简介:Acoupleofyearsago,theBostonMarathonpromoteditseventwithaseriesofinspiringbillboards.Allofthemwereblackandwhiteimagesofarunner,withaquotethatexpressedtheirreasonforrunning.Somebillboardswereoffiallymobileindividualsandotherswereofthosewhoweredisabledbutweredeterminedtocrossthefinishline,eitherthroughafamilymember'sorfriend'sassistance,orthroughtheuseofaprostheticdevice.Eachhaddifferentquotes,butoneinparticularreallystoodout:therunner'sresponsewassimple:"BecauseIcan."
简介:<正>Weallknowbeingphysicallyactiveisgoodforyou.Butdoweknowhowgood?Peoplecanliveupto3yearslonger,evenwithaslittleas15minofphysicalactivityaday,accordingtolastOctober’sreportbyWenandhiscolleaguesattheChinaMedicalUniversityinTaiwan,China.Manyresearchersinthefieldofsportandhealthsciencesknowbeingphysicallyactivecanbringmanybenefitstoone’slife.Butthismessagehassometimesbeendisseminatedusinganegativetone.Somuchso,BortzofCalifornia,USA,has
简介:Oncetherewasanoldmaninatown.Healways1alotofthings.Sohiswifealwayshadtosaytohim,“Don’tforgetthis!”Onedayhewentonalongtripalone.Beforehe2home,hiswifesaid,“Nowyouhaveallthese3.Theyarewhatyouneedforyourtrip.Takecareofyourthingsduringthetrip.”Hewenttothestation,boughtaticketand4thetrainwithit.Abouthalfanhourlater,theconductorbeganto5thetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid,“Willyouplease6meyourticket?”Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispockets,buthecouldnotfindit.Hewasvery7.“Ican’tfindmyticket.Ireallyboughtaticket8Igotonthetrain,”saidtheoldman.