This event proved to be well organized and a lot of fun! This is the furtherest distance I have ever run. Never stopped once or felt weak.

My breathing and pace never left me and I finished in a time of 1 hour 29 minutes!

Emmanuel Manolakakis at the finish of the Acura 10 miller

Although the average brain weighs only three pounds, it has approximately 100 billion neurons!

There are enough blood vessels in the brain to go around the earth four times!

As long as you remain mentally active, your body will continue to make new neurons throughout life.

At rest, the brain uses about one-fifth of the total oxygen supply available in the body.

Excessive stress can alter brain cells, both in structure and function.

You can’t tickle yourself because the brain can tell the difference between an external, unexpected touch and your own.

When you are awake, your brain generates enough energy to light a light bulb (about 10-23 watts of power).

Every time you blink, the brain “kicks in” to keeps things illuminated internally so the world doesn’t go dark during a blink (which happens about 20,000 times a day!).

You experience an average of about 70,000 thoughts daily.

The brain is made up of 75% water.

Kettlebells are cannon ball shaped lumps of iron or steel with a handle. In this country they have been popularized as a rapid means of fitness, mobility, and endurance. Very specific protocols have been installed to educate muscle movement, build strength, and rehabilitate or prevent injury. There are many benefit from the primary exercises of kettlebell lifting.

There are several advantages to training with kettlebells.
– You learn good lifting mechanics for every day tasks.
– Weaknesses and inflexibilities are rapidly targeted and corrected.
– Lifting in this style prioritizes the often neglected posterior chain muscles.
– Flexibility and cardiovascular endurance are a byproduct without direct focus.
– It enforces strength as a technique or skill.

There are many ways to use a kettlebell. Bad form means injury. There are many very interesting guidelines regarding alignment, gripping, posture and specific drills teach you the safest and most effective way to train and lift.

By all means, seek the best instruction available. With the advent of the internet most average citizens can be sensational. However, training and teaching history are a matter of record. Do a little research before you pick a workshop or instructor. The “Fit Body” program taught at FightClub offers KB training as part of the training routine. The instruction and guidance is exception. What are you waiting for?

Emmanuel

Canadians of all ages are heavier, bigger-bellied, weaker and, by every conceivable measure, less fit than they were a generation ago, according to grim new data from Statistics Canada.

The first comprehensive, directly measured look at the fatness and fitness of Canadians in decades reveals that between 1981 and 2009, the average weight of a 45-year-old man ballooned by 20 pounds and his waist size swelled by almost three inches. The average 45-year-old woman is carrying an extra 12 pounds and three unwelcome inches have been added to her waist.

In fact, for Canadians, being overweight – meaning 25 per cent or more of their body weight is fat – is now the norm by age 36.

All told, 61 per cent of adults are considered to be overweight or obese, according to a pair of studies published in Health Reports.

Children and youth are faring no better, data collected in the Canadian Health Measures Survey show.

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