Tag: athlete
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Digital Strain: Protecting Young Athletes’ Mental Health
Social media is a big part of every young athletes’ lives. However, we are still figuring out how it fully affects their mental health and well being. This study examined 591 athletes aged 12 to 19 from 42 different sports. Here is what we found: So, it is vital to consider how social media can…
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World’s first esports coaching course launches
A new first-of-its-kind degree course from the University of Portsmouth is set to train the next generation of coaches and performance experts for esports. Esports is competitive gaming and represents one of the fastest growing sectors globally. Tournaments can attract millions of spectators and large stadium crowds, to watch high-profile players compete for cash prizes…
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Carnivores Anonymous Doctor Says Plant Based Diet Fuels Athletic Success
Vegan Cardiologist Heather Shenkman hosts free Carnivores Anonymous 12-Step programs (the next one held on January 22 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles) to achieve optimum health and tackle food addiction through plant-based eating. While Dr. Shenkman performs complex angioplasties to open up clogged coronary arteries, she prefers to help her patients reduce their risk…
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Former Obese Addict Alcoholic Ran Boston Marathon Four Times
Twenty-seven thousand athletes ran the last Boston Marathon. However, one man ran it four times … four times in one day. David Clark is a former 320-pound alcoholic who was also addicted to painkillers. He’s been sober for nearly a decade and credits extreme endurance sports for his path to recovery in his bestselling autobiography, Out…
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The Rocket Film Is Satisfying In Both Our Official Languages
The Rocket is a story about a man, a husband, a machinist and a hockey player; a man juggling a day job, a marriage and a passion to play “the game.” His journey is classical and it has all of the elements of a Greek comedy, with the effect, just like in the Aristotelian tradition,…