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The 800 meters is considered one of the most (if not THE most) difficult and painful contests in all of athletics.
Longer than a sprint but faster than adistance event, the two-lap 800-meter race challenges its contenders to stretch their endurance and their velocity seemingly beyond human limits. To compete, you must be a gladiator; to win, you must be a legend.
The Amateur
Spectators at the 2006 Track and Field National Championship in Indianapolis didn’t know it, but they were about to watch the unfolding of one such legend right before their eyes. At that year’s 800-meter race, a little-known competitor named Nick Symmonds took the starting line wearing his high school racing singlet. [click to read more]
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately, though, teenage girls don’t always see it that way.
Movies, magazines, and television programs are selling a very limited beauty ideal to teenage girls–one that can wreak havoc on their self-worth. As parents, teachers, coworkers, relatives, and friends, it’s up to us to help them not buy into it.
While the teenage years are riddled with angst and insecurity, they are also a rich time for personal development. You can take advantage of this time by helping teen girls in your life gain confidence in their true beauty by showing them you understand your own.
One in ten Americans will use a tanning bed this year.
You know how it goes—some say eggs are bad for you. Some say eggs are good for you. Some swear that natural sugar is far superior to refined sugar. Then along comes one who says all sugars are processed by the body in the same way.
For every person on one side of an issue, you can find another who holds the opposite view. If scientists and physicians can’t agree on which camp is correct, how can we? It’s enough to make a person throw in the towel and go with the flow. Health recommendations are like the weather: If you don’t like the current slant, just wait awhile. It will change.
Are tanning beds a healthy alternative to sunlight?
The controversy over tanning beds is not that complicated. When they first came on the scene, in the 1980s, the beds—looking suspiciously like well-lit coffins—were touted as a safe alternative to sunbathing. Some manufacturers even claimed that your chances of getting skin cancer decreased by using their product. Those arguments have been pretty well debunked. Whether from the sun or from a tanning bed, the primary medical fact is this: Ultraviolet radiation damages the skin and can lead to cancer.
The murkiest part of the tanning bed debate is about more than melanoma. Oddly enough, it is about nutrition. For years, vitamin D deficiency was not a huge topic. It was thought to be relevant only within the chronically disadvantaged and undernourished segment of the world’s population. Recent findings, however, show that vitamin D levels in our body serve to do more than just fend off rickets. And our affluent society may be running on the low side of the essential requirement. [click to read more]
Many psychologists worldwide theorize that January is the most depressing month of the year. Some even say it can lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as Seasonal Depression.1 So how can you celebrate the Holidays in usual fashion without feeling a little let down when it’s all over?
Hey, December was a blast! Driving life down a happy highway of gift giving and present unwrapping, tickling scents and tasty treats, friends and family gathered together for a special time that comes but once a year.
In the heap and hype of the holidays, you ignore your thinning wallet’s starvation and splurge on your loved ones (or yourself) in a manner likely unequalled by any other time of the year, and all during the heat of an economic downturn. Your soul’s warming cheer makes the cold weather seem like perfect holiday weather. And to top off your New Year’s celebrations, amid your Holiday Season high, you set exciting resolutions that’ll improve your life ten-fold once they’re achieved.
Then your holiday season high ends abruptly when you wake up New Year’s Day.
All the factors that created your holiday cheer suddenly turn on you to create a feeling of January dejection.
While it may be too late to prevent over-eating, over-spending, and over-expecting, it’s never too late to repair the damage. Here are a few suggestions from Melaleuca to help you dig yourself out of January depression or steer clear of it altogether. [click to read more]
So you’ve been doing the same workout for the last six months, and the thought of barging out the door to do the same old run or the exact same bike ride for the umpteenth time is starting to sound unappetizing. Join the club! No one really wants to feel like she’s running on a hamster wheel every day! Varying your exercise routine can keep your mind fresh, your body strong and your workouts fun.
On the other hand, however, a jack-of-all-trades approach to fitness will make you, as the saying goes, a master of none. If you want your body to successfully adapt and improve in some area of fitness, you need to target that area and put in the time to achieve your goals. But here’s the good news: workouts that use similar movements and muscle groups—also known as “cross-training”—can complement your fitness regimen and help you reach your goal.
Peruse the list below, find your fitness goal (or something close to it), and then read some advice from a Melaleuca fitness writer about how a little crosstraining can help you reach your goals. [click to read more]
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