FINIS Age Group Coaches Clinic
from ASCA
 ASCA will host a FINIS Age Group Coaches Clinic next week during Short Course Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. The clinic will be held each day of the meet (Dec. 4-6, 2008), between prelims and finals of the meet (12:30-4:00 p.m. daily) at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. Cost of the clinic is $60 for ASCA members. Further information on the clinic, including speakers and more detailed schedule, can be found on the
ASCA website.
Swimmer Overcomes Challenges & Inspires Others
from CBS- Baltimore
Some people start life with special challenges. Some people refuse to let those challenges limit their accomplishments. Maryland Paralympic athlete Jessica Long is one of those people. In the six years she's been swimming competitively she's won literally too many medals to list. She's won seven gold medals at two Paralympics, the first at age 12.
She's broken 33 American records, 15 world and 18 Pan American. She just won the prestigious Sullivan Award for a burgeoning athlete. She's done it doing something she loves.
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Stretching: The Truth
from The New York Times
When Duane Knudson, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Chico, looks around campus at athletes warming up before practice, he sees one dangerous mistake after another. “They’re stretching, touching their toes. . . . ” He sighs. “It’s discouraging.” If you’re like most of us, you were taught the importance of warm-up exercises back in grade school, and you’ve likely continued with pretty much the same routine ever since. Science, however, has moved on. Researchers now believe that some of the more entrenched elements of many athletes’ warm-up regimens are not only a waste of time but actually bad for you.
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Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?
from Toldeo Free Press
Can regular exercise help keep your immune system in good shape? Researchers are just now supplying some answers to this new and exciting question. Fitness enthusiasts have frequently reported that they experience less sickness than their sedentary peers. For example, a survey conducted during the 1980s revealed that 61 percent of 700 recreational runners reported fewer colds since they began running, while only 4 percent felt they had experienced more. More
Stay Fit in Water
from The Hindu
Aqua aerobics and aqua exercise have been a popular way of keeping fit for years, particularly for people with certain health problems or those recuperating from injury and types of resistance training. The use of water supports the body and reduces the risk of muscle or joint injury. The mitigation of gravity by flotation places less stress on the joints when stretching, and can allow a greater range of motion.
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Exercise: The Fountain of Youth
from WebMD
Daily physical exercise keeps the brain young, mouse studies suggest.
But don't wait too long to start. The brain-boosting effects of exercise diminish rapidly after early middle age, say researchers working in the lab of Yu-Min Kuo, PhD, of Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University Medical College. Kuo's team previously found that young brains create new brain cells and integrate them into existing brain networks. As animals get older, however, this process dramatically slows. And this slowdown in brain cell creation is linked to impaired memory and learning.
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Track Your Fitness with a New Cell Phone Application
from Science Daily
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track.
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