Smart Workouts
From Men’s Health: How the Gym Makes You Smarter
Put in the time at your university’s gym and it might provide more than physical benefits. A new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research shows that the more often you go to your rec center, the more likely you’ll be passing calculus.
Ethiopian Track Center
From Runner’s World: Kenenisa Bekele Builds Track in Ethiopia
In the same way that he succeeded fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie as the world’s greatest distance runner on the track, Kenenisa Bekele is mimicking Gebrselassie’s role as a business mogul with a diverse array of interests. Some involve his sport itself; as Paul Gains reports for IAAF, Bekele has constructed a six-lane all-weather track in Sululta, a town 25 minutes from the capital city of Addis Ababa.
Fitness Instead of Sports
From NPR: To Trim Down, Spelman Trades Sports For Fitness
For the past decade, Spelman College, a historically black women’s school in Atlanta, has fielded NCAA teams in basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball and other sports. But when its small Division III conference started dwindling, college President Beverly Tatum says the school decided it was time to change focus.
Millions for London Cycling
From BikeRadar: £913 million investment for cycling in London
Approximately £913 million is set to be spent on London’s cycling infrastructure over the next decade, according to Transport for London’s new business plan.