Category: Health
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“From Battles to Bubbles”: SCUBA Therapy Program boosts mind and body of injured veterans
See for instance wistv.com and vaanswers.org An IED explosion left a soldier with PTSD along with brain and back injuries. It also cost him his career in the military. Today, he is getting a second chance. Through the Veterans Benefits Foundation, medically retired Staff Sergeant Cliff Goble is the first disabled veteran to take part…
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SWIMVICE with Coach Mandy: Wide Track Entry in Freestyle
“One of the most common problems I see in freestyle is crossing entry which can cause overrotation of the body and will put stress on your joints as apposed to the proper muscles groups that produce power, control, and stability. Use this focal point in your swimming and see how you feel . You will…
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#StyleScoop: Natalie Coughlin’s Tips for a 20/20 Experience
“Ever wonder what your favorite Olympic swimmer is like outside of the pool? GLAM got the chance to find out when we met with twelve-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin on her LensCrafters #AMustGoSee stop in New York City. From her turn as a designer at BLK DNM, to her regimen for healthy skin and hair,…
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Text Messages Are Saving Swedes From Cardiac Arrest
Read Mashable Sweden has found a faster way to treat people experiencing cardiac emergencies through a text message and a few thousand volunteers. A program called SMSlivräddare —or SMSLifesaver — solicits people who have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). When a Stockholm resident dials 112 for emergency services, a text message is sent to all volunteers within 500…
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A Day In The Life of Swimmer Rob
See ABC Rob Anderson (92 yrs) is a keen swimmer with the Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club, a close-knit group also fondly known to members as the ‘Bellingen Bats’. Rob’s enthusiasm and drive is infectious; he continually inspires others with his ability, good nature and not to mention quick sense of humour. http://youtu.be/sFChWjLipQc
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Yamamoto Corp launches anti-radiation swimwear for Fukushima workers
Read for instance RT and see yamamoto-bio.com Designed in an effort to protect Fukushima clean-up workers, Osaka-based swimwear company Yamamoto Corporation unveiled the anti-radiation garments on Thursday. The company claims that the wetsuit made from stretchy rubberized kneaded carbon can stop 100 percent of beta radiation. The swimwear – which weighs only three kilograms –…
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Are 512 pushups too many for a swimmer? A Missouri jury says no
Read The Wichita Eagle Five hundred twelve pushups. Twice. That’s 1,024 pushups. Alexandra “Ali†Swee, now a Memphis, Tenn., college student, says she was told to do them one night five years ago during a Blue Springs practice when she was a 13-year-old member of the Kansas City Blazers swim club. She contended the excessive…
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In Bangladesh, swimming pools provide lessons for life
In an effort to decrease drowning deaths, a programme in Bangladesh teaches young children to swim and surive in the water.
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Escape from Alcatraz: Gavin Maitland’s swim back to life
Gavin Maitland underwent a life-saving double lung transplant in 2008. http://youtu.be/rF8yDQ6Igcs