RUNNING
Why do we get stitches or cramps in our side when we run?
A side stitch is a piercing sensation just below the ribcage, usually felt when you're running. In the past, several different theories tried to explain the cause: trapped gas, swollen liver, stomach muscle cramps. However a recent and fairly conclusive theory holds that strain on the ligaments connecting the liver to the diaphragm is the cause.
The liver "hangs" from the diaphragm by fibrous bands called ligaments. Running exerts a steady downward force on your liver, stretching these ligaments. In addition, when you exhale (usually as your left foot hits the ground), your diaphragm is pushed up. That means your liver falls with gravity as your diaphragm rises, placing considerable strain on those poor ligaments.
The result? A stitch. The cure? Stop running immediately and press your hand just below the pain. This should raise your liver up, relieving the strain on the ligaments. Inhale and exhale evenly as you press down. As a preventive measure, take deep, full breaths while running. If you take shallow breaths, your diaphragm is consistently raised, which wreaks havoc on your ligaments. Exercise is great, but remember to be kind to the rubber bands keeping your organs in place.
SONG OF THE DAY
Elliott Smith - 13:
Elliott Smith remade Big Star's puppy love classic the only way he knew how-- as a textbook Elliott Smith anti-production. His "Thirteen" sounds more reincarnated than covered, as if it passed through the membrane of his melancholy and emerged transformed, swathed in delicate gauzes. Smith trims some hitches from the guitar line to reveal a more lugubrious essence, replaces the sturdy jauntiness of the original vocal with his usual pensive keening, and predictably yet beautifully apprehends the celebration as an elegy. There's a sweet eternity in this song, one endless summer of passion and discovery free-standing in time, but while Big Star reveled in the moment, Smith's version is a lament for everything precious that slips through the fingers too quickly and never returns.
Won't you let me walk you home from school?
Won't you let me meet you at the pool?
Maybe Friday I can
Get tickets for the dance
And I'll take you
Won't you tell your dad, "Get off my back"?
Tell him what we said about "Paint It, Black"
Rock 'n Roll is here to stay
Come inside where it's okay
And I'll shake you
Won't you tell me what you're thinking of?
Would you be an outlaw for my love?
If it's so, well, let me know
If it's "no," well, I can go
I won't make you
Pyramid Mountain, Jasper Alberta
U2 Concert, Toronto September 12, 2005
Vertigo, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / See Me, Feel Me (snippet), Elevation, Beautiful Day / Many Rivers To Cross (snippet), In A Little While, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, City Of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love And Peace Or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet) / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Miss Sarajevo, Pride (In The Name Of Love), Where The Streets Have No Name, One, Ol' Man River
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, With Or Without You / All You Need Is Love (snippet), All Because Of You, The First Time, Fast Cars, Yahweh, 40
Why do we get stitches or cramps in our side when we run?
A side stitch is a piercing sensation just below the ribcage, usually felt when you're running. In the past, several different theories tried to explain the cause: trapped gas, swollen liver, stomach muscle cramps. However a recent and fairly conclusive theory holds that strain on the ligaments connecting the liver to the diaphragm is the cause.
The liver "hangs" from the diaphragm by fibrous bands called ligaments. Running exerts a steady downward force on your liver, stretching these ligaments. In addition, when you exhale (usually as your left foot hits the ground), your diaphragm is pushed up. That means your liver falls with gravity as your diaphragm rises, placing considerable strain on those poor ligaments.
The result? A stitch. The cure? Stop running immediately and press your hand just below the pain. This should raise your liver up, relieving the strain on the ligaments. Inhale and exhale evenly as you press down. As a preventive measure, take deep, full breaths while running. If you take shallow breaths, your diaphragm is consistently raised, which wreaks havoc on your ligaments. Exercise is great, but remember to be kind to the rubber bands keeping your organs in place.
SONG OF THE DAY
Elliott Smith - 13:
Elliott Smith remade Big Star's puppy love classic the only way he knew how-- as a textbook Elliott Smith anti-production. His "Thirteen" sounds more reincarnated than covered, as if it passed through the membrane of his melancholy and emerged transformed, swathed in delicate gauzes. Smith trims some hitches from the guitar line to reveal a more lugubrious essence, replaces the sturdy jauntiness of the original vocal with his usual pensive keening, and predictably yet beautifully apprehends the celebration as an elegy. There's a sweet eternity in this song, one endless summer of passion and discovery free-standing in time, but while Big Star reveled in the moment, Smith's version is a lament for everything precious that slips through the fingers too quickly and never returns.
Won't you let me walk you home from school?
Won't you let me meet you at the pool?
Maybe Friday I can
Get tickets for the dance
And I'll take you
Won't you tell your dad, "Get off my back"?
Tell him what we said about "Paint It, Black"
Rock 'n Roll is here to stay
Come inside where it's okay
And I'll shake you
Won't you tell me what you're thinking of?
Would you be an outlaw for my love?
If it's so, well, let me know
If it's "no," well, I can go
I won't make you
Pyramid Mountain, Jasper Alberta
U2 Concert, Toronto September 12, 2005
Vertigo, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. / Bullet With Butterfly Wings (snippet) / See Me, Feel Me (snippet), Elevation, Beautiful Day / Many Rivers To Cross (snippet), In A Little While, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, City Of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love And Peace Or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky / Please (snippet) / The Hands That Built America (snippet) / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet), Miss Sarajevo, Pride (In The Name Of Love), Where The Streets Have No Name, One, Ol' Man River
encores: Zoo Station, The Fly, With Or Without You / All You Need Is Love (snippet), All Because Of You, The First Time, Fast Cars, Yahweh, 40
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