Photo by Mesa Minkkinen (Pixabay) It is well known that sport participation carries a set of physical health benefits: reduced all-cause mortality, longer lifespan, and reduced risks of diabetes, cardiovascular… Read more »
Honey has a composition that is approximately 80% carbohydrates and 19% water, with a whole set of components, among them: proteins, amino acids, minerals, polyphenols, vitamins and enzymes. There are… Read more »
Alain Mimoun, in Melbourne 1956 “I look at my career as a castle: my London silver medal is the foundation; my two Helsinki silver medals are the walls; my gold… Read more »
Photo by Arzu Cengiz (Unsplash) Sleep is essential for health and quality of life, but it is also determinant for recovery and adaptions to exercise. The duration of sleep and… Read more »
Photo by Junki72 (Pixabay) We found an article where they studied the effects of weather conditions on male runners in the Boston Marathon from 1897 to 2018 and thought that… Read more »
Emil Zátopek, in Leipzig 1951 “I am not talented enough to run and smile at the same time” Emil Zátopek Helsinki has already been selected to host the Olympics of… Read more »
There was a time when running a marathon was seen as big achievement. Before WWII there were no many popular marathon races besides the Olympics and Boston Marathon. In the… Read more »
The microbiome has gained importance in the last years, going from unknown to the headlines. It has been related with diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson or diabetes, among others, and… Read more »
Cabrera in the front page of magazine “El Gráfico” (1948) Cabrera crossing the finish line in first place (London 1948) After a 12 years gap because of WWII, the 1948… Read more »
Some time ago exercise physiologists thought that the VO2max was the single determinant of human exercise performance in the respiratory system, assuming that maximal ventilation could be maintained indefinitely. Nowadays… Read more »
