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Cobblestones are Good for You

Posted by timothy on from the they-worked-for-jack-the-ripper dept.

pin_gween writes "Need to lose weight, lower blood pressure, help your balance? The Oregon Research Institute reports that walking on 'cobblestone mat surface resulted in significant reductions in blood pressure and improvements in balance and physical performance.' The benefits may have foundations in 'the principles of reflexology, in that the uneven surface of the cobblestones stimulate and regulate "acupoints" located on the soles of the feet.' Although the study was conducted with elderly patients, no reason to think it can't help most folks."

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  1. I can already see the infomercials.... by SA+Stevens · · Score: 1, Funny

    ....'cobblestone texture' treadmills, being sold on late night cable to little old ladies with an inheritance to blow.

  2. Re:Reflexologists know feet! by fyrewulff · · Score: 3, Funny

    A footstitute?

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    "We need to get over this notion, that, for Apple to win... Microsoft must lose." - Steve Jobs, 1997
  3. As a Rollerblade User by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I strongly condemn this arrrrttititititiclelelelelele.

  4. My human rights are being violated by Frantactical+Fruke · · Score: 2, Funny

    As a rollerblader I must register my disapproval of any stories displaying cobblestones in a positive light.

    Pave the earth!
    Turn paradise into a parking lot!
    And put those elderly patients on blades. I guarantee they'll gain "improvements in balance and physical performance" - or die trying.

    Oh, and Mozilla (Debian package 1.7.8-1) crashed with a segmentation fault the first time I hit reply on this story. The international cobblestone conspiracy has agents working on free software!!! Foam! Splutter! Moan!