Category: inspiration
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Even the Best Female Athletes Are Less Competitive
Most sports draw a line between men and women because of differences in size and strength. But a new study on distance runners suggests there are important differences in attitude as well: men are more competitive. And the finding has implications for more than sports, the researchers say.
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Life Lessons from an Orthopedic Surgeon
One day in Snowbird, Utah, a snowboarder hurled out of control into one of the world’s most prominent sports medicine doctors. Bert Mandelbaum, a Santa Monica, California orthopedic surgeon, has treated famous athletes, such as David Beckham. And he has helped create some of the most successful injury prevention programs, including FIFA11+, the program promoted…
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New Study Measures the Power of Health Advisors
Ever wonder how your health might change if you worked with a personal trainer or some other sort of health coach? Possibly quite a bit, according to a new U.S. government study published today. On average, it found that people who are overweight and have at least one other risk factor for heart disease could…
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How My New IDEAFit Sisters Can Keep You in the Pink
So there I was at 7:15 in the morning last Thursday, the only man surrounded by 140 women doing yoga, most of them young enough to be my daughters. And I was thinking, “Did I take a wrong turn?” The answer I decided by the end of my four days at IDEA World Fitness Convention,…
