The sweat glands are activated when the body temperature begins to rise, which occurs during physical exercise. For example, the armpits produce up to 700 milligrams of sweat per hour during intense exercise, triple that of at rest at room temperature. If the exercise is carried out in water, the degree of sweating will be determined by the temperature of the water.
Those who have ever tried to run the 42 kilometers of a marathon know that there is a phenomenon similar to the "pájara in cycling" that is called "touching the wall." It affects practically half of the runners, and usually appears shortly after kilometer 30, when the muscles have run out of glycogen.
British scientists are testing a new therapy to combat depression among young people aged 12 to 25: surf lessons. The pilot project is being coordinated by the National Health Service in Cornwall, in the south-west of the country.
Do you find it difficult to get to sleep at night and do you wake up tired in the morning? A new study from the Center for Sleep Disorders at Northwestern University reveals that the best antidote to chronic insomnia is aerobic exercise.
As national teams from all five continents battle to win the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, a league of 3,000 robots from more than 40 nationalities are waging their own World Cup in Singapore. In this year's Robocup, the machines will compete on a soccer field to score the maximum number of goals and stop the greatest number of shots, under very similar rules that contemplate, for example, the possibility of expulsion in the event of a serious foul. or the penalty shoot-out in the event of a tie.
According to a new study by the American Chemical Society (ACS) published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, just 5 minutes of exercise in a park, in the garden or in any other green space has an important benefit for mental health.
42 percent of Spaniards never practice sports, compared to 39% who do so at least once a week, according to a new Eurobarometer survey. The main reason that the interviewees allege to justify the lack of physical activity is lack of time (45%). The majority of respondents (53%) prefer to play sports in a park or in nature and only 11% go to the gym.
We are not talking about a strictly new modality, since it began to be practiced in the 60s, but lately it is all the rage. It consists of transporting skiers to otherwise inaccessible peaks by helicopter to launch down slopes of virgin snow. Obviously, the experience is completely different from what they enjoy on the conventional slopes of the stations.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
