You've Got Metal
The good folks at AOL Health recently asked me to blab a bit about my relationship with music and training. The piece is here if you'd like to check it out.
Another Reason to Blame Your Parents
From ScienceDaily:
"The prevalence of obesity is increasing in all populations across the globe, yet past research has found that body fat distribution varies widely among different ethnic groups. Researchers in this study investigated which ethnic groups were most likely to be at increased risk for diabetes due to higher total body fat and lower muscle mass."
Full story here.
Apparently Misery Doesn't Love Company
From ScienceDaily:
"A study of Oxford rowers has shown that members of a team who exercised together were able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they trained on their own...
...The underlying endorphin release may be the mechanism that underpins communal-bonding effects that emerge from activities like religious rituals and dancing."
Finally, science can explain why I feel no pain when walking over hot coals and dancing with rattlesnakes at old-time tent revival meetings.
Check out the full article here.
Former Arm-Wrestling Champ Kicking Ass After Kidney Transplant
Last November, after five years of being hooked up to dialysis machine for several hours a day, former world arm wrestling champion Rod Lenette received a kidney transplant. He's back training now, and hopes to reach the top of his sport again one day. The inspiring video is here, on the BBC News site.
Don't Yuck Someone's Yum
A cool graphic from the New York Times: Michael Pollan's 20 favorite dietary dos and don'ts, as submitted by readers. Including my personal favorite, "If you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you are not hungry." Check it out.
More Dismal Data on Teen Nutrition
A report recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day and just 32 percent get two servings of fruit. Less than 1 in 10 get enough of both combined.
MSNBC Health reports, "CDC officials said the findings indicate a disheartening gap between how people should be eating and what they're actually doing in an era of rampant obesity. Here's the rest.