Choosing Running Shoes

Thought of starting your jogging exercise? Great features and design, the latest, top of the range ….. but it can hurt me (without me realizing it).

Time and again, in the course of our clinical practice, we have noticed that many of our patients were willing to spend good money on running shoes but were wasting that money on shoes which were either not suited to them or caused them aches, pains or injuries. As runners ourselves, this saddened us as we know that some of these pains and injuries could have easily been avoided or alleviated if they just knew how to choose the right shoes for themselves.

The On-Track Shoe Review incorporated a platform for getting runners to become aware of what kind of feet they have (surprised that you may have a particular type of feet?) and therefore help them make a better informed choice of their shoes without having to pay the price of aches, pain or injury, down the road. Try it out!
Tags: On-Track, Shoes, Review, Injury, Jogging, Running, Feet, Exercise, Sports, Health

Together - Team Hoyt

A MUST Watch Video! This Father does it all just for the purpose of seeing the smile on his son's face. If you want to see the most profound reflection of the Father's love for us that you've ever seen ... watch. Time taken to watch this is the best time you've ever spent on email. Read this and then watch the video (the website link is at the end).

85 times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars — all in the same day. Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. on a bike.

Rigged up with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate. First words? "Go Bruins!" And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, "Dad, I want to do that."

That day changed Rick's life. "Dad," he typed, "when we were running, it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!" And that sentence changed Dick's life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon.

They've done 212 triathlons, including four grueling 15-hour Ironmans in Hawaii. It must be a buzzkill to be a 25-year-old stud getting passed by an old guy towing a grown man in a dinghy, don't you think? This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992 — only 35 minutes off the world record, which, in case you don't keep track of these things, happens to be held by a guy who was not pushing another man in a wheelchair at the time.

In case you think this is a hoax, read this: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/teamhoyt.asp
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D52rJd9GX10
Tags: Team Hoyt, Triathlon, Inspiration, Marathon, Ironman

Singapore's new National Anthem

Singapore has a new National Anthem! Guarantee that you fall off the chair......
Keep your volume LOUD and check this OUT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqyKZsknmw

Tags: Singapore, National Anthem, You Tube, Funny, Humor

Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo, was born in Malaysia and is now the famous shoe designer based in London. Jimmy Choo is best known for his exquisitely hand-made, incredibly expensive shoes and handbags. Tamara Mellon partnered with Jimmy Choo to start a ready to wear company and sourced factories in Italy to produce the shoes on a larger scale. Consequently, plans were made to open the first Jimmy Choo standalone boutique and to develop the wholesale business throughout the fashion capitals of the world. From there onwards, Jimmy Choo Ltd has emerged as a strong fashion industry player.

His royal/elite clients include former Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Raina of Jordan, Queen Ann-Marie of Greece, the Queen of Denmark, the Sultanah of Pahang, Michelle Yeoh, Madonna, Natalie Imbruglia and Katie Holmes as well as the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

In June 2003, Jimmy Choo was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen of England, for his services in making London the design center of the world for the fashion industry. Fashion news have revealed that a Jimmy Choo boutique will be opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in due time.
Jimmy Choo's name is actually Jimmy Chow. The registrar spelled his name incorrectly on his birth certificate, resulting in the now well-known name of Jimmy Choo. He was born in Penang, Malaysia, and studied at Cordwainers' Technical College (now the London College of Fashion). Coming from a family of shoemakers, he created his first shoe at age eleven.

Jimmy Choo is no longer directly associated with the Jimmy Choo ready to wear design house which he founded in 1996 with Tamara Mellon. He now concentrates his efforts on Jimmy Choo Couture footwear.
Tags: Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon, OBE, Jimmy Choo Couture, Fashion, Trend, Design, Shoemaker, Shoes, Handbags, London College of Fashion

Tunisia moves against headscarves

My earlier blog on 8 Oct stated that Morocco had moved to drop headscarf worn by the female gender. It seems that the Tunisian authorities have launched a campaign against the Islamic veil worn by some women to cover their hair.

Human rights groups describe the move as unconstitutional. Police in Tunisia have been stopping women on the streets and asking them to remove their headscarves and sign pledges that they will not go back to wearing them. Under a ban introduced in 1981, women in Tunisia are not allowed to wear Islamic dress in schools or government offices. Those who insist on it face losing their jobs. Strong call indeed. (source: BBC News)
Tags: Headscarf, Morocco, Tunisia, Veil, Islamic, Religious

Talladega Nights - movie review

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby – starring Will Ferrell & David Koechner. A crew member, Will, of a NASCAR team got a big break to drive the car in a NASCAR competition when its drivers took a break in between. He shot to instant fame and got his team new big sponsors. In the process got to know a stunning lady who became his wife and bought a new mansion. This movie turned was filled with slapstick jokes/humour. The owner of the NASCAR team somehow decided to bring in new blood and recruited a French driver.

He got into a nasty accident in a race and was not right in his mind to drive anymore. After some recuperation period with his dad’s help, he overcame his fear (due to the accident) and got back in shape to drive again. He got his old crew members back and formed a new team. On the big day, the entire field’s racing cars was caught in one single accident and only the French guy and him was left in the race. Their cars crashed badly with 1 lap to go but out of the extraordinary, a new type of race emerged on the race track. You have to listen to their crazy conversations to catch those jokes in between. Nothing spectacular for this movie as it’s the usual kind of car racing on a race track. If you have seen a racing movie before, this was nothing special but a good laugh.
Tags: Movie, Review, Cinema, Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell, NASCAR, Racing

Liquid Gold or Designer Water

The spring water under Canaqua brand is now the world's most expensive water. Canaqua comes from an underground aquifer spring in the coast mountains of British Columbia, Canada, 1,200 feet above sea level. The source, which flows at a rate of 2,200 litres a minute, is untouched by air or any living thing before it is hydraulically pumped up 180 feet to be bottled. It will only run out if it never snows for 80 years in the mountains — an unlikely event. Canaqua water is rich in calcium and, unusually, virtually sodium-free which was a rare and added bonus.

Global price for a 475ml bottle of Canaqua costs:-
- Dh10 in Dubai (found in Harvey Nichols, in Mall of the Emirates, Dubai)
- £3 in London
- €6 in Paris
- €4 in Italy
- US$7 in Japan
Tags: Canaqua, British Columbia, Canada, Spring Water, Aquifer Spring, Harvey Nichols, Lifestyle, Luxury