps and Barb Pershing of Inferno Softball

    Bay Area LGBT Sports Trailblazers Sheryl Phipps and Barb Pershing of Inferno Softball

    By John Chen– Once upon a time, LGBT athletes had no safe place where we could play ball, no safe place to call home field, and no safe place to…

    Exercise Resistance Hacks

    Exercise Resistance Hacks

    By Cinder Ernst– I tried something new as I was deciding on what fitness topic to write about. I thought of someone with whom I would really enjoy working. She’s…

    A Knee-Friendly Way to Get Up and Down

    A Knee-Friendly Way to Get Up and Down

    By Cinder Ernst– Summer is coming … even to San Francisco. You might want to relax on the grass at Dolores Park or sit on the beach. Maybe you’d like…

    Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Goals

    Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Goals

    By John Chen– “The highest points of my life are winning gold medals playing side by side on the soccer field with my Bear at the 2014 and 2018 Gay…

    Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2019

    Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2019

    By Cinder Ernst– Here are the top 10 fitness trends for 2019, according to a survey done by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) of their certified fitness professionals.…

    SF Gay Flag Football Becomes More Inclusive as More Women Discover the Sport

    SF Gay Flag Football Becomes More Inclusive as More Women Discover the Sport

    By John Chen– Football historically is a man’s sport where strength, toughness, physicality and athletic prowess are the foundations for success. The sheer brutality of head on collisions, take downs…

    Tips for an Easy Joint Replacement

    Tips for an Easy Joint Replacement

    By Cinder Ernst– In past columns, I’ve told you about how I managed along the way toward getting my new hip. I’ve written about keeping my physical strength, staying as…

    Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Strikes

    Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Strikes

    By John Chen– Serving the American people is what Stacy Stobo and Alex Alexander have in common. Softball is what bonds them. Love is what has continued to keep this…

    Hip Pain: From Denial to Diagnosis

    Hip Pain: From Denial to Diagnosis

    By Cinder Ernst– I am sharing part of the journey that led to my hip replacement. I’ve been dealing with pretty yucky left hip pain and dysfunction for a number…