New Dates Set for the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai sports-masters January 12, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Sports 78 The Organizing Committee of the World Masters Games (WMG) 2021 Kansai, in cooperation with the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), has announced their decision to re-schedule the Games to May 13-29,...
Increased Exercise Linked with Better Brain Health in Later Life sports-masters January 9, 2021 Breaking News, Featured, Health 87 Scientists in the U.S. have found that the more physical activity people do in midlife the better their brain health in later life as recently reported by the scientific publication, Neurology. The researche...
Online Training Tops 2021 Fitness Trend Forecast sports-masters January 5, 2021 Breaking News, Featured, Health, News 81 The American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) annual fitness trend forecast ranked online training as the top fitness trend for 2021, moving up 25 spots from its number 26 rank in 2020. The study, “Worldw...
Canadian Runner Completes 50 Ultramarathons in 2020 for Charity sports-masters December 29, 2020 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running, Sports 129 Inspired by his 50th birthday, Junel Malapad decided to take on the challenge of running 50 kilometres 50 times over the course of 2020 and raising money for charity for the fifth straight year.
12 IRONMAN Races in U.S. and Canada Sell Out for 2021 sports-masters December 18, 2020 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Sports, Triathlon 188 Hunger to race at an all-time high as athletes seek start lines. After a challenging 2020 race season, athletes are demonstrating that they can't wait to get back to in-person racing: this week, general regi...
Taipei, New Taipei Sign Contract to Host 2025 World Masters Games sports-masters December 12, 2020 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Sports 259 The mayors of Taipei and New Taipei have officially signed a contract to host the 2025 World Masters Games. It is estimated the games will cost about NT$1.6 billion (US$55 million) to host in Taiwan and is exp...
Bike Vessel: A Miraculous Health Recovery, Exploring the Love of Cycling sports-masters November 30, 2020 Athlete Profiles, Cycling, Featured, Health, Road Cycling 448 Eric Seals is an African-American filmmaker who explores the health disparities within his community through the lens of his father, Donnie Seals Sr., who almost died after three open-heart surgeries. Nearly 20...
Craig Walker: A Decorated Swimmer sports-masters November 25, 2020 Featured, Sports, Swimming 334 Craig Walker is a dedicated and decorated 80 year old Masters Swimmer from Redlands, California who is preparing for the upcoming USA Masters Games in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After the 2020 Games were postpone...
Swim Team Brings African American Women to the Pool sports-masters November 15, 2020 Breaking News, Featured, Health, Swimming 381 Mahogany Mermaids is a swim team based in Charlotte, NC and is geared toward adult African American swimmers. For most of her life, Tara Johnson-Drayton stayed on the pool deck, watching others play in the ...
PTO 2020 Championship – Daytona Speedway sports-masters November 15, 2020 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Triathlon 416 The Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO) is a not-for-profit entity consisting of non-drafting professional triathletes who have come together to promote and contribute to the triathlon community and cel...
