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Women’s Health Week: Hallie Blunck
Name: Hallie Blunck Occupation: When I am not training or eating or sleeping, I am a part-time research assistant at UAB’s Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic and in the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine. Age: 28 Favorite Swiftwick Sock: PURSUIT ZERO … It’s … Continue reading
Women’s Health Week: MaryBeth Chawan
Name: MaryBeth Chawan Occupation: Mother of 3, part time personal trainer, full-time fitness junkie Favorite Swiftwick sock: ASPIRE for cycling, VIBE for the gym, running and everyday, and most certainly PURSUIT in the cooler months for everything I do. What moves you to … Continue reading
Women’s Health Week: Jan DePhillips
“I love Swiftwick’s motto ‘Do what moves you.’ In other words, get off the couch, dust yourself off and get out and have some fun! Live a little! It just might add precious years on to your life.” Continue reading
Women’s Health Week: Jennifer Anglin
“Swiftwick socks are my favorites for running and for everyday activity. They truly perform better than any other sock on the market.” Continue reading
Celebrating Women for Women’s Health Week
For Women’s Health Week, we here at Swiftwick have chosen to honor women from all walks of life who are dedicated to health and fitness. Doctors, fitness instructors, mothers, athletes & CEO’s of the household; Every woman has her story of her fight to stay fit. Check here each day from May 12th – 18th to read new stories from inspiring women who share the journey to live a health lifestyle. Continue reading
Women’s Health Week: Ashley Woods, M.D.
“Remember…Physical fitness is an unusual commodity. You can’t buy it, borrow it, or steal it. And once you have it, you can’t even store it. To possess it you must make regular activity a daily habit, and physical exertion a part of your life.” Continue reading
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SWIFTWICK – A RIDE AND RACE RECAP
What do mountain bike pro racers, retailers, office dwellers and IndyCar drivers have in common? Swiftwick, of course (and perhaps a mad need for speed)! Swiftwick invited IndyCar drivers Justin Wilson and Josef Newgarden to join us and some friends of the brand for a mountain bike ride and car race for an adrenaline-junkie’s dream day in rural Tennessee. Read more about the experience from the perspective of pro mountain bike racer Adam Queen of Grass Moots Racing and Donovan Fitzgerald, an avid mountain bike rider and friend of Swiftwick. Continue reading
Soldier Salute for Valor
On April 19, 2010, during his ninth combat deployment (and fifth after losing his leg), Kapacziewski’s patrol ran into an ambush outside a village in eastern Afghanistan. After a fellow Ranger fell to withering enemy fire, shot through the belly, Sergeant Kap and another soldier dragged him seventy-five yards to safety and administered first aid that saved his life while heavy machineguns tried to kill them. Continue reading
Swiftwick Compression Socks Extend Endurance in Sport Fishing
“I have been wearing Swiftwick socks for several years now and they are by far the most comfortable socks I have ever worn,” says DelVisco. Continue reading
Swiftwick Amputee Runner Narrowly Escapes Tragedy at Boston Marathon
“I was at mile 25.9 [0.3-miles from the finish line]. I heard a noise that sounded like a loud garbage truck. They shut the race down right away! People were standing all together. We didn’t know what happened at first then the spectators told us of the bombs! People started crying…” Continue reading