It’s because women are just too busy. The Olympic Games come packaged in bite-size, easy-to-digest chunks, but a regular sports season lasts for months — what woman has time to follow that? Read more on TIME.com’s Olympics blog.
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Should Partially Blind Triathletes Be Forced to Run Wearing Blackout Glasses?
A world-renowned legally blind athlete is suing three triathlon organizations over a controversial rule that requires all visually impaired runners to wear glasses that render them completely sightless.
U.S. Scientists Head to Mount Everest to Study High-Altitude Effects
On Friday a team of American scientists began a weeklong trek to the base of Mt. Everest where they will remain for at least a month to study the effects of high altitudes on humans.
64 Calories a Day: What Kids Need to Cut to Reverse the Obesity Trend
Researchers analyzed historical data on children’s height and weight and calculated that the childhood obesity rate will rise to 21% by 2020 unless children eat less, exercise more or both.
Ibuprofen Can Prevent Altitude Sickness
A new study suggests that popping a few Advil before a high-altitude climb can prevent symptoms like headache, nausea and fatigue.
Head Games: How Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance
It’s that time of year again. March Madness is around the corner and athletes — and inspired fans — are aiming to improve their performance on the court. It turns out, the secret to game-time success may lie in players’ imaginations.
Kids’ Concussion Symptoms May Persist for a Year
Children bump their heads and recover all the time, but for some, even mild concussions may lead to lasting problems with attention and memory.
Why Active Video Games Don’t Make Kids Exercise More
The problem with exercise games is that to benefit, you actually have to play them
Ryan Braun: Why He Didn’t Fight the Drug Test Itself
Baseball’s National League MVP Ryan Braun won his appeal of a positive drug test, but that’s a far cry from proving innocence.
Boxer Quanitta Underwood’s Inspiring Fight Against Sexual Abuse — and for Olympic Gold
Most cases of sexual abuse remain hidden — the shame of the act borne tragically by the victim more often than by the perpetrator to whom it rightfully belongs.
Boot Camp: Do Food Diaries Really Work?
Month three of boot camp has begun, but the pounds stubbornly refuse to budge. Could a food diary — or lack thereof — be the culprit?
Boot Camp, Part 2: Exercise, Shmexercise. Why Losing Just 1 Pound Seems So Unfair
One pound. That’s it! After eight days of abs-defining crunches, too many push-ups to count, breathless sprints, painful planks, forward lunges, backward lunges, you name it, one measly pound is all I’ve kissed goodbye.
Boot Camp, Part 1: An Exercise in No Pain, No Gain
The words “boot camp” and “Bonnie” do not go together. I am one of the last people you’d ever envision willingly signing up for a 45-minute class, four days a week, that has as its goal exercising to the point of exhaustion.