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- I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. – Henry David Thoreau
- Ending Jan Plan and Moving Forward
- The Most Important Thing I Learned in BC176
- On Bridging The Gap
- Performance-Enhancement For One – For All?
- And I thought our sports were violent…
- On Routine
- Equal Opportunities
- Pole Pedal Paddle
- Gym Therapy
Category Archives: Exercise Physiology
The Most Important Thing I Learned in BC176
After the first fitness test I was very sore. My legs in particular, were in a great deal of pain. Luckily, this pain did not exist after the second fitness test. The reason for this is not really in any … Continue reading
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On Bridging The Gap
I have a newfound respect for athletes. But I did not always have this. My family consists of musicians with little interest in sports, so growing up, neither did I. To me, sports were just various games where grown men … Continue reading
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And I thought our sports were violent…
So the general consensus seems to be that football is a pretty violent sport. Usually, i would agree to this claim. It is a sport where you run into one another at full speed. However I have recently two sports, one European and one … Continue reading
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On Routine
I could not believe how far my fingers could touch. Stretching daily for weeks increases flexibility slightly, subtly. Only when we re-took our fitness test did I actually see the measured results. My sit-and-reach flexibility increased greatly. This month I … Continue reading
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Pole Pedal Paddle
After hearing about the Adventure Racing that the Nordic ski coach participated in I started to look at some of the other races out there besides marathons and triathlons. While I was checking them out on the Internet I came … Continue reading
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Gym Therapy
Ever since I was very young I have suffered from crippling anxiety. From test-stress to generalized anxiety I have always had trouble stopping myself from worrying and “stressing.” Over the years I have tried breathing exercises and meditation. However, the … Continue reading
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Ethical cheating?
We’ve been talking about doping in class quite a bit. Last year I did some extra readings for a philosophy course and stumbled upon an article written by an ethicist who supported doping. While I forget his name (sorry, ethicist … Continue reading
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Aussie Rules
When I typed “AFL” into the Google search bar, the results were not what I was looking for at first. The first result was a graph of the stock price fluctuations of Aflac Incorporated. Next came something about fiber optic … Continue reading
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Preaching the gospel of Tabata
I am a huge fan of group fitness. Nothing like some terrifying sweaty woman breathing down your neck, screaming about how you need to “PUSH” and “GO ALL THE WAY.” Seriously. It’s great. It’s also fun to look in the … Continue reading
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Time to Apply…
As this course ends there is only one thing to do….take this information and make something of it. The point of this class is not only to learn something but to be able to apply it to life. This isn’t … Continue reading
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You say you’re a woman… That IS enough!
After reading the article, “You say you are a woman? That should be enough.” I completely changed my views on women with naturally high levels of testosterone. I used to think it was highly unfair for women with that kind … Continue reading
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The BMI Roller Coaster and Pants on the Ground
At the beginning of January, no one would have said I needed to lose weight. Sure, I knew I had a little extra fat on my hips that I could probably lose, but my BMI was 18.9, very close to … Continue reading
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A case for DRUGS
I really enjoyed learning about all of different ways to optimize performance this week. I especially liked getting into the ethics of what was ok and what wasn’t. Coincidentally, a couple weeks ago, after the Lance Armstrong bust hit the … Continue reading
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Built for Speed
As an admirer of birds of prey, I was a bit disappointed when the peregrine falcon video didn’t load the other day in class. So, I decided to look up a few videos for myself that could capture the remarkable … Continue reading
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Playing through the Pain
At the tender age of 3 the doctor noticed that Aidan, my younger brother, had a “lazy eye” and that he would need glasses to correct his vision. Surprisingly enough there aren’t too many glasses made for 3 year olds … Continue reading
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