You don't need great athletic skill, expensive sports equipment or a fitness club membership to exercise. If you're looking for a simple way to exercise, why not try walking? Walking is one of the safest and lowest cost exercises around. It can...

As warmer weather approaches, swimming becomes a big topic of conversation. For many people, the main event of the season is "going to the beach" or "hanging out at the pool." Sure, the sun and the social coterie are fun. But taking the plunge for some...

So, are you bored with your weekly workout routine? Why not try some fun and challenging exercise variations? Going through the same old thing week after week will leave your mind asking for a change. If your mind is board, think what your body must be...

When it comes to nutritional supplements, there's always something new purported to do such-and-such. This supplement improves your 5-K time. That one improves your sex life. Another one improves your 5-K time and your sex life. Should you believe...

The secret to success in sea swimming is two specific skills: accelerating and pacing. And you can hone both those skills in your regular workouts at the pool. Since many of you can't practice in open water every day, pool workouts that emphasize...

Rodeo occupies a unique position in modern sports, having developed from an American culture that is rapidly changing. Rodeo is a window into the past while at the same time offers a unique and fully modern sport with an exciting and interesting...

Basketball was invented by a rugby coach in1891 - Dr. James Naismith was looking for an indoor activity to provide winter conditioning for his rugby players. Rugby was an Olympic sport in 1900, 1908, 1920, and 1924. The US won the Gold Medal in...

The game originated as a sport in England during the Victorian era, where it was played amongst the upper-class as an after dinner entertainment activity, commonly known then as "wiff-waff". Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon...

Joint pain, extremely unpleasant, can occur with age, due to inactivity or because of various ailments. But there are exercises that can eliminate the joint pain. To prevent joint pain, the most important thing is to keep you active. The exercises...

The Sumo sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was...

Wrestling is one of the oldest of martial arts with references to it as early as the Iliad that recounts the Trojan War in the 13th or 12th century BC. Shuai Jiao, a wrestling style originating in China, has a reported history of over 4,000...

The longest put in history was measured at 140 feet and 2 3/4 inches on the 18th hole at St. Andrews golf course it was shot by Bob Cook on October 1, 1976. The World's Highest Golf Course is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335...