“Brits All Puffed Out”
That’s the title of the press release put out by the Benenden Health Care Society, about its study on the fitness level of “the average Brit.” It’s not good news: A study released today by Benenden Healthcare Society reveals that the average Brit is so unhealthy they are left gasping for breath after running for a bus. …The study found eight in ten have been left gasping for air after trying to catch a...
CARDIO!!!
This looks like a heck of a lot more fun than plodding on a treadmill… [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fouvwilGWc] Granted, I’m not quite as ambitious (or dexterous!) as the folks in the vid, but it would still be cool to have a wide-open indoor space like this to run, bounce, climb and swing around in.
Guardian: “I Am a 91-Year-Old Bodybuilder”
Wow. I’ve often said that “you’re never too old to get into shape” – and Charles Eugster is living proof. Then at 85 I had a crisis. I looked at myself in the mirror one day, and saw an old man. I was overweight, my posture was terrible and there was skin hanging off me where muscle used to be. I looked like a wreck. I started to consider the fact that I was probably going to die soon. I knew I was...
Sitting as an Extreme Sport
Seriously: it’s called “Hockern.” According to Wired: Of all the things we take for granted — fresh air, hot pizza, Scarlett Johansson — sitting down surely ranks somewhere near the top. But no longer! A couple of enterprising young entrepreneurs in Germany want to make sure you never forget the thrill of setting your behind down after a long jaunt. As heads of the company Salzig Sporthocker, the Landschütz brothers...
Ida Keeling Sets a New Sprint Record
Her 60 meter time – 29.86 seconds – was a new world record for her age class: 95-and-up. Ida Keeling is 4-6 and 83 pounds, and does her running on size 51/2 feet. She runs in the hallways of her Riverdale apartment. She runs on treadmills, and lifts weights, and rides an exercise bike and has no idea what she would do without all of it. …Keeling lost her husband to a heart attack at age 42, in 1958. She lost two...
Exercise Gimmicks – Vol. 6: The GymyGym
It’s been a while since I profiled a goofy fitness gimmick… but after taking a gander at the “GymyGym,” I figured it was high time to make up for the lapse. So what’s a GymyGym? It’s billed as “The World’s First Ergonomic Exercise Chair.” Now, I don’t have an issue with the “ergonomic” part – as someone who sits for long hours in front of my computer, I can...
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