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It’s been a while since my last post, and for that I apologies, but I’ve been devoting most of my spare time these past weeks to reading rather than writing. I’ve been reading Robert M. Sapolsky’s “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers,” and would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in biology and/or the human body. The aim of the book is to explain how, “prolonged stress causes, and or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions.” So you… Continue

Have you ever wondered just how fast Usain Bolt really is? We all know he has just broken his old world record by running a 9.58 second 100 meter dash, but if you’re like most then you don’t really have a category for that kind of speed. How does his speed compare to athletes of other sports, or for a closer comparison maybe a cheetah?



The easy explanation to this question is, Usain Bolt can run 23.09 mph or 33.86 ft/s but for me numbers… Continue

A few weeks agoe the American Council for Exercise (ACE) announced their findings for the “Top Fitness Trends for 2010.” While there findings were interesting and hysterical, they we’re not all that surprising.



Among the projected trends is the continued rise of Wii-nies, that is, the people group that swears that the ridiculous gaming machine is the best thing to happen to the fitness industry since the birth of Chuck Norris. Additionally 2010 might be the year for Richard Simmons… Continue