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7 must-see stadium tours across Major League Baseball
Dave G. Houser Sports & FitnessIf there's anything more American than apple pie, it surely must be baseball. Since the game's first ball was tossed out in Hoboken, N.J., in a contest between the local Knickerbockers and the New York Baseball Club back in 1846, the sport has flourished to become the "Great American Pastime."
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What about those ‘other’ running injuries?
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessMost runners will experience an injury at some point in their running career. If you don't, you're either very lucky or very wise with your training and blessed with fantastic form.
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New report provides real answers in era of health advice overload
Natalie Thomas Sports & FitnessThe recent release of the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has American health nuts jumping for joy. This 571-page report of medical and scientific research promotes a "culture of health," in which a healthy lifestyle is "easy, accessible, affordable and normative."
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Smart polymer applications entering mainstream markets
Don Rosato EngineeringProperties inherent in shape memory polymers (SMP) and other smart polymers have the potential to be game-changers across many industries. In the automotive field, these advanced materials may eventually lead to vehicle subsystems that can self-heal in the event of damage, or that can be designed to change color or appearance.
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Tech companies unveil a wave of smart watches, but will consumers care?
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIn the tech world, the biggest brands have an incredible influence on their immediate competitors. Apple's impact on the recent Mobile World Congress show and its related unveiling of the Apple Watch on March 9 proved yet again why it is the most powerful name in tech.
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Head injuries prove bull riders need to ‘cowboy up’ and wear…
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessBull riding is considered to be the most dangerous of any organized sport, and rodeo athletes get injured and die at a rate higher than any other professional sport. Concussions account for 11 percent of the injuries, and a combination of neck, face and head represent 30 percent of the injuries.
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Extreme sports or extremely stupid? Risk‑takers place burden on medical…
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareIs it an extreme sport or just extremely stupid? That's the question I had after a recent PR blurb from the Los Angeles County Sheriff caught my eye. Rescues performed by the department's volunteer search-and-rescue teams, often with the assistance of Air Rescue 5, increased 20 percent in 2014 from the previous year. The department attributed most of this increase to "social media and the posting of extreme videos, showing hikers performing high-risk outdoor adventures."
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The Special Olympics from a Special Olympian’s point of view
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureOur RVing travels have allowed us to meet some pretty amazing people. Below is an example of one special person whom we have the pleasure of calling our friend. He was one of the first people to welcome us to our new RV Park. Here he came, slowly riding his three-wheel bicycle down our street, directly to our driveway. He confidently knocked on our motorhome door. His compassionate eyes bore into ours as we stepped outside to meet him.
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The sweet spot for workout quantity
Natalie Thomas Sports & FitnessData show that New Year's resolutions start to fizzle during the third week in January. Many workout resolutions have started to waver now that we've coasted into February. How can we find that healthy balance between enough and too much exercise? A new report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology states that people who push their exercise too far may be just as unhealthy as inactive people. This study shouldn't encourage couch potatoes to stay put, though.
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Fitness wearables: To track or not to track
Natalie Thomas Sports & FitnessThe fitness wearables market has taken off in the past few years, and fitness tech products were all the rage at this month's CES 2015. The wearable technology market will continue to grow, but are consumers jumping on the bandwagon?
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