NewsSee what's happening with our athletes and our center for athletic performance. Recent news about Impact Sports is listed below along with other useful information on performance training and healthy living.
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Impact Athletes, Legacy Lighting Win Second Straight Title! Oct27
The Legacy Lighting have done it again, Softball State Champs! The Lightning won their second straight championship behind a great team effort! Legacy clinched the title Saturday as Buggs Torrez’s three-run homer and Babcock’s continued dominance paved the way to a 4-1 win against Ralston Valley. Read the entire article below.
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Impact Athlete Amy Nunn 2nd at 2008 Nationals Sep15
Amy Nunn, of the Metropolitan State College of Denver, skated a wonderful program to a modern version of "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." Nunn, who was third after the short program, earned 78.17 points for her free skate and 122.52 overall to capture the silver medal. "This competition was really fun," she said. "It was so nice to compete with people your own age, and I loved how everyone cheered for you." Amy Nunn placed 2nd at the 2008 National Collegiate Championships, giving her the Silver Medal. Two years ago, Amy enrolled into private lessons at Impact Sports to develop her routine even further, adding to her power, speed, core strength and balance. Amy has been invited by U.S. Figure Skating to represent the United States in the To read the full story, CLICK HERE!
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Impact Athlete Mele Cabral Helps Valpo to Best Start in School History! Sep07
Mele Cabral (Boulder, Colo./Fairview H.S.), who spent the summer months training at Impact, has started extremely well this year, helping Valparaiso to a 4-1 record early in the season, contributing 3 shutouts! The 4-1 record is the best start in school history. In Valpo's win against Air Force, Mele made 3 of her 4 saves in the second half preserving the 1-0 victory. In Cabral’s third shutout of the season, a 1-0 overtime victory over IUPUI, she made three saves in the first 45 minutes, but her biggest may have come in the second half. About 17 minutes into the second half, Alicia Brock had a breakaway attempt, but Cabral came diving to the top of the box to make the stop. She now has back-to-back shutouts and her scoreless streak has reached 267:55! Mele now ranks 4th all-time on Valpo's career shutout list, and is tied for 6th in single season shutouts. Read more here, http://www.valpoathletics.com/wso/.
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Lethargy increases in youth of America; Increase teen’s activity levels Jul23
We have all heard that inactive teens lead to inactive adults, which in turn leads to various health (1) The associated Press MSNBC; When teen years hit, sluggishness sets in: 2008. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692068/from/ET/ (2) American Heart Association; Heart Disease and Stroke statistics: 2004. http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1079736729696HDSStats2004UpdateREV3-19-04.pdf (3) Federal Highway Administration; America's kids are more inactive than ever (4) Perrin, Rosemarie; Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Among American: Fall 2001. http://www.cdcfoundation.org/frontline/archives/obesity_a_growing_epidemic_among_americans.aspx
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"Super Size Me!"Serving Sizes then (1988) and Now (2008) Jul22
Portion Distortion: Then and now and how to manage appropriate serving intake
Tips for eating appropriate daily serving sizes: • Learn to read food labels: First, pay attention to the number of servings on a package, and then note the number of calories and fat per serving. For example, if you eat an entire package that has 2 servings in it with 250 calories and 10 grams of fat, you are actually eating 500 total calories and 20 grams of fat.
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2008--Impact Athlete Greg Norton Off to a Great Start Apr28
"Greg Norton, hitting .500 in limited at-bats since his recall from the Minors, was in the lineup again on Sunday after having three hits and three RBI's Saturday. Norton could see time at first base, DH and left field, three areas where regulars are scuffling." For the full story click here!
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Migh High Sports Magazine Features Impact's Jamie Heiner Mar31
Mile High Sports Magazine's FITNESS ISSUE features an artical written by our own Jamie Heiner.
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SPARQ Training and Testing at Impact Sports Mar18
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Impact Athlete, Garrett Lanham Takes State Title! Feb24
Garrett Lanham of Centaurus won the state championship at 171lbs defeating defeating Lakewoods Mike Morgan 4-0. Garrett's Record for the year was 38-5 and he placed high at several events (Ft. Lupton-1st (@171); 2nd @ Uintah Tournament; 2nd @ River Tournament: 4th @ TOR 1st@ Skyline League Tournament, 2nd@ Regional Tournament 1st at State Tournament.) He was also named Skyline League Wrestler of the month, MVP of the year, 1st All State, 1st Team All Region, and Daily Camera's Wrestler of the Year. Congratulation Garrett!
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"Official Sports Performance Providers" of the Colorado Rapids! Jan30
Impact Sports has once again teamed up with the Colorado Rapids to provide them with all their strength and conditioning needs for the 2008 Season. In charge of the Colorado Rapids fitness levels, Impact staff will be at each home practice and home game thoughout the entire season. Stay in touch with the Rapids all season long at www.coloradorapids.com! |
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risks and countless problems, but do we really understand the severity of this issue? A recent study has shown that 90% of 9-year-old children get a couple hours of exercise a day, whereas less than 3% of 15-year-old teens get the necessary activity of at least a few hours a day. (1) A study by the American Heart Association showed that 61.5% of youth between the ages of 9-13 participate in no physical activity outside of organized school hours and of the remaining 38.5% of youth, 22.6% do not participate in any form of moderate to vigorous physical activity at all. (2) In an article written by the US department of transportation, editor Mark Fenton of the walking-magazine said that schools are promoting inactivity in children by teaching them to 'Sit down and don't stand up or wiggle unless you're called upon. Only run around during recess or gym.' (3) Fenton also makes a valid point claiming that when budget at schools become a problem generally the first thing cut are gym classes or extra-curricular sporting events. Taking a realistic look at how much of a growing epidemic youth obesity in America is can be summarized in the following CDC finding; “Between 1980 and 1994, the number of overweight children and adolescents in the United States doubled. Overall, 10 to 15 percent of children and adolescents are overweight, and of these, 61 percent have at least one or more cardiovascular disease risk factor, such as elevated cholesterol or hypertension.” (4) For more information, please reference the following websites listed below, as well as Impact Sports Performance Official website for information on HOW to increase your children’s activity levels a variety of ways apt to appeal to everyone.










