This is a tough one, but if your swamped for time, and need a quick whole body workout, it fits the bill. Stand with the bar on your back and squat down. Then Press the Bar up while remaining in the full squat position. You’ll feel your thighs burning, and your back struggling to stay… Continue Reading
Tanning is Addictive, Research Says
I’ve always thought that people who tanned all the time where junkies. Now there’s proof.
More Female Power: German Sumo!
The site’s in German, but I think the picture speaks for itself. Oh man, I love Sumo!
Female Power: Natalia Ischenko
Natalia Ischenko of Russia Performs in the Solo Syncronized Swimming round at XII FINA World Championships at the Rod Laver Arena on March 18, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. By Ezra Shaw/Getty.
Girls and Weightlifting, a Fantastic Combination!
Here is a wonderful article on Florida Highschool Weightlifting. I have to tell you, I was suprised at first. But I’ve discovered that women LOVE the Olympic lifts (the Snatch, and Clean and Jerk). These lifts are Graceful and build a womans body in the way that women want their bodies to look: Lean, muscular,… Continue Reading
116 year Old Man Reveals his Secret of Youth
The Ukraine harbors a fantastic piece of history in the body of a living man. He’s Hryhoriy Nestor, a 116 year old man that has lived through the rule of both Poland of the Soviet Union. But he says that life was sweetest back when the Ukraine was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, over… Continue Reading
Fat Kid? Parents don't see it.
From a recent article on BBC News: Dr Dr Susan Jebb from the Human Nutrition Research unit at the MRC … said 80% of parents recognised that an unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity contributed to obesity. “But people don’t necessarily realise that it applies to their child,” she said And “More than 40%… Continue Reading
Save your Teeth, Save your Heart
It has been suggested that your heart health is related to your dental hygein. If that’s the case, then it’s just gotten easier to keep not only your teeth on the up an up, but so too your overall health. In their experiments, Dr. Valdir Gouveia Garcia from Sao Paulo State University and colleagues divided… Continue Reading
Myths About Womens Weightlifting, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series I highlighted 3 major myths about womens weightlifting. The First was that lifting weights would make you bulky. Not true. The Second was that Women should use Machines, not Free weights. False. And the Third was that Girls should just do cardio, cause it’s better for your health. Again,… Continue Reading
Workin' Out with the Wii!
Apparently the video game industry has really got something right this time. From the Wall Street Journal: In Rochester, Minn., Jeremy Scherer and his wife spent three hours playing tennis and bowling, two of the games included with the Wii. Mr. Scherer says he managed to improve his scores — at the cost of shoulders… Continue Reading
