Lifestyle

Building a strong core is an important aspect of training, with core stability providing the foundation for optimal movement for the entire body. Your core bridges your body together. It provides the connection between your lower and upper extremities.

When the Red Hot Chili Peppers sing “Jump a rope/Jump for joy/Just don’t stop jumping/Keep your heart muscle pumping,” they’re right in tune with a study in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology that found that eating chili peppers regularly significantly lowers all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer-related deaths. In fact, analysis of data on 570,000 people in four health databases showed that enjoying spicy chilies reduces the relative risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 26% and is associated with 23% fewer cancer deaths, compared with people who never or rarely eat chili peppers.

The Wichita Catholic Diocese plans to explore whether Father Emil Kapaun died a martyr in a North Korean prisoner of war camp. The Wichita Catholic Diocese is once again trying to prove that Father Emil Kapaun, the Army chaplain who died during the Korean War, was a martyr.

Every year in the middle of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, thousands of Chinese citizens line the streets above the Qiantang River to watch an unusual tidal wave come in from the sea, travel up the river and actually make the river reverse direction for a little bit.

Snakes have a mostly undeserved bad reputation. Yes, there are some venomous snakes that we should all be wary of; but for the most part, snakes are harmless and none of them want to have anything to do with humans.

For anyone that goes to the gym regularly, packing a gym bag is fairly routine. You might be someone who likes to have one ready to go by the door, leave one in your car – or maybe even pack a different bag depending on the type of workout you’re doing. Regardless, feeling organized and prepared for the gym will set you up for success before you even start. Nothing dampens motivation like forgetting headphones or having to use a shirt as a towel.