tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24467243449197983572024-03-05T16:11:28.447-08:00Activa Sports InsightActiva Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-58399063603022826602012-08-16T08:15:00.002-07:002012-08-16T08:15:25.410-07:00An athlete's greatest challenge? To avoid ruin in retirement
By Brian Moore 7:00AM BST 14 Aug 2012
Some have foreshadowed this time; some have considered it and then banished the thoughts; some have refused to reflect on it for more than a moment. All have felt at least some terror at what it holds.
Retirement is almost a taboo subject in sport, which is remarkable given that it happens to every athlete. Winners and losers, veterans and rookies; none escape.
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9473653/An-athletes-greatest-challenge-To-avoid-ruin-in-retirement.html"> Read on </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-45932286092637199222012-06-04T08:36:00.001-07:002012-06-04T08:36:16.620-07:00Heart damage risk from excess endurance trainingMarathon runners, triathletes and long-distance cyclists could be doing harm to their hearts in the long term, cardiologists say.
The June issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings includes a review of how excessive endurance exercise is thought to cause damage to the heart.
Read on <a href="http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/06/01/marathon-endurance-heart.html">here</a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-52858188512113350602012-05-24T10:57:00.000-07:002012-05-24T10:57:09.499-07:00<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TWcyIpul8OE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-24888038602366033292012-05-16T09:43:00.001-07:002012-05-16T09:43:31.658-07:00Skechers Proves We Need Clinical Trials Of Running ShoesI’m of the opinion that we don’t run enough clinical trials for things that are not obviously medicines or medical devices, but that people generally assume have health benefits. Things like yogurt — and sneakers. Today, Skechers proved my point by getting in trouble with the feds.
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/05/16/skechers-proves-we-need-clinical-trials-of-running-shoes/"> Read on- Article by Matt Herper at Forbes.com </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-13088140247831628062012-04-26T08:26:00.002-07:002012-04-26T08:26:57.745-07:00Multiple Intelligences<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KLi-vJSNP6U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-71945131619640350712012-02-02T09:31:00.000-08:002012-02-02T09:32:17.439-08:00Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.<br /><br />James DeanActiva Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-89978008061535924882012-01-24T21:51:00.000-08:002012-01-24T21:52:21.295-08:00<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nGojEyYBmwc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-65099011362742805202012-01-23T10:20:00.000-08:002012-01-23T10:22:41.375-08:00Secretariat<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mBTGvi1hWQ4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k-KvaeuIIsw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-87380144814208398222011-10-05T07:07:00.000-07:002011-10-05T07:09:27.280-07:00I love you Clara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbHwMRWjM1-4XRZO4WX-ePStcyaoTv60FmL0Py9WTEgiv2nO59O2kH78AZE2nfRStgh4BGxtmxSs-LPLESNYm15vOqDEg550oezlEow4NFNlVZ4jn8dNOII72vyI6pvLoGgke3RvnEaY/s1600/2011-09-30+09.15.45.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbHwMRWjM1-4XRZO4WX-ePStcyaoTv60FmL0Py9WTEgiv2nO59O2kH78AZE2nfRStgh4BGxtmxSs-LPLESNYm15vOqDEg550oezlEow4NFNlVZ4jn8dNOII72vyI6pvLoGgke3RvnEaY/s320/2011-09-30+09.15.45.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660009750809071442" /></a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-51465478178626452012011-09-29T07:43:00.000-07:002011-09-29T07:44:25.105-07:00Wow.<iframe width="400" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8alxBofd_eQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I love the comment "I can't even play the wrong notes that fast"Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-1204693476624558562011-09-25T19:55:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:59:27.667-07:00Guelph Running. Well done guys!If you want to be a world-class runner, you better move to the Ontario city of Guelph.<br /><br />In 1997, Dave Scott-Thomas was working as a coach at the National Coaching Institute in Victoria when he heard through the grapevine that the University of Guelph was going to shutter its track and field program. He asked the university if he could take it over, and it agreed, although the school warned him there was almost no budget whatsoever and that he was far too qualified for the job. <br /><br />Read on at Globe and Mail website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fitness/running/training-and-technique/is-guelph-canadas-fastest-city/article2178467/page1/"> Link here </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-33345530115624251022011-09-06T07:56:00.000-07:002011-09-06T07:58:13.878-07:00Be here nowOur aspiration, our calling, our desire for a genuine life,<br />is to see the truth of who we really are-<br />that the nature of our being is connectedness and love,<br />not the illusion of a separate self to which our suffering clings.