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Posted @ 4/18/2013 11:00 AM By Tim Lightfoot
One of our goals at the Huffines Institute is to encourage activity. But we also encourage common sense when you exercise. I don’t know if it is the time of the year (spring),...
Posted @ 3/8/2013 3:53 PM By Tim Lightfoot
Studies now suggest that the compounds that trigger and sustain runner’s high are compounds called ‘cannabinoids’. You may recognize that term, especially if you are familiar with some of the synonyms for marijuana.....
Posted @ 7/20/2012 12:44 PM By Tim Lightfoot
As someone who studies human performance, from time to time I have people ask why scientists will test animals to understand human performance. In most cases, it is because...
Posted @ 11/1/2011 1:25 PM By Tim Lightfoot
Runners that ate more servings of meat – a behavior that in most populations is linked with increases in weight – did not gain weight. In fact, in several of the analyses, Dr. Williams reported that if exercise was interrupted for a period of time, n...
Posted @ 10/17/2011 1:57 PM By Tim Lightfoot
The racing world suffered a tremendous loss yesterday when Dan Wheldon was killed during an Indy Car race at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Even though auto racing in general is much safer...
Posted @ 6/9/2011 2:24 PM By Tim Lightfoot
Is barefoot running a fad or is there something more to it? Your first reaction may be the same as mine: "No way I'll do that unless I'm on a beach.....
Posted @ 5/23/2011 3:43 PM By Tim Lightfoot
Why cheat? Good question. It is often thought that athletes cheat, especially those taking some form of Performance Enhancing Drug (PED), because they can not be the best any other way. However....
Posted @ 4/19/2011 7:46 AM By Tim Lightfoot
Human performance still surprises the most cynical of us and truly shows that the machine we call the human body is capable of incredible feats. Yesterday (April 18, 2011), Geoffrey Mutai and Moses Mosop both ran the Boston Marathon in times appr...
Posted @ 4/11/2011 2:25 PM By Tim Lightfoot
Science fiction is a great way to stretch and exercise your imagination, especially when it is in areas that you know something about. For all you football fans out there,.....
Posted @ 3/6/2011 6:00 PM By Tim Lightfoot
A quick test: Raise your hand if you think that "Sports Medicine" only pertains to elite athletes..... This is an important question to us because after all, we are an "Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance".