Former soccer star George Best of Manchester United has had complications and has been put on life support. A hospital spokesman said on Saturday morning that Best was suffering from a lung infection, and that his condition was “serious”. Best, who had a liver transplant in 2002, had previously shown signs of recovery after weeks…
I switched gears this week and started on my next fitness routine, which I will detail later. The item of note that I wanted to mention now is about the crunch machine, which I had never actually used before. I have done the gamut of situps, leg raises, crunches, pulleys and the like, but had…
About a month ago, Robert Hoyzer and 5 other referrees went on trial for fixing German soccer games. Robert Hoyzer has been sentenced to 29 months for his part in the scandal.
The Health and Fitness blog has an article about heart rate monitors. The article relates a story about how some joggers in the park were put off by the auther not providing the time because he was wearing a heart rate monitor and not a watch, and gives the usual 220 minus your age for finding your max heart rate. I include a discussion about a better way to calculate the max heart rate.
The players union and major league baseball finally came to an agreement on a tougher steroid policy. Rather than a light slap on the wrist, players will now face 50 game suspensions for first time offense, and 100 games for 2nd. Three times, and you are suspended for life. This replaces the minor 10 day…
Alex Rodriguez has been voted the American League MVP this year just two years after being voted the MVP when he was with the Texas Rangers. It was a close vote, and he beat out David Ortiz 331 to 301. He had 1 more home run, 18 less runs batted in, and a .021 better…
Kevin Collins may be winding down his career, but even on casual training he can still compete on a level very few can ever even dream of. His most recent conquest was a win in the Stockade-athon 15k in Schenectady, New York. He won in 47 minutes and 22 seconds. He went through the first…
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Steve Courson died last week after a tree fell on him while he was doing yard work. He played for Pittsburgh from 1978 until 1983, and he played for Tampa Bay for 1984 and 1985. He was an outspoken opponent of steroid use after coming down with a heart condition that he…
Should I lift weights first or should I do my cardio exercise first?
The GMap Pedometer is very cool. It uses Google Maps to allow you to chart a running route and determine the distance.