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OEGSTGEEST, Netherlands – Strap on 3-D glasses and watch holograms of cartoon sperm sprinting to fertilize an egg. Climb inside a gigantic nose, enjoy the smell of fresh hay, then feel the wind blast on your neck when it sneezes. Walk across a bouncy rubber tongue complete with taste buds and realistic burping noises in the background.

This all might sound weird or flat-out gross. But the makers of “Corpus,” a new attraction in the Netherlands, are hoping that a combination amusement park and health education museum will encourage kids to take better care of their own bodies.

Even before Corpus officially opened March 20 in Oegstgeest, 21 miles southeast of Amsterdam, it was already a local landmark. The building incorporates a 115-foot high seated human figure into its structure. But the roughhewn Corpus exterior isn’t much to look at: all the detail is on the inside.

All the walls and halls are modeled with fiberglass to resemble the inside of a giant human body, giving visitors the sensation of being shrunk down to a tiny scale, like the characters of the classic science fiction film “Fantastic Voyage.”

Visitors begin their tour via an escalator that carries them through a wound in the giant figure’s calf. Once inside, they see an exhibition on what happens when a wood splinter pierces the skin.

Then it’s on to the sit-down “Uterus Theater.” That’s the one with the cartoon sperm race.

“We chose not to show sexual activity, but actually just the fertilization of the egg cell by the seed cell and how that develops” into a fetus, said Dr. Tom Voute, one of a raft of physicians hired as advisers on the project.

He said the information in Corpus is medically accurate, if not always highly sophisticated.

“I think that it gives information that will give people the itch to learn more,” he said.

When the show is over, the entire theater platform is lifted to the next floor with hydraulic pumps.

Next is a display on digestion, featuring blocks of cheese, the Dutch national treat. After visitors watch a video showing stomach acid dissolving them, the curds’ progress through a hallway-size intestinal system is charted with lights and narration.

While the cheese is heading downward, visitors progress up to exhibits on the heart, lungs, mouth, nose, and ear.

Visitors reach the summit in — where else? — the brain, where they take seats around a cluster of display panels built atop model neurons, which then project images onto a larger screen at the top of the domed space, to give an impression of how consciousness might work.

The project is the dream of businessman Henri Remmers, who arranged $31 million in private funding and won the endorsement of the Dutch Health Ministry. The cost of entry is $25.50 for adults, $21 for children under 14. Children younger than 8 are not permitted.

On the way back down, there are more displays on health and diet and games — for instance one where players attempt to knock out bacteria on a big screen display by tossing bean bags at them.

Other machines let visitors monitor their hearts while they exercise, or measure blood pressure, heart rate and body mass index.

Remmers said he hoped when people learn more about the “unique mechanism” that the human body is, “then you’ll have more respect for your own body, and possibly treat it a little more carefully.”

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If You Go…

CORPUS: A museum attraction in Oegstgeest, Netherlands, about the human body; http://www.corpus-experience.nl. Open daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $25.50 (under 14 years old, $21; children under 8 not permitted). Narration available in Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese.

GETTING THERE: Located along the A44 highway between Amsterdam and The Hague. Reached most easily by car. Trains available from the Leiden station in Amsterdam or The Hague Central station. By bus, from Leiden, bus 57 to Lisse (Snellius stop), or from The Hague, bus 32 toward Katwijk (Transferium A44 stop).

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TOKYO – Paris, eat your heart out. The creators of the famed Michelin Guides have bestowed a virtual galaxy of 191 stars to 150 restaurants in Tokyo — more stars than in any other city in the world, including Paris.

Eight restaurants in the Japanese capital, including two sushi eateries, received Michelin’s highest three-star rating, according to the new Tokyo guide announced Monday, the first outside Europe and the United States. But Paris can still claim to have the most top-rated restaurants, with 10.

The 191 stars were the most awarded to any city. Paris previously had the most, with 65.

Michelin also crowned 82-year-old Jiro Ono of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in central Tokyo as the world’s oldest three-star chef.

“Tokyo is a shining star in the world of cuisine,” Michelin Guides Director Jean-Luc Naret said at a news conference. He declared Tokyo “the world leader in gourmet dining.”

Clutching his Michelin plaque as he mixed with other chefs at a cocktail party later Monday, Ono said he was stunned by his three-star rating.

“I never dreamed this would happen. I’ve just always tried to make good sushi using the freshest fish,” Ono said. “But with global warming, our catch is going down. From now on, I will make the best of what resources we have left.”

A team of three undercover European and two Japanese inspectors spent a year and a half visiting 1,500 of Tokyo’s estimated 160,000 restaurants to decide on the ratings, according to Michelin. The famed guidebook series rates establishments on excellence in cooking, service, decor and upkeep.

