Category: Health
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Matthew Smyth talks about freediving, yoga and meditation
Matt Smyth of the Freediving center “Apneista” in Amed/Bali, explains what freediving, yoga and meditation have in common and how they can improve our lifes.
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Achieng Ajulu-Bushell quits swimming
Team GB’s first black female swimmer Achieng Ajulu-Bushell has taken a swipe at the sport’s national governing body for failing to support her while at a plateau in her progress. Widely regarded as one of Britain’s brighest talents, she recently dropped out of British Swimming’s World Class Performance program, and will now turn her attentions…
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Underwater breath-holding improves your intelligence ?
According to Dr. Win Wenger, author of 48 books including How To Increase Your Intelligence and The Einstein Factor, we can all gain 10 or more IQ points if we accumulate 20 hours of held-breath underwater swimming in doses of 20-180 seconds at a time over a 3 week period. Including better span of attention, better…
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Duncan Goodhew on why kids need to stay active
Yesterday, Great Britain’s swimming legend Duncan Goodhew visited a school in Longton, England, showing the children there his gold and bronze medals from the 1980 Olympic Games, and sharing his success story to encourage them to keep active. “I have always believed in the value of sport. I was born dyslexic and really struggled in…
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Learn to swim – Better Health Channel
Featuring Tammy van Wisse and a not-so-great up-and-coming swimmer called Tony Shaw. For more information about water safety, visit the Better Health Channel website.
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Autistic swimmer leads ‘normal’ swim team to first win
Hunter Develice trains just like any other swimmer on the Fond du Lac swimming team, but faces an extra obstacle on the way to the pool, as he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4. “There were some people that told us a school swim team, maybe he should be just in a…
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Swimming lowers blood pressure in sedentary over 50s
A study published online in The American Journal of Cardiology suggests that older sedentary adults with elevated blood pressure should consider swimming as a way to bring the pressure down, as an ‘ideal form of exercise’ because it puts little weight-bearing stress on the body and is not likely to lead to overheating.
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Axa commercial featuring Lotte Friis
It is her first television commercial, she says on Facebook. Axa is a Lantmännen brand of breakfast products, here promoting their oatmeal flakes in particular.
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Pool chlorine tied to lung damage in elite swimmers
Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, according to an international study. Researchers from France and Canada compared lung tissue and breathing test from 23 elite Canadian swimmers whose average age was 21, to 10 mild asthmatics and 10 healthy…