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RockTape PowerTaping for Crossfit

RockTape Offers PowerTaping Clinic for CrossFit Athletes

Until now, all kinesiology taping education has been directed towards health professionals or others with a background in anatomy and physiology. RockTape is the first kinesiology tape company to offer instruction directly to end users – the athletes. The first clinic of this type has been developed especially for Crossfit athletes, and will be held […]

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Top Teams and Athletes Partner with RockTape

Top Teams and Athletes Partner with RockTape in 2011/2012

RockTape has teamed up with several top-ranked teams/athletes for the 2011/2012 sports season. Among the teams and individual athletes included in the lineup are Garmin-Cervélo Cycling Team, Saracens Rugby Club, and cross-country skier/racer Emily Sarsfield. One of the latest team-ups occurred in mid-March, when the company announced its sponsorship of the Garmin-Cervélo Pro Cycling Team […]

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Using RockTape to Train the Body for “Natural Running”

Using RockTape to Train the Body for “Natural Running”

The technique known as “natural running” encourages runners to mimic barefoot running (even while wearing shoes) by landing on the mid-foot or forefoot, rather than the heel. Natural running helps runners decrease the excessive stress to joints that results from the typical heel strike of normal running. Recently, RockTape teamed up with Diaz Human Performance […]

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RockTape as Part of a Comprehensive Runner’s Knee Regimen

RockTape as Part of a Comprehensive Runner’s Knee Regimen

Runners, as a group, are prone to developing a host of knee problems, including a condition called patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). According to an article in Runner’s World, PFPS, more commonly known as “runner’s knee,” is “the most common overuse injury among runners.” While the article describes a host of valuable preventive and ameliorative practices […]

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Damu Cherry Olympic Sprinter PowerTaping with RockTape

PowerTaping for Athletic Performance with RockTape

PowerTaping is the popular name given to a kinesiology taping technique that’s becoming all the rage in the sports world. And it turns out that a tape called RockTape is the perfect tape to use for it. RockTape, sporting a tighter weave, stronger adhesive and more elasticity than regular kinesiology tape, was designed for greater […]

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