The BBC has now announced the twelve people that are to fight it out for Sports Personality of the Year 2012. It is not surprising that the list is dominated by Olympians and Paralympians. They have, of course, dominated the sporting year.
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Martial Arts for Exercise
Ӊ caught an infection at my karate class. It was kung flu.Ӽ/em> Tim Vine
At the Olympics we all got involved with sports that perhaps we had never come across before. We would certainly not usually watch Judo or Taekwondo but during the magical summer of 2012 we did.
Playing the Beautiful Game Online and In Person
In the old days before FIFA13 and PES 2013 boys and some girls had to pretend to be their favourite football stars while kicking a ball in the back garden. Men, and perhaps some women, of a certain age will remember playing Subbuteo with their mates.
The Strange History of the Goalkeeperֳ Gloves
When you were a kid and had to play in goals in those halcyon days when you had jumpers for goalposts you never wore gloves. It would have appeared soft and sissy to put a pair of super padded gloves on as you took your turn in nets (even though there was no net.)
Everything About Health and Fitness
In its constitution the World Health Organisation defines health as, ӡ state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Ԝn
On that definition how many of us could say that we are truly healthy? It could be argued that only top level athletes could claim to have achieved complete physical well being. The rest of us keep working away at our bodies sadly aware that perfection will never be achieved.
PhysioRoom.com to launch new German website
PhysioRoom.com is pleased to announce it’s launching a new website for customers in Germany. While the brand is a worldwide seller through its .com domain this will be its first core venture into a European market.
Sporting Fashion
In the nineteen eighties footballers shorts were really short. For female fans who fancied looking at a footballerֳ legs it was a good time to watch the game. There was plenty of flesh on show.
Working Out at Home
The nights are getting colder and you may not feel like jogging in the cold. Especially when you get home from work and your house is nice and toasty. If you donִ want to tramp the streets you can always work out at home.
Goals, goals, goals
This week Reading and Arsenal played an amazing game of football in the Capital One Cup (the League Cup in old money). They shared twelve goals between them with the London club winning 7-5.
Reading went 4-0 up but as half time approached Arsenal got a goal back. It is not known what Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said at half time but his team certainly out-gunned the opposition after the break.
Scary Fitness Facts
It was announced this morning that the government and the supermarkets have agreed on a labelling system for food. The idea is that consumers will be able to identify how much fat, sugar and salt is in each product they buy.