A Gym Powered By Sweat

A US gym has installed specially-adapted exercise bikes that recycle energy generated by people as they work out. The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon, aims to be a carbon neutral exercise facility through the use of solar power and human-generated energy from clients as they pedal and run. Thus far, it helps power things like the DVD player and air conditioning, but owners are soon expecting the entire gym to run solely on member-generated energy.

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

What makes us happy? The emerging field of positive psychology is bursting with new findings that suggest your actions can have a significant effect on your happiness and satisfaction with life. Actions like: savor everyday moments, avoid comparisons, put money low on the list, have meaningful goals, take initiative at work, smile even when you don’t feel like it, say thank you like you mean it, get out and exercise, make friends, give. Here’s more on the 10 scientifically proven strategies for getting happy.

The Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

In January of 2001, Christopher McDougall asked his doctor a simple question, “How come my foot hurts?” The doctor’s response to that question would change the course of his life and ultimately send him on a journey where he would find an answer — but only, as he puts it in his own words, “after I found myself in the middle of the greatest race the world would never see.” This excerpt shares more from his book, “Born to Run”, that tells the true story of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyon. The book explores the secrets behind their phenomenal abilities and challenges our common beliefs about this popular form of exercise.