There were so many good restaurants that all entries in Michelin’s Tokyo edition have at least one star, a first for any city, Naret said. Five of the eight awarded top honors served Japanese cuisine, while three served French.

In another first, two restaurants received top ratings despite getting rapped for their service, which the guidebook rates separately.

Sukiyabashi Jiro and Sushi Mizutani were awarded three stars even though their “Category of Comfort” rating was just 1 out of a scale of 5. Even the top sushi chefs here tend to serve their fare in small, starkly decorated eateries with minimal table service.

“That doesn’t mean the cuisine is anything less than first rate,” said Taku Suzuki, spokesman for Michelin in Japan.

On top of formal Japanese “kaiseki” cuisine, the guide includes shops specializing in puffer fish, deep-fried tempura, grilled eel, teppanyaki-style barbecue and soba noodles.

The entries in Michelin’s Tokyo edition appeared to have eased local skepticism that the French can be the best judge of Japan’s culinary traditions.

“The French do not understand anything about sushi … how can they judge us?” Yoshikazu Ono had told The Associated Press in March when the Tokyo guide was announced. Ono, a chef at Sukiyabashi Jiro and son of Jiro Ono, beamed at his father’s side at Monday’s party.

Toru Okuda, who won three stars for his modern Japanese restaurant, Koju, said it was about time the world recognized Tokyo’s culinary brilliance.

“Tokyo is delicious, whatever you eat, wherever you eat,” Okuda said. “I wonder why Michelin didn’t come here earlier,” he said.

The first Michelin guide was published in 1900 as a handbook for French motorists. Guides to 23 countries are published by the Clermont-Ferrand-based tire company of the same name.

Michelin will announce a guide to a second Asian city next year, according to Naret.

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What is the best heart rate monitor? This question was recently posed to the readers of rowingillustrated.com, a leading rowing bulletin board in the United States. Three models emerged as being popular. Which one you choose will depend upon the type of training that you do. Here is our review of the Sigma Onyx Classic which comes out tops for general fitness and for high school teams, and for groups of individuals training with heart rate monitors.

The SIGMA ONYX CLASSIC Heart Rate Monitor is easy to use and has a very attractive design. Its focus on only the most important stuff is what makes the Onyx Classic is so easy to use. Available in black, The Classic comes with a digital coded chest belt which enables each user to have fault-free training even in a group.

Striking details make all the difference on this digitally coded heart rate watch. The most notable is the very easy to read display with large figures and the watch’s ease of use thanks to a flexible decorative ring instead of buttons. The programmable training zones and the calorie counter pave the way towards healthy training.

Sigma Onyx Classic Features:

* Digital coded transmission.

* Easy to read display with large figures and pictograms.

* Easily operated by pressing the flexible decorative ring.

* Training mode with 1 adjustable HR zone.

* ECG-precise.

* Backlight.

* Water resistant.

* Calorie Counter.

Simple to setup, it’s very easy to synchronize the monitor with the chest-band, and the system is quick to pick up heart­beat. Can be worn on wrist, wrapped around the handle of an indoor rowing machine, or wrapped onto the handlebar of a bike or the rigger of a rowing boat. All these options allow easy read­ing of pulse rate without any dropping of beats. Multiple units can be used in a team environment with no interference. At the start of training, synchronization takes place between the coded chest belt and the heart rate monitor. As a result the watch only receives data from its own chest belt. There is no interference between multiple monitors in the same vicinity. The batteries are easily replaceable in both the watch and chest strap. This is a great unit at a great price and is perfect for groups and high school teams as well as for the fitness enthusiast.

Sigma Sport represents German technology at its highest level, combining innovative design with precision engineering. Sigma tests all their products in their in-house laboratories to withstand the harshest conditions, ensuring quality continually throughout production.

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Heart Rate Information

Even though the heart rate is a huge element to achieving an optimal workout, and its been around forever, many individuals do not know what theirs is, or how to measure it, or even to care about it. So I am going to clarify this simple yet important component to fitness.

Over time, your heart becomes more efficient at delivering the oxygen and fuel required by the muscles to maintain this higher level of performance. The skeletal muscles also becomes better at extracting oxygen from the bloodstream. With continued consistent exercise, the cardiovascular system continues to consistently improve.

