by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 19, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1954, at age 25, Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3:59.4 to become the first human to run a mile in less than four minutes. This time is very fast when you consider that he raced in track shoes that were heavy and stiff, with spikes that were heavier than the total...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 30, 2022 | Fitness
In the 1920s, experiments suggested that the accumulation of lactic acid in the bloodstream interfered with a person’s ability to exercise by causing muscles to stop contracting. However, Carl and Gerty Cori won the 1947 Nobel Prize for discovering the “Cori Cycle,”...
