on 6/24/2008
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This story dates back to March, but did anyone else hear about Harvard segregating its gym in order to comply with famale Muslim demands?
Apparently, several months ago, the Harvard Athletic Department reacted to requests from Muslim female students to create a female-only environment so that they may workout while still abiding by their religious rules. They feel uncomfortable wearing workout clothes around men, and therefore, they claim, have missed out on hitting the gym.
The solution... The Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center has restricted, female-only hours from 8am to 10am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 3pm to 5pm on Mondays.
Ola Aljawhary - a student at Harvard - said the women only gym is a necessity.
"These hours are necessary because there is a segment of the Harvard female population that is not found in gyms, not because they don't want to work out, but because for them working out in a co-ed gym is uncomfortable... read more
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wacky finds, curves
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on 6/5/2008
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Could you be charged extra to fly based on your weight?
With the rising price of fuel, airlines are making all sorts of moves to cut costs and snatch extra money from their customers. Simple math and common sense shows that a heavy person costs more to transport than an Olson Twin, which has airlines discussing a fat surcharge.
Airlines are now discussing the incorporation of surcharges based on weight. While luggage has always had weight limits, people have not – but that might be changing.
An airline spokesman stated that they average a person and their luggage to weigh 220 Lbs. That is how they crunch their numbers to project profit. Most likely, that will be the magic number used to determine whether your paying standard or extra to fly.
I’ve heard two arguments to this new idea:
The first argument is obvious – Overweight individuals are outraged that there are plans in the works to discriminate and charge extra for being l... read more
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obesity epidemic, wacky finds
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on 5/27/2008
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A new study shows that taking pain killers with resistance training can help you build muscle.
The study was performed over 12 weeks with all elderly subjects, so it may not have much effect on younger people (but they have not ruled that out). Each person was either given a ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or a placebo and worked out 3 times a week.
"We used 1200 milligrams a day for ibuprofen and 4000 milligrams per day of acetaminophen, which is the maximum over-the-counter daily dose," Dr. Trappe explained told Reuters.
He also stated that subjects taking ibuprofen experienced 40 to 60 percent more growth than those taking the placebo. The scientists were shocked by the results because they had expected the opposite, negative reaction from the pain killers.
Should we take pain killers before we workout?
If you're older than 60, I'd say definitely give it a try. The study showed big time improvement from taking pain killers before... read more
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wacky finds, pain killers, ibuprofen, muscle mass, resistance training
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on 4/20/2008
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A new study argues that vitamin supplementation does not increase life expectancy. In fact, the study shows that you may be more likely to suffer premature death as a result of vitamin supplementation.
The study, conducted by Cochrane Collaboration, was based on 47 trials with over 180,000 people. According to the study, "antioxidant supplements significantly increased mortality". They specifically picked out Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and beta-carotene as making you more likely to die before your scheduled trip to the afterworld.
Apparently, Vitamin A was linked to 16% increased risk of dying, Vitamin E increased risk by 4%, and beta-carotene increased risk by 7%. Vitamin C and selenium showed no risk, but also showed no benefit in longevity.
Since these vitamins are commonly referred to as "antioxidants" - research has suggested these chemicals underlie some of the beneficial effects of eating fruit and vegetables because they soak up h... read more
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wacky finds, health watch, vitamins, nutrition, antioxidants
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on 3/24/2008
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Despite researching health and fitness thoroughly, when a girl mentioned that I should try to pull some girls away from proana sites and get them to join FitConnect. “They need some serious help, they’d probably like FitConnect.” Serious help? What are you talking about?
“They’re support sites for weight loss, you should advertise on them”
Well that makes sense, we’re always trying to get more weight loss oriented individuals to our site, but I was confused why she first made it seem almost like a rescue operation. She told me to just google it and I’ll find out.
So after googling for a few minutes I soon realized that Pro-Ana is slang for Pro-Anorexia – the sites are forums and blogs where anorexics (mostly female) post extreme weight loss tips, moral (or, immoral) support, and write rants of frustration. Commonly I came across message boards stating “I gained 5 lbs back and I hate myself.”
I also found many proanas that claimed, “I ... read more
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wacky finds, health watch
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