The sexy shape of a snowboard

Written by Jakob Jelling


Everyone knows that an hourglass figure turns heads. Not as many people know thatrepparttar same figure is also behindrepparttar 132991 design of modern snowboards. Whilerepparttar 132992 hourglass figure on a snowboard doesn't turn heads as fast as a women's figure does it does help you to turn faster than any head can.

The degree of side cut on a snowboard does effect its performance onrepparttar 132993 hill. The side cut radius isrepparttar 132994 size ofrepparttar 132995 circle that is cut out of your snowboard. To put this into perspective, most skateboarding ramps have a radius of 9' and professional ramps as seen on TV will have a radius of 11'. As you can imagine, there is a definite curvature torepparttar 132996 snowboard but it is subtle enough that it isn't always easy to spot.

When a person first thinks aboutrepparttar 132997 side cut they may feel that it is a ploy by manufacturers to reducerepparttar 132998 materials and thus cost of producingrepparttar 132999 snowboards. This can not be further fromrepparttar 133000 truth. To understand side cuts you must think of whyrepparttar 133001 map ofrepparttar 133002 world has slices in it. A flat object can not proportionally represent a round object. For this reason a snowboard with a curve, or side cut, can turn faster and more aggressively than a snowboard that is straight along it's length.

The reason that this is true is due torepparttar 133003 way thatrepparttar 133004 snowboard tries to bend and comfort torepparttar 133005 surface that it is on when riding. When you turn your snowboard your weight and twisting causesrepparttar 133006 snowboard to flex and bend. The key to turning is to haverepparttar 133007 effective edge bite intorepparttar 133008 surface that you are riding on while being flexible enough to twist so that you can controlrepparttar 133009 movement. A long straight line does not like to deviate from its basic shape but a curved line will meld withrepparttar 133010 hill and still have enough flexibility to bite intorepparttar 133011 surface as needed.

Indoor Environment and Sports Performance

Written by Dr George W Graham


I saw a horse race once whererepparttar winner was not declared untilrepparttar 132990 race people had a chance to look atrepparttar 132991 “photo finish.”

Boy was it close. There was a bout 3 inches difference between first and second place.

What could that second place horse have done in that mile or so of endeavor? What little bit extra could have won that race? How much extra energy or endurance did that horse need? 5%, 10%??

For three inches in a mile race,repparttar 132992 horse needed less than 5% more performance to win.

What about a high school track star? How much extra do they need to go torepparttar 132993 Olympics?

Probably about 5% more energy; 5% more mental clarity.

Let’s back up in time.

Whenrepparttar 132994 high school student [or professional athlete] sat inrepparttar 132995 dressing room, what were they breathing? When they were at home in their bedroom, what were they touching?

Most people exposed to mold or some pollutants will show somewhere between 5-10% performance loss.

http://www.canarycoalition.org/abby.html

This is due to: 1. Slightly impaired oxygen uptake 2. Scrambled neurotransmitters that confuse muscle tissue 3. Interference with chemical cycles inrepparttar 132996 production of energy 4. Mental acuity interference

Mold

Molds give off chemicals that mimic natural signal chemicals inrepparttar 132997 body. These chemicals can cause confusion insiderepparttar 132998 body. An athlete needs focus not confusion.

http://www.themoldlab.com/mytcotoxins.htm

Mold loves moist buildings. Can you think of anything wetter than a high school dressing room? And many homes have wet basements or attics.

So if you get rid ofrepparttar 132999 mold inrepparttar 133000 athletes dressing room and home you can gain 5-10% extra performance, right? Well almost.

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