Sleep is important, especially for children

by Blaine Moore | Sleep

A study has found that kids who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than their peers who do get enough sleep. The researchers found that children who got less sleep were more likely to be overweight and have higher body mass index measures than...

When was the last time you ran 4000 miles across the Sahara Desert?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

This afternoon, three runners finished running across the Sahara Desert. The entire Sahara Desert. They ran from Senegal to Egypt, 44 to 50 miles per day, for 111 days. Did I mention that they did that in the Sahara Desert? American Charlie Engle, Canadian Ray Zahab,...

Our brains ignore calories from beverages

by Blaine Moore | Food & Beverage

I wrote a couple years ago about how drinking sugar water can lead to weight gain, because your body does not feel as full when you consume the calories in a liquid form. The Kansas City infoZine News has an article this week that covers some research into why we do...

Nutrition Books

by Blaine Moore | Books, Food & Beverage, Reviews

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about books throughout the month of February. This week I would like to talk about the diet and (mostly) nutrition books that line my shelves. For athletes, the best book that I have...

This Week Last Year: New Rules of Lifting, Law Suits, and Show Boating

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

Looking back at this week last year is a bit late this weekend, due completely to the fact that I have a really bad infection in my right index finger and up until today it was too painful to bother typing anything. I’ve managed to drain a lot of the crud out,...

Commenting at Run to Win

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

Since my right index finger is about 3 times larger than my left one right now and it hurts to type, y’all are out of luck for a good sized running or weight lifting article today. Instead, I will mention that I have been playing around with the comment settings...

Lifting weights is a means to an end

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Personal

Why do you go to the gym? Is it only for the health benefits of being in shape, or is it so that you can do something useful with your body? Do you just want to cut down on your body fat and build up some muscle, or is there a practical reason that you lift weights?...

Lance Armstrong will run another New York City Marathon

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

Lance Armstrong is planning on running the New York City Marathon again. It took him a few months to forget exactly how much that first one hurt, and now he is realizing how worthwhile marathoning really is. He states that he has no interest in running any other...

Health and Fitness Books

by Blaine Moore | Books

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about books throughout the month of February. Scott writes this week about his favorite health and fitness books. His shelf looks a little bit different than mine; the only book on...

Dick Pound laughs off IOC reprimand

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

Last Summer, a letter was leaked to the Los Angelos Times that Lance Armstrong had written to the International Olympic Committee. In the letter, Armstrong called for the forced resignation of Dick Pound due to his slanderous public comments and his lack of ethical...