The risks in drinking too much water

Bob Irving downed so much water in the Half Ironman competition he made himself sick. During the last phase of the race, he vomited and had to walk most of the 13.1-mile run because his leg muscles cramped up.
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More schools benching P.E. classes

Lisa Lewis, a health professor, heard her two sons talk about how bad their high school P.E. class was, so she went to see for herself.
“It’s been terrible,” she said. The teacher was a basketball coach, and “that’s basically all they did -- play basketball between 40 and 50 kids.” Many students, especially those who weren’t athletic, just stood on the sidelines of the disorganized game
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