The Sochi Know-It-All, Part 1:
How to Make People Think You Understand Speed Skating
There's a small problem for the majority of U.S. fans tuning in to the Olympic speedskating competition that begins Saturday in Sochi. Aside from recognizing two people racing around an oval, they have zero idea what they're looking at. LINK NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The Sochi Know-It-All, Part 2:
How to Be a Fake Luge Expert
Confess: As a typical U.S. sports fan, you know the luge involves a very fast slide down a mountain track in a vehicle that is not a bobsled. Period. So just in time for a new event borrowing a page from track and swimming relays, we asked former U.S. Olympic luger Tony Benshoof for advice on how look smart in front of fellow ignoramuses. LINK NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The Sochi Know-It-All, Part 3: Let's Pretend You Get Skeleton
Is there any art or science behind sliding headfirst with your face 2 inches from an icy track at 80 miles an hour? As it turns out, yes. LINK NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Ways to Fall Asleep Faster
For some people, the hardest part about getting a good night's sleep is winding down.
Plenty of products and services promise to help. Americans spent $32.4 billion in 2012 on sleep-related aids—from noise machines to specialty pillows, according to IMS Health, a marketing analytics firm in Parsippany, N.J. And according to an August study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8.6 million people in the U.S. reported taking medication for better sleep in the month before.We tried four ways to help us shut off our racing thoughts and ease into bedtime.
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Fitness After 40-Something
Retirees Bob and Alex Linn of Vail, Colo., exercise year-round outdoors. In the winter, they ski. In the summer, they cycle through the mountains.
It hasn't always been that way.
Bob Linn, 81, who ran a company that managed hospital computer systems, and his wife Alex, 75, an artist, didn't exercise much until their mid-40s. It just wasn't a priority beyond maintaining their weight. "When you're young, you don't think about it and you're busy raising a family," says Mr. Linn. The couple has seven children total from their prior marriages. READ MORE
Fighting Fatigue in the Afternoon
Small changes to your exercise routine can keep you from suffering midday blahs
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Apps to Help You Forget You're Exercising
Lost your motivation for working out? A crop of smartphone apps aim to turn exercise into a game, complete with a virtual cheering squad in some cases. READ MORE