Waging War on the Real Pandemic

In 1927, the world population was two billion. Now the world has more than two billion humans who are overweight, half of whom are obese. According to data from the World Health Organization, obesity has tripled in the last half-century. This should alarm everyone. Given these rates of obesity in humans have not been observed …

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Quotes from Krabbé’s “The Rider” Every Competitor Will Understand

The Rider was written by Tim Krabbé in 1978. Although not translated to English for decades after, it is now considered a must-read among cyclists. One review for British daily The Guardian went so far as to suggest that "nothing better is ever likely to be written on the subjective experience of cycle-racing." (Madly enough, this …

Three Proven Methods to Boost Mind, Muscle, and Mood

Humans are in a position where we don't really have to worry about nature—the threat of wild animals, severe weather, or starvation are practically fictional ideas to the modern world at this point in time. And yet here we are: no less plagued by threats, increasingly more of which are products of our own accord. …

Technology the Tool, Not Master

We have all experienced a great deal of change over the past year. And as a result, many of us look, feel, and perhaps even act different than before. While everyone has absorbed the Pandemic in different ways, a majority of us have suffered in at least one fashion. Experts around the world have suggested …

Practice Perseverance During Trying Times

In 2020, a global pandemic hogged the spotlight, and cast in shadow were many other trials facing individuals and societies around the world. It was a year of chaos, turmoil, and uncertainty. We enter a new year, many bruised and bloodied from the last, in varied states of nerve: some of us stronger than ever, …

Physical Training Helps With Anxiety and Depression

Why do we train? Some do it to look better. Others do it to be more functional at their job or in daily life. Some do it for physical health purposes. But what about our mental health? Those who work out consistently long-term readily understand the benefits of regular training, both physically and mentally. If …