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Eyelid Power Lifting - click image for videoThis is easily the strangest video I've seen all day. Pakistani daredevil Mohammed Sabir Sipra enjoys some of the more unusual strength feats. The one that really takes the cake - lifting a 5kg weight with an eyelid [streaming, 3.8mb .flv download].

That's just plain weird.

English bay acrobatics. Photo © Rod Graves.

Photo © Rod Graves.

Abu Dhabi Adventure ChallengeVia Get Outdoors : I love Abu Dhabi - it's a superb blend of surreal landscapes and imaginative architecture. Accordingly, the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge - which boasts a tasty 200,000 USD prize purse - is definitely intriguing.

If you're keen to spend 6 days in extreme temperatures and beautiful surroundings, head over to the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge site. Looks great.

Cardio CanineVia FitSugar (don't ask) : Head over to Cardio Canine, and take a look at the Human Harness and Dog Leash. Interesting idea.

Tag team SnatchingGreat kettlebell action over at the Reifkinds. Enjoy.

Michael Reardon - Test articles

Michael Reardon soloing the Sea of Tranquility. Photo © Damon Corso.

Michael Reardon
soloing California's 'Sea of Tranquility'. Photo © Damon Corso.

UPDATE 17/07/07 : Reardon is currently missing, feared drowned.

Takedown Radio - Test articles

Takedown Radio's Scott Casber and Geoff ConnLooking for some new listening material for the daily trip to work? Try Takedown Radio - a great roundup of the wrestling world.

Elite Performance - Test articles

Elite PerformanceAnother great collection of articles - this time for Rugby athletes. Enjoy.

Nintendo WiiThis is the third article (1, 2) in this month's series on Technology and Fitness (a collaboration with Run to Win's Blaine Moore) - the Nintendo Wii.



The approaches to children's fitness fall under two broad headings :

  1. those that encourage children to perform existing activities which are known to produce good results (such as sports in schools, or bodyweight conditioning exercises)
  2. those that attempt to add a fitness element to activities which are currently enjoyed by children

The Nintendo Wii falls strongly in the latter group. This article looks at the many ways this games console can be - and is being - used which result in increased fitness.

Games

Golf - just one of the 5 sports in the Wii Sports packWii Sports [E3 demo - streaming, 9.4mb .flv download] captured the public's imagination, surprising many including Nintendo staff. Now it seems as though that was only the beginning.

At last week's E3 in Santa Monica, Nintendo announced the 'Wii Fit' game; a collection of more than 40 activities which are designed to both get you moving and have a good time. Looks great (take a look at the video below for more of an idea of this great game).

Accessories

Wii Fit balance boardThe 'Wii Fit' game includes a very interesting controller. This controller - a small balance board - is definitely a sign of things to come (scroll down for a full review). Suddenly the distinction between a gym session and play time becomes extremely blurry.

I don't know about you, but I instantly conjured up many game ideas using a device like this. Surfing, a flying carpet ride, luge runs and on and on. Beautiful.

This is the brief video for Wii Fit that was shown at E3. Although the activities themselves may not be quite your thing, the possibilities are incredible.

WiimoteOf course, the standard Wii controller (the Wii Remote) also provides a great array of possibilities. Together with existing games it can act as anything from a racquet handle to a fishing rod.

Studies

Via BBC News : a recent study by Dr. Tim Cable at Liverpool John Moores University looked at the energy-burning potential of several video game systems; including the Nintendo Wii. His findings? A definite thumbs up for the Wii; although a healthy dose of more traditional fitness-related activities was also recommended.

Further reading

Review of the Wii Fit balance board

Via Engadget : Joystiq kicks off the shoes takes a look at Nintendo's latest offering.

The Wii Sports Experiment

This is the original Wii Sports experiment, wherein a reasonably fit guy simply adds 30 minutes of Wii Sports to his usual regime. The results are very good indeed.

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