It’s 8.15, Monday morning. The sun is shining and the cool morning air drifts refreshingly across your hot skin. Behind you, pavement – two neat miles of it. In front of you, your front door, a cool shower and a fresh change of clothes for the day ahead. It’s your standard start to the working [...]
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Runner’s High
Posted in Articles, News, Research, tagged cannibis, drugs, runner's high, running on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Green Exercise
Posted in Articles, News, Research, tagged exercise, fitness, green exercise, nature, Research, stress on July 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
There’s a lot to be said for the city – like for example buses more frequent than once an hour; cafés that stay open past five o’clock; venues bigger than the village hall showing slightly more professional shows than the annual church pantomime. Yes, there are pluses you will find in the big smoke that I’m [...]
Fat Tax: The Way Forward?
Posted in Articles, News, Research, tagged fat tax, Research on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The term ‘obesity epidemic’ used to be the sort of phrase people chuckled at. Now, it’s so common I’m willing to bet you didn’t even blink when you read it. Let’s face it: modern media is obsessed with the famous, the fallen and – yep, you guessed it – the fat. It’s so common that [...]
Air Pollution Affects Women’s Marathon Times
Posted in News, Research, tagged News, Research on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to new research undertaken in Virginia, air pollution levels frequently negatively affect the running times of women in marathons. Linsey Marr, a civil and environmental engineer, conducted the studies in association with the US army on the sites of major US marathons in New York, Boston and Los Angeles, where pollution tends to be [...]
Man, I Feel Like A Woman: Gender Ambiguity In Sports
Posted in Articles, News, Research, tagged caster semenya, gender, south africa on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been over six months now since Caster Semenya of South Africa was told following her 800m gold debut at the World Championships to take a gender test. The jury is still out as to whether she will be allowed to compete again; and in the wake of this the most recent of athletic gender [...]
Mexican-Americans Most Fit
Posted in Research, tagged america, exercise, fitness, mexican-americans, Research on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Historically, Mexican-Americans have been classified as one of the least active socio-racial groups in America, but a report published last week has shown that contrary to popular belief, Mexican-Americans are fitter, more physically active and more likely to meet the national goal of at least 30 minutes of moderate activity five days a week or [...]
