Author Archives: Carlo Alvarez

2011 Crossfit Games

If you haven’t been watching the 2011 Crossfit Games, you have to start. Last night  I was glued to the TV for an hour and half, as I pedaled my ass through my late night workout. I love the simplicity of the movements and the total time of work. Great motivation. Share and Enjoy:

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Nike – Under Armour Takeover Rumors

by Takeover Analyst The world’s leading footwear designer, Nike (NKE), has been rumored by the London Times to be reviewing an acquisition of Under Armour (UA). Nike currently has over $4.5B in cash with $663M in debt while the enterprise value of Under Armour is currently trading at $3.6B, or a pricey 22.8x EBITDA. Since [...]

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Freshlist App Locates Shops Selling Fresh Produce

By Anna Brillon on September 14, 2011. An award-winning app recognized by the Cleanweb Hackathon transforms ordinary produce shops into a virtual marketplace. Named ‘Freshlist,’ this app created by Joshua Rosen and Hoa Hyun gives fruit and vegetable sellers an effective means of making sales. At the same time, Freshlist also helps buyers find what [...]

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Jamie Oliver Calls For Global Action To Tackle Obesity

This article titled “Jamie Oliver calls for global action to tackle obesity” was written by Robin McKie, for The Observer on Saturday 3rd September 2011 23.07 UTC Levels of obesity across the globe are reaching epidemic proportions, according to medical experts. Now the crisis is to be the focus of a major debate at a [...]

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Marty McFly’s Nike MAG

The NIKE MAG is no longer the “greatest shoe never made.” The mythical shoe that originally captured the imagination of audiences in Back to the Future II is being released – and they’re here to help create a future without Parkinson’s disease.  1500 pairs of the 2011 NIKE MAG will be auctioned on eBay with [...]

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Music Motivation: Pandora Adds New Workout Stations

By Emma Hutchings on September 9, 2011 Pandora has announced twelve new workout stations, aimed at people who want something to listen to while exercising. Here are the stations and some of the artists who feature on them: 80′s Cardio – Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Journey. Alternative Endurance Training – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise [...]

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The Relationship Between Visual Skills and Volleyball Performance of NCAA Division I Volleyball Players

Spaniol, F., Temple, D., Ocker, L., Bonnette, R., Melrose, D, Monteiro, I. Sport Science Research Laboratory Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between visual skills and volleyball performance of NCAA Division I volleyball players. Participants consisted of thirteen female NCAA Division I volleyball players (height 179.36 [...]

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3 Tips for Positive Attitude

Written by Adam Rankin 1. Give Thanks – A simple yet powerful strategy for instantly changing mindset, being thankful for all the great things you have in life will get you on the path to healthier mindset.  A simple method to use on a daily basis is to put pictures of everything in life you [...]

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Interval Training Finishers

(AP Photo/John Raoux) Say goodbye to the dreaded long hours spent on cardio pieces. Get ready to lean up, and the best part is that it only takes 15 minutes after your resistance workout! The new wave of cardiovascular exercise is interval training, and it is the most economic way to get results fast. Helgerud [...]

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Sleep It Off

Written by Natalia Kielcz Do you ever think that there are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done? Do you sacrifice sleep in order to have “more” hours of productivity, but you still feel like you are just scraping by? If you do, stop now! Sleep is just a high a [...]

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