The stresses of driving a Formula 1 car are impossible to replicate during a normal workout – unless you happen to have a custom-built ‘car gym’.
Ferrari has revealed its secret weapon in the battle for the podium – a gym machine that it claims can replicate the stresses an F1 driver goes through during a race.
Built by Technogym, it reproduces the  … Pictures and more
Community members and race fans alike can enjoy the ride of a lifetime and help save lives during the 13th annual High Speed Blood Drive at Sonoma Raceway on Monday, April 29.
The raceway will partner with the American Red Cross and the Blood Centers of the Pacific on this one-of-a-kind blood drive, which will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the raceway. Since 2001, the High-Speed Blood Drive has generated nearly 1,100 pints of blood, and each pint can be used to save up to three lives  … More
Pursue what you love. If you put in enough time and work hard enough, anything is possible.
Pilates improves balance, posture and agility in surfing and surfers. Simple Pilates exercises will boost your performance in the waves.
Strength and balance. Surfing demands several fitness exercises, if you want to keep riding waves until you’re 80, with no physical limitations and injuries.
Modern surfers have been adding alternative physical fitness systems to their workout programs. Yoga and Pilates are   … More
Elite surfers undergo surprisingly vigorous physical demands, according to a New Zealand study.
The researchers studied 12 top-level New Zealand surfers using a modified rowing ergometer machine to measure their power outputs and peak oxygen consumption. The surfers were also videoed during heats for two competitions while wearing GPS and heart rate monitors.
“They were a bit reluctant at first because they (the GPS monitors) were a bit bulky,†said lead researcher Oliver Farley   … More
