Greenapple Sponsors Women's Soccer

The Charlotte's Women's Soccer league (CWSL) is Charlotte's only adult women's soccer league. CWSL plays year round with the primary seasons in the fall and spring at WR Davie Park and Freedom Park. Today membership exceeds 160 players and continues to grow each year. Dedicated to promoting soccer, competitiveness and fun, CWSL is a non-profit league run by volunteers that love the sport.

Greenapple Sports & Wellness is proud to sponsor and support the 2009 & 2010 Charlotte's Women's Soccer League.

Greenapple & the World Duathlon Championships

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Greenapple who has been chosen for the 6th time to be part of the Medical Team for the world Duathlon Championships. The 2009 Championships will be held in Concord, NC at the Lowe's Motor Speedway starting Thursday, September 24th, 2009.

Dr. Greenapple will be at the event Thursday through Sunday treating the athletes. We encourage all of our friends and patients to join in on the event celebrations starting with the parade of nations on Thursday evening. Join us at the event and show your support for Team USA as well as the top athletes from around the world!

Event Website: http://www.duathlonworldsconcord.com

Go Green…Go Greenapple

We would like to congratulate Stephanie Hucko and Jim Rhodes (1st place men's and women's) for their admirable wins at thie past weekend's Cane Creek Triathlon. Also congratulations to our patients who finished 3rd, 4th, & 5th! It is so wonderful to see soooooo many of our friends and patients finishing at the top (including our very own Dr. Scott Greenapple)!

Thank you to all of you who wore their "Go Green" shirts proudly! If you weren't able to purchase your Go Green T-shirt at the Triathlon we still have some left at the office. Our new "Go Green" Tech Tee's are truely Green, as they are made of recycled materials. Stop by the office or just give us a call and we will set one aside for you. All profit from the shirts and hats will be donated to a local children's charity.

Mention that you read this blog and you will receive a free Greenapple Hat (while supplies last)!

Greenapple at Cane Creek Triathlon

Join the doctors from Greenapple Sports & Wellness at this weekend's Cane Creek Triathlon in Waxhaw. Stop by our booth to experience ART (Active Release Technique) that is used on top athletes from around the world.

Featured in conjunction with the Ironman Series, ART is a patented state of the art soft tissue system/movement based on massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles.

We are thrilled to see so many of our patients participating in this Saturday's Cane Creek Triathlon. We look forward to continuing to support their great achievements.

See you there!

Top 2 at Lake Norman

Congratulations to our friends and patients who participated in the 2009 Lake Norman Triathlon on August 22nd & 23rd with special recognition to Leigh-Anne Mueller (women's 1st place) and Stephanie Hucko (women's 2nd place). Not only did these amazing women finish 1st and 2nd in their age group but also women's overall! We are so inspired by all of our top placing friends and patients!

Dr. Greenapple, Dr. Duffy, and Dr. clay were out in full force on Saturday, kept busy by the countless number of participants who benefited from Active Release Technique right after their race. The Doctors at Greenapple Sports & Wellness will be back out at the up-coming Run For Your Life Grand Prix Series Events, Set Up Event's Cane Creek Triathlon, and the World Duathlon Championships in September.

Hype and truth about caffeine

Hype: CAFFEINE WILL DEHYDRATE YOU Caffeine has long been demonized as a diuretic. On paper, that means it should lead to dehydration and heat stress, especially when you consider that it also raises your heart rate and increases your metabolism.
Truth: CAFFEINE IMPROVES CARB BURNING A review of ongoing research recently revealed that caffeinated drinks don't make you pee that much more than equal amounts of beverages without the buzz. The stimulant also doesn't worsen the effects of summertime heat. In fact, caffeine makes you feel better. Numerous studies have shown that it lowers your rate of perceived exertion while improving your strength, endurance and mental performance. Even better, researchers from the University of Birmingham, in England, found that riders who drank a caffeinated sports beverage burned the drink's carbs 26 percent faster than those who consumed a noncaffeinated sports drink, likely because caffeine speeds glucose absorption in the intestine.

750 swim, 10 mile bike, 5k run…and a little ART

This past weekend, Greenapple Sports & Wellness sponsored the 1st Annual Amica Triathlon at Lake Wylie. The event took place at beautiful Camp Thunderbird on the shores of Lake Wylie in the southern sections of greater Charlotte on the North Carolina/South Carolina border.

Dr. Greenapple, Dr. Duffy, and Dr. Clay were out in full force all morning, bringing Active Release, Muscle Testing, and Kinesio taping to all of the participants at the Traithlon. Our booth was booming with energy as the doctors worked with countless participants including many of those who will be participating in upcoming Ironman events.

Congratulations to the top place finishers. And thank you to all the patients who came by the booth to visit us. We look forward to seeing you at the next race!