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- 391: Mononucleosis
- ... the rest of your body (similar to the removal of your appendix) and many people live a normal healthy life without their spleen. When diagnosed with Mononucleosis, the doctor usually informs you to avoid any sports, except swimming, because if you receive a blow to your spleen, it could rupture, requiring surgery. Enlargement of the spleen occurs in 2 out of every 3 cases and is not uncommon. Signs of a ... rid of mononucleosis is to receive medical attention and supervision. Most mono patients receive the following instructions (according to the University of Illinois): 1. Obtain 10-12 hours of sleep a day. 2. Avoid contact sports. 3. Avoid alcohol. 4. Avoid social activities; limit activities to sleeping, eating, studying and, if able, classes. 5. Remain at home if fever develops. 6. Eat a well-balanced diet. It is also recommended that ...
- 392: Personal Bond With My Friends During Tennis Camp
- ... away from school since we did not have any classes together that year. Even though we were good friends, I had never felt a sense of camaraderie with either of them because they participated in sports, while I was involved in academics and other school activities. Not having had any paritcular interest in sports before the summer camp session, it was surprising that I became completely enthralled with the sport of tennis. Tennis proved to be my initial experience with the bonding of my other two friends as this ...
- 393: Biography of Gordie Howe
- ... all kinds of high records. He still plays a little hockey now and again. We still remember him as one of the greatest players in hockey to ever skate on the ice. Bibliography Biography Today – Sports Series. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1996. The Lincoln Library of Sports Champions. Columbus: Frontier Press, 1985. 20th Century Hockey Chronicle. Lincolnwood: International, 1994.
- 394: Effects Of Massage Theropy On The Central Nervous System
- ... equipment) subjects would be more stressed and have greater sympathetic NS indicators than a trusting and private massage session. Faster, firmer and more percussive massage techniques are often used to revitalise and stimulate the client. Sports masseurs have to take care not to relax and slow a sports person prior to a race, and a careful balance of massage techniques are generally applied in pre-event situations. Of course, most pre-event massage is for the purpose of stretching muscles and increasing blood ...
- 395: Babe Ruth
- ... thoroughly. No matter where Babe Ruth was, be it on the diamond or of the diamond, the fans respected him, forgetting his flashy ways and brash behaviour. Ruth helped socialize and bring together all Americans, sports lovers, baseball lovers and non sports lovers alike. Fans were able to participate in Sunday baseball and it grew to become a more democratic and a larger spectator sport. Because of George Herman Ruth, baseball remains the national pastime with a ...
- 396: Personal Writing: Friendships
- ... strong friendship is a powerful friendship because that is when you know that you can always count on that person, and through that aspect a large respect can be formed. When I began to play sports is when I first felt these feelings of great respect and care for another person. There is something about sports, the winning together, the losing together, the good and the bad, that seems to bring people closer together. When you're playing a football game in the fourth quarter, in the pouring rain and biting ...
- 397: Prince William
- ... s hunting trips. He likes pasta, hamburgers, chocolate, venison, fruit salad and poached eggs from hens on his father's estate and when drinking, he prefers Coke or red wine. Prince William's hobbies and sports include shooting, which he likes more than anything, skiing, soccer, hockey, rafting, rowing on the Thames River, and swimming. He also likes to paint and it is rumored that he is learning the art quite ... Diana's devotion to her firstborn is seen on countless occasions. They regularly went on holidays together without Prince Charles, and much to Prince William's joy, Princess Diana always took part in the annual sports events of his school. One night Diana locked herself in a palace bathroom and cried over her failing marriage. Prince William shoved tissues under the door for her and a note that read, "Please don ...
- 398: Trudeau: The Politics of My Way
- ... of Canada's longest in office Prime Ministers. At home Pierre's mother spoke mainly English, although she was fluent in french. His mother provided the English balance. Charles-Emily Pierre's father taught him sports as Pierre was very good at them. Pierre practised the art of KARATE and soon became a brown belt, one below black belt. He also knew how to skin dive and could descend 150 feet off a cliff and come out without a scratch. Other than teaching Pierre sports, Charles-Emile also put together a franchise of gas stations that grew to include 15,000 members and filling $1,400,000 for his stations. As a boy, living in Montreal, he favoured the English ...
- 399: The Importance Of Sleep, Nutri
- ... It is important in any type of exercising to avoid injury to the body from stretching before exercising to wearing the correct clothing. Civilization tends to be aware of the former but ignore the latter. Sports bras are a common example of women hypocritingly exercising and at the same time injuring the body. Skin and ligaments (elastic connective tissue) provide a delicate support frame for the breasts that can be damaged by too much bouncing and stretching. There are two types of sports bras: compression bras and encapsulation, harness-type bras. The first works better for smaller breasted women because of the fit and the second tends to work better for larger women. When choosing the correct one ...
- 400: Life in Victorian England
- ... children had no need of worrying about a good education. The schooling was organized in a manner that let the children get a start in life. The middle class had many social events such as sports, church, and the opera. The middle class considered sports as a matter of horses, hounds, guns, prizefighters, or any form of contest that in which bets could be laid on. Outside of school people liked to have organized games for amusement. Games such as ...
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