What would it take to have more women as cross country ski coaches and wax technicians? This is a question the racing committee at Nakkertok Nordic Ski Club wanted to address. Why? Nakkertok has a successful program, but women are significantly underrepresented in key areas of program delivery. Currently women represent only 5% of the […]
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This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how saunas might promote health, addictive foods, fats or carbs for athletes, big breakfast/light supper best for diabetics, avoiding muscle soreness, is 45 the new 35 for athletes? 5 nutrition rules for athletes, strength training for runners, emulsifiers and health, and more. The Strange Connection Between Saunas and Longevity A study […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about why diets shouldn’t be restrictive, a great sports science/nutrition site, US Dietary Guidelines report, exercise and depression, skeptics and acupuncture, maximalist shoes, benefits of walking vs running, another reason to cut back on soda, emotional eating, and more. Why Diets Shouldn’t Tell You What to Restrict This is an excellent article, […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about the Food Babe, the war on wheat, selling the fantasy of high protein everything, impressive graphics of vaccine effectiveness, training your brain to run faster, a scandalously bad article on HPV vaccines, and more. The Food Babe Way is Out! Unfortunately this book gives Vani Hari (aka the “Food Babe”) another […]