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Enduring Questions: Should I run naked?
By Amby Burfoot on 15/05/2008 17:21:53
US Editor At Large Amby Burfoot looks at the hydration and heat challenges facing summer marathon runners

If you ask me, the ancient Olympians were a lot cleverer than we are. They had the good sense to run, jump and throw in the nude. When you put anything between your skin and the environment, such as shorts and a singlet, you only decrease your body’s cooling efficiency (even if y...

Does Running Cause Arthritis?
By Amby Burfoot on 23/02/2006 10:33:30
Even ardent runners wonder if all that pounding won't eventually harm our knees, hips, and backs

My 85-year-old Aunt Marian thinks it’s pretty cool that I’m a runner. The only problem is that she wants me to give it up. In her opinion, I’m doing fine now but trouble looms. A few years down the road, I’ll probably need a wheelchair. All that pounding and wear and tear; it can...

Enduring Questions - Are Free Radicals Harmful?
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 11:18:36
Should you be afraid of free radicals? Running produces them, illness is caused by them, antioxidants combat them. Or maybe not

reaching the tissues and organs where they're known to do damage.The free radicals to worry about are those that infiltrate your body via environmental pollutants, such as ozone and cigarette smoke. Stay far away from them. And continue to fight them

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