Sports

Any person that just starts getting into lifting will eventually ask themselves this question: should I lift light or heavy? The old myth is that lifting heavy grows muscles bigger, while lifting light makes muscles more toned. This idea has been debunked …

With all the excitement of the Olympics, we forgot to write about National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) which is always on a day during the first week in February. This day is to recognize the importance of sports for …

WWE is a fast-paced and thrilling sport that never ceases to be entertaining. It is an American publicly traded and privately controlled entertainment company that creates money from viewership of their wrestling, as well as through music, film, etc. In 1952, Roderick …

This month I will stretch the boundaries of sports to include billiards, particularly that subtype of billiards known as pocket billiards or pool. Pool is played with cue sticks and ceramic balls on a felt-covered, rectangular table with borders and six pockets …

Many have never considered Esports to be real sports, but something that no one can deny is its massive spike in popularity over the years. The first signs of Esports occurred at Stanford in 1972. IT was a competition among invited players …

Whether you’re a bodybuilder, football player, or just someone who wants to get in shape, doing cardio is one of the most important methods of losing fat and maintaining muscle. Cardio entails any rhythmic physical activity that raises heart rate into an …

The 2022 World Series was a hard fought matchup between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. This is Houston’s sixth straight trip to the series, having won the American League championships for each of the past six years.  It is amazing …

There was a time when dodgeball was an integral part of physical education in most American schools.  It is the only sport that this writer can think of where children are encouraged to throw something at another student with the intent of …

For many children, their first experience with organized sports and exercise is in school physical education (PE) classes. The goals of PE are multifold, including: exposing kids to exercise and sports and encouraging life-long fitness and health. Also, exercise in schools can …

Martial arts with asian origins have gained increasing popularity worldwide over the past half century or more.  The almost universal practice and acceptance of these types of fighting sports can be seen in the 2020 (2021) Olympic Games where Judo, Taekwondo, and …