Category: Health
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Exercise is the answer for arthritis
“There’s more and more evidence that exercise is the key to fighting arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation is promoting supervised physical activity, as a way to push back the clock. There was once a time, when doctors prescribed aspirin and bourbon as the best answer. Now it moving around on a regular basis.” Read Tulsa’s Channel
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Autopsy report out: Alex died of a blood clot in his heart
At a press conference today, doctors revealed results of a full autopsy into Alexander Dale Oen’s death during high altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona. It turns out that Alex died of a heart attack caused by a blood clot in one of his coronary arteries, a type of disease highly unusual in young people such…
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How Michael Phelps inspires teammates
U.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian talks about how being around Phelps in 2008 influences his success. There are several Nathan Adrian videos on Yahoo! Sports, here he is ‘tapering for success in London’ Here he is doing a strength workout And here they are discussing ‘best foods to eat after an intense workout’
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300-mile swimmer hopes achievement will help others
44-year-old David Young took to the water as a means of motivating himself after experiencing periods of low mood caused by the death of his close friend Davey Mac who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and committed suicide in 2006. Read more and watch video here on Sky Tyne and Wear.
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Oh no, Michael Phelps loves his gummy bears
How am I to keep my kids away from stuff like that now? :-) Via swimutopia
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Michael Phelps Foundation IM Program 2011
Recap of the Michael Phelps Foundation IM Program Impact in 2011. For more information on the Michael Phelps Foundation visit www.facebook.com/MichaelPhelpsFoundation. Via the17thman
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Canadian Paralympic ad is awe-inspiring (and shot in one go)
Absolutely fantastic 2010 Paralympic Games video ad made by BBDO Toronto for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, featuring an athlete with a prosthetic leg running on a track littered by elements of his story of recovery – a car crash, a hospital and physical training. Via Mashable. The video itself is also a major feat, shot…
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Robbie Renwick on the tragic death of Dale Oen
Nice blog post here on the Scottish Sun, by Olympic qualified Robbie Renwick, with an important message too: The scary thing is there seems to have been a trend just lately for fit young athletes to have heart problems. First Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba collapsed, then the Italian player, Piermario Morosini, dropped dead on the pitch.…
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Winter swimmers in Copenhagen
Around 20,000 Danes swim in the sea during the winter, and swim even when the water is frozen over and dry. Warning, almost NSFW outside of Scandinavia and France.