Lifedotsport: Lars Nordhild Rønning's Friends' blogs

Warm in South Beach in August? Ah, yeah...

Ron Andruff

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July 29, 2013 by Ron Andruff Comments (0)

The 90+ degree days here in Miami Beach, where the summer temperatures measured how much time one spent out of doors, appear to be common everywhere in the 21st century! Up on the west coast and all across Canada, the midwestern United States, all across Europe... this summer's heat is intense and everyone is feeling it...
In order to maintain our workouts, we need to start at 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. to be able to train in reasonable temperatures - otherwise its just like Bikram Yoga,... Read full post

So this is what the world looks like at 60...

Ron Andruff

July 10, 2013 by Ron Andruff Comments (7)

So today is my 60th birthday. For some it is a BIG birthday, but for me 50 was that... In my view, 50 is the 'half way there' mark, so 60 is just 10 years further on. As my friends will all attest, I am 100% sure that I, along with many in my generation and absolutely all of those in coming generations, will live to be 100 years old and more. I take this understanding from the pace at which technology, science and medicine is racing forward... As incredible as it... Read full post

Take Me Out to the…Cricket Match!

Cherian Mathai

April 7, 2013 by Cherian Mathai Comments (0)

sports

By TOM HOLLAND

The American series "30 Rock" has been airing in the U.K. for several years now, and most of it carries perfectly well across the pond. But comedy depends on context, and I was surely not alone among my countrymen in raising an eyebrow at one plot twist. Jack Donaghy, the fictional head of NBC (played by Alec Baldwin), decided to run the network into the ground and, to that end, scheduled a series of shows guaranteed to shed viewers. His great triumph was a concept so... Read full post

Healthy holistic living...

Ron Andruff

February 28, 2013 by Ron Andruff Comments (3)

In taking a holistic approach to one's health and physical fitness, one has to look at diet. All the current data on healthy eating is pointing to what has been called "lean green" which refers to leaning in the direction of vegetables and away from a diet heavy in meat. Many doctors are also promoting the recognition that our bodies are the healthiest when we are slightly alkaline in our food intake rather than acidic. http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm... Read full post

Karate - The Way of the Empty Hand

Ron Andruff

January 25, 2013 by Ron Andruff Comments (0)

Just saw this great set of videos from a series orginally broadcast on the BBC in the 1980's, called the Way of the Warrior. It features our school of karate, Goju Ryu, in the traditional Okinawan form. 'Karate' translated means 'the of the empty hand." Hence this amazing fighting style...
Here are the links to the first four parts of the series. Each segment is about 10 minutes long and really interesting to watch, particularly the detail around sanchine kata in Part... Read full post

Dangerous exercise: The hype of dehydration & heat-stroke

Tom Barrett

January 16, 2013 by Tom Barrett Comments (1)

dehydration, extreme sports, marathon

A fascinating article on deaths caused from sports. Claims that causes of death due to heat stroke and dehydration are largely untrue.
This raises interesting questions about how much hydration during an extreme event is necessary.
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2013/01/dangerous-exercise-hype-of-dehydration.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcJKs+%28The+Science+of+Sport%29

What does everyone else think?

Tom

Who lives longer? Athletes or Obese?

Tom Barrett

January 4, 2013 by Tom Barrett Comments (2)

One study says olympic athletes live longer:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/14/fast-stronger-longer-olympians-outlive-the-rest-of-us/
Now another says being overweight is an advantage:
http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/02/being-overweight-is-linked-to-lower-risk-of-mortality/

What do you think?

110th Day of the NHL lockout...

Ron Andruff

January 3, 2013 by Ron Andruff Comments (0)

"On Thursday afternoon a small group of players led by Steve Fehr, the union’s special counsel, met for about an hour at the N.H.L. office in Midtown Manhattan to discuss penalties for teams caught hiding hockey-related revenue." [NY Times]
This particular sentence caught my attention in reading through today's article about the potential of a 48 game schedule this season. It is telling that such a discussion is even needed! That owners would/could stoop so low as... Read full post