A hundred years ago recreation was not a skill and science had nothing to do with recreation except that some recreation was done outside, which is part of natural science. Well, those beliefs have dramatically changed. We look at recreation as a skill now and we rely on science to help us improve our ability to perform in a productive, efficient, and resourceful way. Exercise which was once considered only recreation is now a skill, and Exercise Science is the study of that skill, which is part of the field of “Sports Medicine”.

“Kid’s look forward to recreation” but the new definition and the science of recreation itself has changed what they believe that skill is. Recreation now means the skill of doing nothing, but even when they do nothing, science gets involved. There are always science questions about the nature of doing nothing. What benefits can come from nothing? Is this nothing a habit that is creating mental issues, which will affect the ability of that kid to be a contributing adult who learns how to perform the skill of recreation the right way; right meaning scientifically?

Adults who do nothing don’t produce and recreation these days is about producing something that will advance society, by setting records and conforming to rigid beliefs about ourselves. Maybe it’s time to change the definition of recreation again and add a science that puts the fun back on top of the list.

“At the turn of the 21st century the newest revolution in the workplace is a technological revolution that has seen workers replaced by technology and newer technology added to the products we buy every day.”

The old definition of recreation, which was just to have fun has been completely remodeled by our thoughts about it. In the quest to be the best we can be in everything we do, recreation now includes a scientific list of does and don’ts as far as health issues, competitive spirit and the ability to learn something about ourselves. Fun has dropped down the list and is suffering from the altitude change. Continue Reading

Study about British children shows that this generation in many ways greater than the last one. The children are longer but also thicker.

The researchers studied the size of 2500 children aged between four and seventeen years and compared it with the size of children in 1978. They used a 3D body scan. The results show that the children today are much longer and more robust.

The girls are on average two inches taller than their parents were as children. Their waist is up to eight inches taller. The boys are four inches longer and three inches thick.

“The increase in waist size since 1978. shows that children have become fatter”, says researcher Richard Barnes. “But the increase in size and scope of the chest showed that the children over the years have grown in different ways.”
The research was initiated by garment manufacturers. They intend to adjust their collection based on the research results.

New research by British scientists has shown that feeling of pain in humans largely depends on which way you look while you are in pain, reports the BBC. For example, scientists have shown that injections hurt less if the patient looks in the hand while the needle penetrates the skin.

The study is published in the journal Psychological Science, a new discovery of our views on how the brain processes pain. A team of scientists that conducted this research argues that these findings could lead to major changes in the way of treatment of patients in the future.

The project was attended by scientists from University College London and University of Milano-Bikoka and was conducted by over 18 volunteers.

Scientists at the hands of participants lowered special tubes that are heated, and once the patients felt pain, the pipe was removed, and the temperature would be recorded.

In addition, researchers have found that the observation of body parts that are exposed to pain, which are magnified by convex mirrors also reduces doživaljaj pain.

Scientists say that the fact that the threshold of pain directly proportional to the size of the body that helps patients look at to better understand the neurological basis of pain.