Marching with the Million Dollar Band is a very athletic activity. In order to protect the health and wellness of each student, we have implemented the Million Dollar Band Member Wellness Program. This program provides instruction and information pertaining to the health and care of our students. Below are documents containing information on Nutrition and Hydration Guidelines, self-care in outdoor Heat Stress/Cold Stress environments, proper footwear and preventing injuries related to marching, and scientific research articles on similar topics of interest to marching bands.
25 Minute Cardio Exercise Protocols
- Elliptical HR Based Protocol
- Treadmill Walk-to-Jog Protocol (Unfit)
- Treadmill Walk-to-Jog Protocol (Fit)
- Stairclimber HR Based Protocol
- Spinning Cycle Protocol
- Spinning Cycle HR Based Protocol
- Incline Treadmill Walk HR Based Protocol
Band Wellness Survey
Footwear and Injury
- Athletic Footwear – Unsafe Due to Perceptual Illusions – Robbins 1991
- Tibial Stress Injuries Review
- The Effects of Footwear on Muscle Function
- Athletic Footwear – Unsafe Due to Perceptual Illusions – Robbins 1991
- Shoe Midsole Hardness and Running Kinematics
- Playing without Pain (Dawson)
- Neutral vs Motion Control Shoes (the Effect on Tibial Rotation)
- Motion Control Shoe Delays Leg Muscle Fatigue
- Modified Crash Pad Reduces Impact Shock
- Michigan Marching Band Study
- Medical Problems of Marching Musicians
- Marching and the Foot
- Investigation of Running Shoe Design on Foot Kinematics, Kinetics, and Muscle
- Recruitment Pattern in People with Overpron -1
- Injury Risk (U.S. Army band)
- Injury Prevention Report (U.S. Army band)
- Gender Differences in Footwear
- Footwear and Injuries
- Foot Pattern Examples (from Lore of Running by Dr. Tim Noakes)
- Bio-mechanical Comparison of Barefoot vs Shod
Heat & Cold Stress Related Illness
- Beat the Heat
- Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index
- UV Index Guide
- Sunscreens
- Preventing Eye Damage from UV Radiation
- Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia & Cold Weather Injury
- Heat Stress
- Cold Weather Exposure
- Cold Stress Guidelines
Hydration
- Fluid and Fuel Intake (Coyle)
- The Effectiveness of Commercially Available Sports Drinks (Review)
- ISSN Position Stand on Caffeine and Performance
Nutrition
- Body Composition
- Nutrition
- NCAA Guidelines for Assessment of Body Composition
- Health Consequences of Eating Disorders