Math ∞ Blog shares their results on a numeracy test they gave to 1,580 average Americans all over the country with at least 30 people from each state. They felt it important to mention that they did not include their readers whom they broadly felt may have a higher numeracy score.
Swim Smooth shares the history of how coaching styles may have contributed to elbow pain attributed to swimming. "All through the 1990s and much of the 2000s, swim coaches thought the holy grail of good swimming technique was to make the stroke as long as physically possible." This line of thinking to get maximum mileage from the rear stroke can create 3 problems:
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Do you need golf head covers? Golfers use club head covers to protect the heads and shafts of their woods from damage that can happen during transport of their clubs. Regardless of the distance, that you might be moving your clubs, either in a cart or just pulling them out of your car, any accidental bangs can damage your clubs. If you have graphite shafted woods, it is recommended that you have head covers with a long sock that protects the shafts, as well.
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Field Hockey Sticks shares a detailed review of their choice for top 2018 field hockey sticks and equipment. Here are some of the categories that they reviewed:
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How Do You Cool Down Your Horse After a Hard Ride in the Winter?
Horse Nation shared an episode of SmartPak's, "Ask the Vet" video series. SmartPak staff veterinarian and medical director Dr. Lydia Gray responds to fan questions in an easy to understand manner using research-based evidence. Here are some of the questions she answers:
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STEAM Powered Family shares some fun STEAM activities that you can do with your children to whittle away the cold indoor days. Some of the activities suggested include:
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Juggle: verb, juggled, juggling.
1. to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
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Caroline is a 24 year old French tennis player who attained her best WTA singles ranking of world No. 7 on January 29, 2018, and in 2016 she was No. 2 in the doubles rankings, tied with fellow Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic. See Caroline Garcia's amazing shot at the 2018 Qatar Open.
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Spending the Time but not Getting the Desired Results?
Eduardo Briceño in his TED talk on "How to get better at the things you care about" shares insights as to why you may not be improving at the things you care about despite the time and energy spent. Eduardo shares his perspective on how successful people and teams purposefully alternate between the zones of learning and performance. In the learning zone, the goal is improvement. In this zone, you work on activities to strengthen areas and because they are less familiar territory, it is expected and accepted that you will make mistakes from which you will learn.
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BroadwayCon is an opportunity for fans to meet Broadway stars and it happened the last week of January, so if you missed it, OnStage blog shares interviews with some of the distinguished leaders of the most lauded theater festivals in NYC. If you haven't heard about these festivals here is a chance to find out:
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