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Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Latest Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today.
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Severely Obese Benefit Greatly From A Little Bit Of Exercise
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. In a pre-program assessment where patients reported, on average, just under one hour of exercise per week, individuals who were more active reported better overall-quality of life.
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For Tighter Abs, Look To Core Strengthening
Many of us would like to firm up our tummies, a goal that seems more frustrating and elusive the older we get. Working on strengthening a variety of trunk muscles, collectively known as "the core," can help with that and much more, reports the October 2008 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch. The core muscles the muscles in the abdomen, lower back, and pelvis lie roughly between the rib cage and the hips.
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Long-Jump World Record Reached With The Aid Of Space Tech
German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm. In spring 2004, ESA's Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) technology broker MST Aerospace met with Wojtek Czyz and his trainer to perform a pre-screening of the most crucial elements of the prosthesis used by Czyz.
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Athlete Performance And Fatigue Monitoring Goes To A New Level: Zephyr Team System
Zephyr Technology Ltd has announced the release of its BioHarness Team System. The system means that coaches and trainers can now monitor the physiology of up to 64 of their athletes in the field, in real-time, during training and games.
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Miracle Athlete Shad Ireland Set To Become First Dialysis Patient To Complete Five-City Triathlon Tour
Triathlete Shad Ireland is used to overcoming challenges. A dialysis patient since the age of 10, 36-year-old Ireland has fought his way back from near-certain death to become an elite athlete. In 2004, Ireland became the first dialysis patient to compete in and complete the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a complete marathon (26.2 miles), all held consecutively.
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