DNA Testing for Better Athletes

What is in your genes? In athletes, performance isn't just a matter of motivation and training. Your genes have  a lot to say in defining how well suited you are for a particular sport. 

We invest a lot into our sports both emotionally and financially. So with the recent advances in genetic testing and the availability of relatively inexpensive products, it makes sense to learn more about your genetic makeup to help you determine which sports you are likely to do best in and how to optimize your performance.

How can a DNA test help?

It may be as simple as helping a runner choose between the quarter mile and the marathon, but you might not know that genetic testing also is useful for learning how to fine tune your body for success.

In some people the right genes line up by all pointing in one direction, for them it's easy and they know at an early age that they can run long distances without getting tired. For most everyone else, hard training, fine tuning and dedication will be needed to make a champion. By looking at your genetic profile, you can find out how your body is wried and how, by making certain adjustments, your performance can improve. For more, go to http://www.fit-4-sports.net, Second front page.

Opening Ceremony-Olympics

 A dazzling display of imagery, a rainbow of colors and elegant dance. The choreography was spectacular. The symbolism; ethnicity, cultures and environmentalism is welcoming an breathtaking. The elegant moving scroll on the floor, flanked by ships of open trade to the scrim of hospitality s awesome. More than 10,500 elite athletes, some for the first time, others returning for another opportunity to earn the title, "Best Athlete in the World".

Tremendous pride is in one country, around the globe. Hope. Faith. Trust, Friendships, Ethos.

 Eight months of training for the opening night, men dancing and doing flip on an elegant globe as it personifies coming together, individuals who can become one.

Images of the world, dancers, singers bringing us together; One World, One Dream! a stunning opening for the Parade of Nations at the Birds Nest stadium.

A beautiful tapestry of countries, represented by dedicated, appreciative citizens who are outstanding athletes. The countries were actually entering the stadium, not by size or alphabetically, but by the number of stroke i Chinese each countries' name took. The announcers did a wonderful job with the geography for those of us watching the Olympics at home. We were given some interesting tips about the participating countries; the average income for some, notes about some of the athlete and their history, Vanuata (where a soldier wrote, Tales of the South Pacific) Japan's delegate will ride again this year, 44 years after his first event, in 1964, his horse, Whisper, is a chestnut mare in the equestrian event. 

Sometimes I root for the underdog. I'd love to see a country who has yet to win a medal in the Olympics bring one home for their deserving country. Especially those in turmoil. Some countries have only one or two athletes and others have several hundred representing their home country.

The athletes, as they walk through the arena are leaving their footprints on the scroll, adding detail. Eligibility of athletes in different countries in order to make the Olympic team, is interesting in which the athlete can shop around sometimes for another country to represent. 

many countries have turmoil, political issues, threats and clans being disruptive prior to the Olympic Games, causing more unease on the government as well as the athlete. 

Some countries are offering cash for medals as an incentive for their athletes.