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 *Treadmill - What Gradient?*

A 1% gradient on a treadmill most closely simulates outdoor running.
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 *Low Iron & Anaerobic Training*

Low iron affects anaerobic as well as aerobic performance, because iron is a component of a lactic acid reducing enzyme in the muscles.
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 *Boot Buckles Can Lose a Ski Race*

Exposed buckles on a downhill skier’s boots can slow race times by .3 seconds in a one-minute descent.
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 *Horsepower You can Generate*

A simple test using stairs that will help you estimate the amount of horsepower your students can generate.
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 *Which Stroke Uses the Most Energy?*

The breaststroke, not the butterfly, uses the most calories of all the swimming strokes.
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 *You Sweat More After Exercise*

Why people often sweat immediately more after exercise than during.
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 *How Karate Experts Break Boards*

Humans can generate six times the force needed to break a board with their hand, but training is vital to ensure this force is directed correctly.
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 *Field Events on Other Planets*


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 *Group Exercise & Pain Threshold*

Your pain threshold can be twice as high when exercising in a group versus exercising solo.
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 *Ian Thorpe - Bow Wave Rider*

A study on swimmer Ian Thorpe found that he swims so fast he generates and rides his own bow waves.

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 *Ruler Drop Test for Reaction Times*

A simple health class activity using only a ruler that allows you to estimate reaction times.
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 *Post-Exercise Pulse Rate Estimates*

Heart rates measured after exercise under-estimate the levels actually reached during exercise. Add 10 bpm for immediate measurements and 20 bpm if measured after a 15-second delay.
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 *Lateral Thigh Raise With Ex Ball*

An exercise using Swiss balls that strengthens the gluteus medius muscles for the prevention of running injuries.
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 *Hitting the Wall & Glycogen*

Hitting the wall in the marathon may not be due to glycogen depletion, but to muscle ?ber damage.

 *How Big is the Sweet Spot?*

The sweet spot in modern racquets is the size of four tennis balls, but only the size of a golf ball on older wooden racquets.