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The 12 days of Christmas
by Bobby Motus - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Based on a popular Christmas carol more than a decade ago, I did a piece outlining holiday food responsible for the expected end-of-year weight gain, the 12 pounds of Christmas. This time let’s get into the...
NBA ready?
by Bobby Motus - November 30, 2024 - 12:00am
It is a rarity to see athletic seven footers in a land whose males have an average height of 5’7”.
Squats
by Bobby Motus - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am
I came across an article from Healthy Wellbeing, an online article, that mentions a relatively easy exercise that anyone of us can perform.
The World Marathon Majors
by Bobby Motus - November 8, 2024 - 12:00am
There are six World Marathon Majors -  the Tokyo Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the London Marathon, the Berlin Marathon, the Chicago Marathon and the NYC Marathon.  
The Subway Series
by Bobby Motus - October 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Having two major league teams, baseball fans in the City of New York had formed an in-city rivalry.
World’s most popular spectator sport
by Bobby Motus - October 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Young or old and no matter what status we have in our lives, casual and committed sports fanatics converge on sporting venues to support their favorites, either individual or teams. 
The Fan Week
by Bobby Motus - September 1, 2024 - 12:00am
A week prior to the start of the US Open Tournament, dedicated fans and casual spectators are given the chance to experience the vibe and the feel of the last tennis Grand Slam tournament of the year.
2024 US Open
by Bobby Motus - August 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Despite a late season heat wave at last year’s US Open, a record 502,385 spectators trooped to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens during the first week of the tournament....
A double gold drama
by Bobby Motus - August 12, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippines, except for the US-initiated boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, had participated in every edition of the Games since 1924, also in Paris.
Health benefits of walking
by Bobby Motus - July 14, 2024 - 12:00am
Related to our article last week, online publication Top Shape Now outlined 10 proven health benefits of walking.
Do we really need 10k steps daily?
by Bobby Motus - July 6, 2024 - 12:00am
In the 1960s, there was a Japanese marketing campaign recommending 10,000 daily steps for good health that introduced a pedometer called the ‘manpo-kei’ which means the 10,000 steps meter.
Of fake and real Jordan sneakers
by Bobby Motus - June 14, 2024 - 12:00am
The Jordan Brand was launched four decades ago and up to now, the sneakers, no matter the model, remains as popular as it was in 1984.
Why football is a popular sport
by Bobby Motus - May 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Over 1 million people travelled to Qatar for the 29 days of football during 2022 FIFA World Cup.
What causes muscle cramps
by Bobby Motus - May 5, 2024 - 12:00am
As a follow-up to our previous topic on muscle cramps (the uncontrollable contraction of one or more muscles), I had a couple of readers asking me what causes them.  In my case, it’s closely related to...
Calming muscle cramps
by Bobby Motus - April 21, 2024 - 12:00am
At some points in our earthly life, we experienced muscle cramps.
Balance exercises for older adults
by Bobby Motus - April 5, 2024 - 12:00am
We notice many changes in our bodies as we advance in age.
Mixing entertainment, sports and commercialism
by Bobby Motus - February 16, 2024 - 12:00am
After winning their respective conference titles, Super Bowl LVIII had the San Francisco 49’ers and the Kansas City Chiefs squaring off for the second time in four years for the 2024 NFL championship.
Insane prices for sports memorabilia
by Bobby Motus - January 19, 2024 - 12:00am
At some point in time, we collected things, displayed some but mostly stuffed them into shoeboxes.
The world’s best sporting events
by Bobby Motus - January 12, 2024 - 12:00am
Nothing beats watching athletic competitions in person. Being where the action happened is what makes it special.
Season’s eatings and working out
by Bobby Motus - December 29, 2023 - 12:00am
The calendars and coffee mugs with smiling faces had reached their intended targets.
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