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With UFC becoming increasingly popular in the UAE and with some of the most exciting fights coming to this country in the coming months, we’re adding to the hype by bringing you some of the coolest UFC facts around.
1. The famous octogen design was inspired by Chuck Norris
Art director Jason Cusson is the designer behind the famous UFC platform, who was inspired b
We once read on Instagram that water’s flavour is how cold it tastes. We will leave that with you, but somehow, we think it makes sense. At Active Mile, we are passionate about educating our community on all things health related, so we thought we would take some time this week to tell you about water. It might not sound like the most thrilling of articles, but believe us when we say, it will be one of the most important reads of your health journey.
Other than the obvious facts we already know, water does a lot more than just keep you hydrated. Yes, this is an important one, especially if you are working out a lot, but there are many more health benefits to filling up your body with water daily.
Active Mile has put together 20 fun Yoga facts for all you Yogis out there.
1. Yoga means ‘Union’ or ‘yoke’.
2. Yoga originated in India.
3. One of the Indian Trinity Gods, Lord Shiva is considered as the Supreme Lord of Yoga. He is also known by the name Aadi Yogi.
4. The reason breathing is one of the main focuses of yoga is because ancient yogis believed that as humans we have a limited number of breaths in our
We’re overflowing with fitness facts to share with you as we are approaching the end of November's 30x30 fitness challenge, here’s some more to add to your growing bag of facts!
1. Did you know you use 200 muscles to take a single step? Every time you take a step, you use around 1/3 of the muscles in your body, not all of them are in your legs?
2. Did you know that when you break a sweat, your blood pressure lowers for 16 hours afterwards?
3. Did you know standing alone (or with a friend!) burns an average of 100-200 calories, versus sitting?
4. Did you know if you don’t regularly exercise you could lose up to 80% of your muscle strength by th
20 quick fire facts to put you in the fast lane when it comes to your Grand Prix knowledge
1. The first Grand Prix post covid attracted a record breaking 365,000 fans
2. As of 2021 Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are tied in the first spot of drivers with the most wins
3. The fastest lap in history belongs to Michael Schumacher, out of 77 races.
4. Sadly, 18 drivers have died since the first decade of the F1. Since 1960 more rigorous regulations were put in place which drastically reduced the number of deaths.
5. As of 2021 Ferrari is the team with the most world championship wins, totaling 16, most Grand Prix wins amounting to 238, most pole positions with 230 and most race entries with 1030
Climb your way to the top of the knowledge tree with these awesome climbing facts
Rock climbing is fast becoming one of the most popular extreme sports. Between 2007 and 2014, nearly 19,000 people took part in the sport, this rose to over 148,000 in 2015.
Climbing was officially included in the Olympic Games in 2020, with awards given in: climbing, bouldering and speed.
The mountain Annapurna in Nepal, is known as the most dangerous mountain in the world. The 10th highest mountain, first climbed by French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. Annapurna has sadly claimed 69 lives and has only been attempted 261 times. This means that for every 3 climbers that successfully make it up and down, one will die.
The tallest ice climbing wall is in Seoul,
