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Unlike most team sports, baseball games have no time limit. They can become even longer when the weather doesn't cooperate. Rain delays in professional baseball, including the major leagues, and many amateur leagues, are governed by the official rules of baseball. These rules dictate who can call rain delay and when.
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The Nike+ app allows you to track your runs on your iOS or Android device. The app relies on your device's accelerometer and GPS data -- if your device has GPS capabilities. If your device doesn't have GPS, if you run indoors or if you lose your GPS signal, the app may record the distance incorrectly.
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Your heart rate should be high when you exercise, but it shouldn't stay high after you stop. Your heart rate should begin returning to normal immediately after exercise, but it can take hours to fully recover. Check your heart rate recovery and your resting heart rate to assess your health.
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People typically talk about weight loss when they want to get in shape. But the real objective should be fat loss, as opposed to weight. When you lose weight, you want to shed fat from your frame while maintaining muscle. If you're not careful, you can lose muscle along with fat.
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Gaining muscle means gaining weight, so you don't need to worry about wasting away while you build strength. The key to gaining weight is simply adding calories to your diet.
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You might think of soccer as a summertime sport, but leagues can extend into the colder months. To play your best game, you need to stay warm, keeping your muscles loose and reducing the possibility of injury. The key to keeping warm is dressing for the cold weather.
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If you've already run a 5K, congratulations on your progress so far. A 5K is no small feat for a novice runner and it can serve as a stepping stone to longer races. One of the next logical distances is the 10K.
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Meniscus is cartilage that cushions your knee as it moves in multiple directions. It protects your knee in sports like football where you move forward, backward, laterally and on a diagonal. But when you tear your meniscus you lose this cushioning.
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Most men can tolerate a bit of discomfort and even pain when they're cycling, but numb testicles are likely to raise concern. This concern is well-founded. Although the short-term effects are not serious, cycling can cause damage to the male reproductive organs over time. But that doesn't mean you should stop cycling.
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Soccer fields feature two distinct boxes in front of the net. The large box is the penalty area -- a critical area where the defending team can be penalized with a penalty kick for certain fouls.
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Four months is a short period in your life as a whole. But it's long enough that you can make a significant change in your body that may change your life permanently and for the better. But if you're looking to lose weight in four months, be sure to do it at a safe rate to avoid regaining weight later on.
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If you want to lose weight then you need to burn more calories than you consume. For every extra 3,500 calories you burn, you'll lose about a pound of fat. Running is a great calorie burner, but your exact calorie burn will vary based on your weight and the speed that you run at.
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Sixty pounds is a significant weight loss goal, but it's achievable over time. A safe rate of weight loss is in the range of one to two pounds per week. Taking a year to lose this much weight will put it within this safe range and will improve your chances of keeping it off.
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If you perform any exercise regularly it can help you to lose weight, and yoga is no exception. Exactly how much weight you lose will depend on your current weight, the type of yoga you do and how often you work out. For maximum benefits, combine exercise with a calorie-controlled diet.
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To lose a pound of fat you'll need to burn about 3,500 calories. That may seem like a lot, but if you make cycling or running part of your routine you'll find it easier to reach this goal than you may think.
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Getting active is the key to getting fit and losing weight. If you struggle to walk for any distance, work your way up to a 2-kilometer, or 1-1/4-mile, walk in gradual increments. Do this workout six days per week, with one rest day per week.
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Wearing spikes gives you a better grip on the track, an important advantage in a race. But not just any spikes will do. To ensure the safety of runners and to maintain a level playing field, the bodies governing track events place limits on the spikes that you can use in track competitions.
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The net is arguably the most important piece of equipment in basketball -- equaled perhaps only by the ball itself. Without the net, there is no game. While having a net is essential, it's also highly important to have a net of an appropriate height.
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The 100-meter sprint is one of the fastest sporting events. Given its brevity, you shouldn't expect a major calorie burn in a 100-meter sprint. You will burn a few calories in a 100-meter sprint, but not enough to have a significant effect on your body. Your exact calorie burn will be affected slightly by your weight.
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To lose a single pound of fat you need to burn an extra 3,500 calories. That may seem like a lot, but if you pound the pavement or hit the treadmill regularly enough, you'll find the calories add up quickly. Exactly how many calories you burn per mile depends on your weight and whether you're running or walking.
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