Study Points to Benefits of Staying Active

BY DR. ART HISTER

To the long list of body parts that are larger in long-term athletes, you might now be able to add the brain as well, or at least, you can add a part of the brain if the athlete happens to be a mouse.

The Risks and Rewards

By William J. Broad 298 PAGES, Simon & Schuster

William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. With The Science of Yoga, Broad proves his mettle as an award-winning New York Times science writer, investigating and dissecting yoga methods, techniques and practices from around the world to write a book that is a must-read for every yoga teacher and practitioner.

Martin Parnell

By Martin Parnell, 208 pages, Rocky Mountain Books

You might think that after running 250 marathons in a year, a man would want to put his feet up and rest. Not Martin Parnell.

The true story of Usain Bolt

By By Usain Bolt with Shaun Custis, 270 pages, Skyhorse Publishing

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt’s contribution to the world of literature is an enjoyable, if slightly superficial, scrapbook chronicling the Jamaican sprinter’s rise to the summit of track’s crown jewel.

Marathoners Rally to support Hurricane Victims

BY JOHN SAVOIE

I went for a run one Sunday in Central Park, but it was unlike any Sunday run I had ever done before. It was two days after the New York Marathon was cancelled because of the death and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. It was a race I was supposed to run with 47,000 others.

Companies often send products to IMPACT looking for our take on their products. Here’s IMPACT’s Dish on some of our favourites.

BY ED DISHER