Speed Skating - Articles
Afghan Strategy Will Contain Messages to Several Audiences
by
zada p.
WASHINGTON—In declaring Tuesday that he would “finish the job” in Afghanistan, President Obama used a phrase clearly meant to imply that even as he deploys an additional 30,000 or so troops, he has finally figured out how to bring the eight-year-long conflict to an end. Skip to next paragraph Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq ...
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Lunch Time Treats
by
Krista
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my American friends!!! I hope that you are all pleasantly stuffed with your food of choice. I know I’m looking forward to seeing and reading about all the scrumptiousness on your blogs. Is anyone planning on walking your meals off while shopping on Black Friday? I have some crazy co-workers who brave the line ups ...
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Top ten gift ideas for that amatuer athlete in your life (part 1)
by
Roman M.
With
the holidays knocking at the door, we have updated our annual Top Ten
gifts for that amatuer athlete in your life feature. Here they are
arranged from least to most expensive.Warning Number One is a Shameless self promoting plug:1) If you or your tri
buddy have any ambitions of ever doing an Ironman; “No Seriously My
Training Starts Tomo ...
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Does Brain Research Worsen the Addiction Stigma?
by
Dirk H.
“Once an addict, always an addict.” When it comes to the neurobiology of addiction, the research community has made great strides in a few hectic years. However, as addiction counselor William White wrote in 2007, are we lacking a comparable neurobiology of addiction recovery? White, a senior research consultant at Chestnut Health Syst ...
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The long run vs. the tempo run
by
Danielle L
Thanks to the Runner’s World magazine my dad brought me, which I read cover to cover many times, I’m starting to learn stuff about running. Like how you should schedule both a long run and a tempo run every week (well, if you are actually serious about training that is).A tempo run, as I understand it, is a shorter run at “medium- ...
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Happy Thanksgiving :)
by
Angela S.
Happy Thanksgiving/Day of Gratitude to everyone :) I certainly feel there's a lot to be thankful for right now...we are recovering well from our car crash three days ago - fewer aches and pains each day, increasing integration of the experience...and yesterday Mr. M bought a lovely second hand green jeep, so now we have wheels again, to get back t ...
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Holiday Fitness Gift Ideas, aka Don't Buy Me a Sweater
by
fosterfitness
(Original article with links to gifts is here at examiner.com!)Need ideas for the Black Friday shopping rush? The gift of health and fitness is something that everyone needs! Here are some hot items to pick up for the ones you love.Kettlebells: Although they've been around for years, the kettlebell trend is picking up speed in health clubs and at h ...
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Gratitude by my father Duane Cardall
by
Paul Cardall
Today I am grateful for family. Trials can destroy a family or bring them closer together. Our family is stronger because of what we've been through this past year. My extended family is stronger. I attribute my own success and the success of our extended family to the wisdom and love of my mother and father who've always put us first. My father, a ...
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Read about Stroke. Hear about Stroke. Know about Stroke
by
Elizabeth Leis
by Linda Pazdalski, B.S.N., R.N. Stroke Program Coordinator, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute You read it in any number of publications, hear it on any number of radio programs, and see it on any number of TV commercials almost daily…..Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US. STROKE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAU ...
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