Elite athletes down sports drink to help them reach new heights of performance. But for the average young person, these “health drinks” may cause them to reach new highs –on the bathroom scale.
A new study published in the journal called Obesity suggests that young people who consume one or more sports drinks each day gained more weight over a three-year period than classmates who chose other beverages.
A look at the Unequal Invincible Shirt (Unequal Technologies) Injuries are an ever-present problem for athletes, parents, as well as coaches, leaving them clamoring for the latest technologies that can help prevent (or lessen the effects of) them. Enter Unequal Technologies in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. They’ve been making supplemental protection gear for sports and the military in the United States, and around the world since 2008. They don’t make the helmet a football player wears. They make the thin, lightweight gear that fits inside the helmet. Rob Vito, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Unequal Technologies has a wealth of knowledge in the field of keeping people safe in potentially dangerous situations, while Erin Hanlon Ph.D., is their Director...
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In its second season, the NFL Connect app is redefining the second-screen experience for serious and casual pro football fans alike. Currently, as the most popular social second-screen app for the league, NFL Connect, allows fans and strangers to compete with each other based on real scenarios that happen during games.
So, how does it work?
Why don’t we suffocate whenever we try to take a breath?
An international team of scientists has used quantum mechanics–the science that usually deals with events at the level of the ultra-small – to solve this human-sized mystery.
Quantum mechanics has long proved its value in understanding such phenomena as the behavior of electrons and in classifying subatomic particles. But in recent years theorists have increasingly shown how it applies to all facets of life, large and small.
Mobile devices have gone through many upgrades, going from brick-sized cell phones, to sleek tablets with capabilities to watch and record video in high definition. With the advancements in mobile technology, the user experience is much more integrated than ever before and has made its way into college sports.
The University of Mississippi is the first college to implement beacon technology in order to create a more personalized game day experience for their fans. They combined beacon technology, from Gimbal Inc., and Spark Compass, a precision mobile marketing platform, from San Diego-based Total Communicator Solutions Inc.
