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BRUSH UP TO GET BUFF WITH NEW SPORT
BrushBoarding, an extreme sport that originates from Exeter, has been given a credibility boost following a six-week study by Exeter University into its impact on people’s strength and fitness levels. BrushBoarding has been designed to
simulate the feeling of surfi ng, snowboarding or skateboarding and involves riding a board, similar to a surfboard, on a ramp made of rotating brushes. James Kelly, who helped carry out the research, says: “Volunteers increased their performance in areas that are most likely to be important in board sport performance. This research identifi es BrushBoarding as an effective way for board riders to train when there are no waves, no snow, or when it’s too wet to skateboard.” The sport was invented by Kyle Dent ,CEO
of Extreme Sports Zone, two years ago. Details:
www.extremesportszone.co.uk
SPICE UP YOUR FOODS FOR FITNESS BURN
Spicing up your daily diet with cayenne chili pepper, especially for those who don’t normally eat it, could help curb your appetite and burn calories. Researchers at Purdue University
in Indiana, US, observed 25 non- overweight people – 13 who liked spicy food, 12 who did not – over six weeks. Non-spice lovers ate 0.3 grammes
of pepper with a meal while the others ate 1.8 grammes. In general, pepper consumption increased core body temperature and burned more calories through natural energy expenditure. Those who didn’t regularly eat pepper also experienced a decrease in hunger after eating it.
not so virtually impossible
Health clubs looking to improve the outcome of weight-loss programmes might think about adding a virtual element to their websites. Online weight-loss programmes with
weekly meetings could be as successful, if not more so, than those delivered in health clubs according to scientists at Indiana University in the US. The 12-week study focused on people taking part in two different
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weight-loss programmes – one involving typical health club meetings where members met for at least four hours a week, the other involving equivalent sessions in a 3D virtual world. Both groups lost similar amounts of
fat and weight, but the online group changed their behaviours more than the face-to-face group – they reported more positive changes in healthy eating and physical activity measures.
PUDDING THROWING IN RAMSBOTTOM
Competitors from as far away as Australia are expected to gather in the small town of Ramsbottom in Bury, Lancashire, in September for the annual Black Pudding Throwing Competition. The idea is to throw the famous Bury black
puddings at a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a shelf. The competition standard puddings are 6oz and can only be thrown underam. The person who knocks down the most Yorkshires wins. The event is held alongside the town’s annual festival, PudFest. The bizarre contest is said to be based on the
War of the Roses, a civil battle between Lancashire and Yorkshire in mediaeval England. When the armies ran out of ammunition, they apparently threw food at each other instead.
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