Curated Video
The Benefits of Cold Therapy for Muscle Recovery
In this video, we explore the concept of cold therapy and its benefits for muscle recovery after intense physical activity. We discuss two methods of cold therapy: applying ice to specific muscles and taking a cold bath. We also...
msvgo
Prevention of Infection and Spoilage of Food
It explains infections caused by disease-causing microbes and describes methods of food preservation.
KERA
Refugee Children Found a Home in Dallas
A young Dallas couple has decided to open their doors to refugee children in their neighborhood. They don’t run a daycare or an afterschool program, but host refugee children at their home for games, movies, and even homework. Their home...
Curated Video
What Too Much Exercise Does To Your Body And Brain
If working out is good for you, then working out more can only be better for you, right? Not quite. Too many trips to the gym or cardio sessions could actually undo all of those gains you've been working towards. Worse, they might be...
Next Animation Studio
The effects of a hunger strike on the body
In the first two to three hours of a hunger strike, the body uses up reserves of glycogen, glucose and fats. The person starts to feel weak and dizzy. In the first one to two days, the skin becomes pale, the breath smells of acetone, the...
Catalyst University
Exercise Physiology | Sequential Motor Unit Recruitment
Exercise Physiology | Sequential Motor Unit Recruitment
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Type 1 and Type 2 Muscle Fibers
Skeletal muscle fibers can be categorized into two types: slow-twitch (Type I) and fast-twitch (Type II). Type I muscle fibers are more efficient over long periods of time. They are mainly used for postural maintenance (such has holding...