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...exercises that you can do at home, as well as all manner of exercise gadgets you can buy, such as the Reebok wobble board or the Bosu half dome. The point is to find something that works for you. "Basically, all you really need is a mat and a floor," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise scientist at Tufts University and author of the Strong Women series. But if a class or gadget gets you motivated, then go for it. Your body--especially your back--will be glad...
...committee in central Baghdad, hidden in a pile of leaves, was that must-have of every medieval dungeon, an iron maiden. The sarcophagus-shaped device, with spikes to pierce any unfortunate placed inside, was clearly worn from use. It lay on its side within view of Uday's first-floor offices in the soccer association. It was brought to TIME's attention by looters: they had stripped the site of anything of value but thought the iron maiden worthless. --By Aparisim Ghosh
...work in the athletic department and became a stadium announcer. Then in 1999 things took a jarring turn. Miller's mother was dying of breast cancer when his father came home from visiting her and suffered a massive heart attack. "He was probably lying on the floor for five minutes before I found him," recalls Miller. Suddenly, at 37, he found himself parentless. "I was real close to them," he says. "I was pretty shattered...
...problem was that the aspect of being at sea that interested me the most, the being-at-sea part, was minimized to the point that I almost forgot I was on board a ship. The entertainment was relentless?bridge tournaments, tango lessons, fancy-dress balls and mini-Las Vegas floor shows?and so was the food. Before my cruising days began, I had imagined myself braving the elements, face-to-face with the majesty of the sea under an immensity of sky. Instead, I seemed to be part of a team effort to break the world record for the consumption...
...still had the old wicker wheelchairs on each floor, in case someone got hurt,” says Richard P. Gaffney, Necco’s current director of special projects. “There was a locker in the cafeteria where they kept helmets and stretchers for air raids...