Category: Health
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Mornings: Ian Thorpe ‘This Is Me’
Ian Thorpe is one of our most popular and successful sportsmen. During his spectacular career ‘Thorpie’ broke records and won a total of nine Olympic medals including five gold medals. Ian has opened up about his journey for the first time in a revealing autobiography ‘This Is Me’. See ninemsn Video: Ian Thorpe ‘This Is…
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What’s In Your Fridge, Ryan?
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte shares the foods and drinks he uses to fuel his training and race performance, including his favorite Friday night meal tradition since he was 8 years old. Via the17thman
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Channing Crowder saw Michael Phelps smoke weed 3 weeks before getting caught
According to Channing Crowder, former Miami Dolphins linebacker and current co-host on “The Jorge Sedano Show†on 560 WQAM in Miami, he saw him smoke some weed three weeks prior to being caught taking a hit from a bong. And, Ryan Lochte is described as a pothead. And they go at him for that gaffe…
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Ian Thorpe’s hidden pain
Ian Thorpe has revealed he spent much of his life battling a crippling depression, and Olympian Geoff Huegill and mental health advocate Patrick McGorry explain the effects. Via the17thman
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The sea water drinkers
A Philip Bloom mini-documentary going straight into my WTF-category.
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Ryan Lochte: The Most Innovative Swimmer’s Workout Ever
Ryan’s workout, in and out of the pool, may well be among the toughest in the world. He explains what his 7-day-a-week regimen includes (it totals 30 to 35 hours a week), a combination of swimming and weight/strength training. Via the17thman
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Ryan Lochte & Conor Dwyer: Water is Everything
US Olympic Gold Medalists Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer for Water For People
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New technique helps reduce surgery scars
Surgery scars are an unsightly problem for many but now there may be a way to soften their appearance without chemicals or medication. Jamie Howard, a physical therapist in Center City, says she’s had success using the Graston technique. It was first developed for athletes, to loosen muscles, tendons, and scar tissue under the skin.…
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Kirsty Coventry and Arena support AMREF projects in Kenya
One and a half billion people in the world have to use contaminated water, the main vehicle for disease. In Africa, 4 out 5 deaths are linked to water. The lack of drinking water is one of the fundamental causes of hunger, disease and poverty. Read Arena International and see AMREF.