Dr Levine and her team were testing a theory that exercise works its magic, at least in part, by promoting autophagy. This process, whose name is derived from the Greek for “self-eating”, is a mechanism by which surplus, worn-out or malformed proteins and other cellular components are broken up for scrap and recycled.
Why exactly is exercise good for you.
Still, her doctor worries about hydration, starvation and keeping her body warm in the water. The ocean must be at least 86 degrees, which sounds warm unless a person is in it for 60 hours.
61 year old Diana Nyad is getting ready for 60 hour long swim from Cuba to Florida. It's hard to imagine that anyone could possibly pull it off. There's also a great interview with this woman on the Science Times podcast.
Engels adds another entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. His 20 Iron Man triathlons in a single year earned the record in 2008.
Oh, and by the way, he is 49.
Lots of people jog for exercise. And as long as you're going for a run, why not run an errand for someone who needs the help at the same time? That's the idea behind The Good Gym, an organization that matches runners with less mobile people in their neighborhood who need groceries, other goods, or just some kindness and human contact.
Fantastic idea from London.
Nobody but a Finn has ever won the title. In fact, nobody but a Finn has ever been in the six-man final. There are 5.2 million people in Finland, and nearly two million saunas. This is a nationally televised event.
Sauna World Championship, possibly world dumbest sport.
