(Akiit.com) The greatest athletes in America are standing up for justice at a critical time. Despite unprecedented, multiracial demonstrations across the country protesting police violence against African Americans, the horrors keep on coming. Last week, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by a policeman in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ...
(Akiit.com) Who says healthy living always has to be about munching green vegetables or sweating it out in the gym? Believe it or not, sometimes all you need is a leisurely approach to your health. These activities may not give you the hour-glass figure or those drop jaw killer abs, ...
(Akiit.com) It was one of the more amazing internet stories last year. The vastly popular sports-based website Deadspin had gone through some managerial changes and when one of its executives suggested an alteration to the focus on the site it led to a level of editorial revolt. It was a ...
(Akiit.com) Travel is all about discovering new adventures and places. We seek out experiences to help us grow and understand the world around us. Sometimes to relax and find peace, sometimes to get our blood pumping and find new ways to feed our hunger for an adrenaline rush. You don’t ...
(Akiit.com) Sports in education are crucial, we use sports as a way of empowerment for many people, and as our children begin to make use of sport as not just a means to physical prowess but also as a way to get meaning to life, they can hit obstacles. When ...
(Akiit.com) As the exhausted and thrilled U.S. women’s soccer team celebrated its victory in the finals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the cheers of the crowd in the Stade of Lyon soon turned into a chant: “Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay.” Even as they fought their way to ...
(Akiit.com) If there’s one thing too many people have too much of, it’s an abundance of self-esteem. The last 20 years has been spent instilling in many children a sense of accomplishment for merely existing. And while existing is fine and a good thing, it’s hardly an achievement, it just ...
(Akiit.com) The adrenaline-rush, ability to get a great workout, and soak up some sun represent just of the benefits offered by participating in water sports. In most cases, water sports are done outside, where participants can breathe in fresh air and enjoy nature. These sports lift the spirit and provide ...
(Akiit.com) When Tiger Woods won The Masters this year it shocked the world. His glory days were long since gone; injuries had relegated him to forever live in past accomplishments – his career was pretty much over, he just hadn’t retired yet. Then he did it, he came back and ...
(Akiit.com) Health is something you’re either really involved in, or something you don’t even think about in your day to day life. So people assume, that if you are thinking about your health and making your own health better, that you’re committed to it 100%. You work out every single ...
(Akiit.com) From 1997 to 2008, Tiger Woods dominated the world of golf, winning an extraordinarily high percentage of the tournaments he entered. Woods’ illustrious golf career included wins in 14 majors, just four short of tying Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record. Then came the revelation and scandal about Woods’ double life. ...
(Akiit.com) As far as I’m concerned, neither of the teams on the field won the Super Bowl. Something wonderful happened along the way, and we had a consciousness raising event. So many who could’ve been performers for the half time show said “NO” to invitations to be there. Others made it ...