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The surprising psychology behind mastering a new skill
“What is there to being good at something besides having a natural talent?” some say. Ah! There IS something indeed and it’s not what you expect. Let’s see how you, too, could become better at something.
Training for a First-Time Marathon Reverses Age-Related Aortic Stiffening
Training for and completing a marathon even at relatively low exercise intensity reduces central blood pressure and aortic stiffness—equivalent to a ∼4-year reduction in vascular age.
Has The Word “Expert” Lost Its Meaning In 2019?
What makes someone an expert? In the days of the internet, it seems like it’s gotten much harder to tell. Social media makes it possible for anyone to have a platform, and that’s given rise to the phenomenon known as the instant expert.
What Makes a Sport a Sport?
Culture and politics aside, what is it that makes a sport a sport? If scrabble and monopoly are not sports, then this is surely because they do not involve any physical activity, or because physical activity is not their primary purpose
Airmen improve run, reduce pain with new 86th MDOS run class
…the most common injuries she sees among runners are shin splints and patellofemoral syndrome, or chronic knee pain. However, out of 48 sessions and 288 patients, Linares said that the Pose Method class has had 95 percent treatment success.
IMPROVING THE MILITARY’S RUNNING PROGRAMS TO MINIMIZE INJURY POTENTIAL
Military fitness programs have failed to recognize running as a skill that can lead to minimized injury potential when properly instructed and evaluated in a continuous manner using established standards of efficient movement.