Category Archives: Physical Intelligence

Mennonite Mom Sizes Up Mate: The Tractor Driver or the Pothead?

By RHODA JANZEN Cosmic forces have a way of turning up the heat to make us change. Nothing gets your attention, for example, like being ditched by your husband for a guy he met on Gay.com, or having your car … Continue reading

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Exquisite Grace and Physical IQ at 35 MPH

Hey, there, Top of the morning to you. Did you catch any of the Olympic Figure skating these past few weeks? Jim and I are avid figure skating fans. I love the grace and beauty combined with athleticism. Our top … Continue reading

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Internally Fit: How Exercising Keeps Your Cells Young

Phys Ed: How Exercising Keeps Your Cells Young By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Recently, scientists in Germany gathered several groups of men and women to look at their cells’ life spans. Some of them were young and sedentary, others middle-aged and sedentary. … Continue reading

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Diana Vishneva: Three Sides Of a Prima Ballerina, Made to Order

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Audiences who came of age in the Iron Curtain era still find it astonishing to contemplate a career like Diana Vishneva’s. Ms. Vishneva is the prima ballerina of the Maryinsky (Kirov) Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, and … Continue reading

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Best Exercises for Healthy Bones

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Digital Images/Getty Images Several weeks ago, The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that should give pause to anyone who plans to live a long and independent life. The study looked at the incidence … Continue reading

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,