- track your heart rate while you exercise, getting a heart rate monitor is helpful
- resting heart rate (measured in beats per minute) is averagely about 70 bpm for men and 75 bpm for women
- know your max heart rate – subtract your age from 220. Example if you are 28 years old your max heart rate would be 192, it’s going to be an estimated number and will vary for each person but this is the number you don’t want to go over
- find your target heart rate, there are a few methods for doing this
- Karvonen method
The Karvonen method factors in Resting Heart Rate (HRrest) to calculate Target Heart Rate (THR):
THR = ((HRmax “” HRrest) Ã- %Intensity) + HRrest

Example for someone with a HRmax of 180 and a HRrest of 70:
50% intensity: ((180 – 70) Ã- 0.50) + 70 = 125 bpm
85% intensity: ((180 – 70) Ã- 0.85) + 70 = 163 bpm
- Zoladz method
An alternative to the Karvonen method is the Zoladz method, which derives exercise zones by subtracting values from HRmax.
THR = HRmax “” Adjuster ± 5 bpm
Zone 1 Adjuster = 50 bpm
Zone 2 Adjuster = 40 bpm
Zone 3 Adjuster = 30 bpm
Zone 4 Adjuster = 20 bpm
Zone 5 Adjuster = 10 bpm
Example for someone with a HRmax of 180:
Zone 1 (easy exercise) : 180 – 50 = 130; ± 5 ? 125 to 135 bpm
Zone 4 (tough exercise): 180 – 20 = 160; ± 5 ? 155 to 165 bpm
- And a third and less scientific way is some people simply increase their goal heart rate by 5 each week
- heart rate abnormalities, while not common do exist and would be identified by your doctor, if you experience these you should discuss all exercise plans with your physician before beginning
- Know how to take your pulse properly. Place your index and middle fing
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ers directly under your ear, then slide your fingers down until they are directly under your jawbone, pressing lightly. Start with zero on the first beat and count for 10 seconds then multiply by six. Always check your pulse frequently throughout your workout to make sure you within your target heart rate zone.
- Know when to slow down. Even without a heart rate monitor, you need to know when to begin to slow back down. A good indicator is becoming breathless, you should be able to talk and carry on mild conversation while exercising, not be breathless.
- don’t just stop, cool down

Knowing this simple information will help you greatly in evaluating your progress when training to get fit, or when training to compete. You can develop your training sessions and know what you need to change or add in your program by being in tune to your Heart Rate.

Target heart rate training provides a scientific approach to tracking your improving levels of fitness. With a decent heart rate monitor, it becomes easier to monitor your workouts. It allows you to measure exercise intensity independently of what activity is being performed by focusing on heart rate as the measure of exercise intensity.

If you haven’t been making the kind of progress you know you are capable of, you might consider this methodical approach to improving fitness!

By: Stephen Ashton

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The SUUNTO t6c black wrist-top computer is more like a fully equipped sports laboratory than a heart rate monitor. The watch will provide a comprehensive personalized physiological analysis on your PC. The digital customizable menu is easy to use. The unit displays real-time training effect and EPOC (excess post exercise oxygen consumption – otherwise known as oxygen debt). Using optional add-ons or Peripheral Observation Devices (PODs) the unit will display speed, distance and cadence (cycling) in addition to being a real-time heart rate monitor and calorie monitor. The t6c also acts as a chronometer featuring dual time, date, alarm, stopwatch with lap timer, interval and countdown timers.

The Suunto t6c heart rate monitor was designed for everyone who exercises seriously with the goals of improving their fitness and achieving high level of competitive performance. The Suunto t6c provides accurate information on seven key body parameters including EPOC. By understanding how the body responds to exercise, the athlete, with or without a coach, can better plan his or her personal training program and, most importantly, monitor its effectiveness. The Suunto t6c is an invaluable tool that brings laboratory accuracy to every training session you or the athletes that you coach do. Data such as changes in heart rate, EPOC and training effect can be downloaded to the computer by the athlete. This gives the coach/physiologist the ability to analyze data from several athletes based in different training locations. The data can be used to make fine adjustments to the training program and optimal training loads can be calculated to prevent over training and the concomitant risk of injury and illness. The principles of EPOC and training effect apply equally to elite athletes as well as to those seeking serious improvement in fitness.

The Suunto t6c is one of the most accurate and useful sports instruments currently on the market. The Suunto Team PODs open up new possibilities for controlling training protocols. Coaches can follow the heart rates and the percentage of maximum heart rates of all their athletes live on the screen during training real-time – even, for example, all eight rowers in a rowing shell – and if needed, adjust the training individually on the fly. The measured data is shown, analyzed and stored live. This helps ensure that not only every athlete is training at an optimal level but also that the optimal team result can be achieved.

The PODs expand the performance range of the Suunto t6c. With the Suunto GPS POD a rowing crew can fine tune the effectiveness of its rowing – for example how much energy each rower has to expend to obtain a certain boat-speed. The GPS POD can be used to ensure that speeds and distances are accurately measured during important training sessions regardless of water and wind conditions.

Beside training on water the athletes can also run, erg and bike with the Suunto t6c. The peripheral devices from Suunto offer more data for complete analysis of all training activities. The Bike POD expands the Suunto T6C to a complete wireless bike computer, and the Foot POD works accurately for every runner without the need for a GPS receiver.

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