<br />It is from awareness that life can flow through us,<br />the unconditioned manifesting freely as our conditioned body.<br /><br />And what is the path?<br />To learn to reside in whatever life presents.<br />To learn to attend to all those things<br />that block the flow of a more open life;<br />and to see them as the very path to awakening-<br />all the constructs, the identities,<br />the holding back, the protections,<br />all the fears, the self-judgments, the blame-<br />all that separates us from letting life be.<br /><br />Time is fleeting.<br />Don't hold back.<br />Appreciate this precious life.<br /><br /><br />Ezra Bayda- Being ZenActiva Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-68467945923832748472011-09-02T10:56:00.001-07:002011-09-02T10:56:58.356-07:00Well done!<iframe width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mbm28PPZ5Ts" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-56981463192503989562011-09-01T11:50:00.000-07:002011-09-01T11:51:39.729-07:00Never give up.<iframe width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9ShIWjs8FTo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-36719402045155141952011-07-17T19:13:00.000-07:002011-07-17T19:17:14.458-07:00<iframe width="400" height="257" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qybUFnY7Y8w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-70280362407840082672011-04-25T08:08:00.000-07:002011-04-25T08:09:53.638-07:00Run<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1dmjQfCYEtQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-3056338947270633322011-03-25T14:20:00.000-07:002011-03-25T14:21:05.015-07:00That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich NietzscheActiva Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-62363260316379188782011-03-21T11:31:00.000-07:002011-03-21T11:34:34.109-07:00From the ipod..Burning down the highway skyline,<br />on the back of a hurricane, <br />that started turning when,<br />You were young.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mkkE7yDXr6g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-48050613230769652862011-03-17T10:40:00.000-07:002011-03-17T10:41:08.310-07:00From the Ipod<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZpDQJnI4OhU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-61651400593010487212011-03-16T13:48:00.001-07:002011-03-16T13:48:58.072-07:00Efficiency is the keyA particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.<br />Pat RileyActiva Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-89896870536127433252011-03-09T09:36:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:37:59.281-08:00Can exercise keep you young?Can Exercise Keep You Young?<br />By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS<br /><br /><br />We all know that physical activity is beneficial in countless ways, but even so, Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor of pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was startled to discover that exercise kept a strain of mice from becoming gray prematurely.<br /><br /><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/can-exercise-keep-you-young/#more-47952">Continue reading </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-49594362720068394902011-03-07T09:24:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:25:27.401-08:00Interviews from 5000m in Australia..<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GqU6Wk1i--4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-81006783514489532082011-03-05T14:07:00.000-08:002011-03-05T14:09:36.041-08:00An article about the ups and downs of being a runner.<a href="http://runningtimes.com/Print.aspx?articleID=22056">Running Times Link </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-7857160712550001452011-03-01T09:36:00.000-08:002011-03-01T09:37:29.610-08:00A beautiful race is timeless..<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jP_NzZP_LK0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446724344919798357.post-11741330391395623852011-02-28T08:35:00.000-08:002011-02-28T08:38:17.644-08:00Debunking the myth of specialised running shoes...Here is an article written by Alex Hutchinson (a former teammate of mine on the National team) for the Globe and Mail.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/running/training-and-technique/debunking-the-myth-of-specialized-running-shoes/article1921657/"> Link </a>Activa Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350081888239267612noreply@blogger.com