It’s often thought that stretching before exercise is a great way to prevent sports injury, and reduce muscle soreness. Some textbooks even suggest that stretching before exercise can improve physical performance. But the science isn’t so sure. In fact, a whole bunch of recent reviews on the topic suggest that stretching right before exercise does [...]
Posts Tagged ‘You and Your Body’
Oct
5
Will you need glasses after sitting too close to the Computer?
You’ve been looking at the computer all day. You have a slight headache and your eyes are blurring. You look around and have trouble focusing the book shelf, which is only three metres away. Sounds familiar? You start thinking: This can’t be good for my health, before I know it my 20:20, naturally perfect, vision [...]
Sep
22
Tit for tat: Can guys lactate?
When it comes to rearing babies, females are given the brunt of the work. We not only hold the little bubs for nine-months while they develop. But females are also responsible for lactating the newborn after it’s born. In sharp contrast, when it comes to fellas – all they need invest is a single ejaculate. [...]
Jul
21
What’s the Buzz?
After going to a concert my ears always ring. And I always imagine that the buzzing sound is my ears squealing for help because I have just subjected them to an onslaught of very loud music. But my ears don’t really have a conscience. They couldn’t really be telling me off for enjoying a good [...]
Jul
14
Feeling the heat: the facts behind sweaty palms
Wet hands. There is nothing less attractive than shaking someone’s hand to find that it’s wet. It’s even worse if they’ve just come out of the toilet. And this is quite bizarre really; because it’s more likely a grown person would wash their hands after going to the bathroom and not dry them properly, than [...]