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The Complicated History of Surfing
For some, it’s a serious sport. For others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing has a richer and deeper history than many realize. What we today call surfing originated in the Polynesian islands of the Pacific Ocean. We know from various accounts that wave riding was done throughout the Polynesian Pacific, as well as in West Africa and Peru. But it was in the Hawaiian archipelago in particular that surfing advanced the most, was best docume ...
How to practice effectively…for just about anything
Mastering any physical skill be it performing a pirouette, playing an instrument, or throwing a baseball, takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things? Our brains have two kinds of neural tissue: grey matter and white matter. The grey matter processes information in the brain, directing signals and sensory stimuli to nerve c ...
The Basic Collection Preservation Strategies
Hello Sobat Mora! The National Sports Museum has a large collection of Indonesian outstanding athletes. In order to preserve the peak work and sports achievements of Indonesian national athletes, a collection maintenance strategy is needed. In accordance with the vision and mission of the National Sports Museum, museums need to optimize their duties and functions so that they become communicative, productive, innovative, and comfortable tourist attractions for the community. The following are ba ...
What Happens To Your Body When You Start Exercising Regularly
If you’re thinking about leading a more active lifestyle, you’re not alone. In recent years, an increasing number of Americans have started participating in more sports, fitness, and recreation. Whether you’re trying to get fit, build muscle, or you’re just tired of the couch here are some changes you can expect along the way. During that first workout, you might feel more alert and energized because ramping up your heart rate means a boost in overall blood flow and o ...
Yoga for Physical and Mental Health
At some point between 1st and 5th Century CE, the Hindu sage Patanjali began to codify the ancient, meditative traditions practiced throughout India. He recorded techniques nearly as old as Indian civilization itself in 196 manuals called the Yoga Sutras. These texts defined yoga as the ‘yoking’ or restraining of the mind from focusing on external objects in efforts to reach a state of pure consciousness. Over time, yoga came to incorporate physical elements from gymnastics and ...
Staying Fit During Fasting By Exercising
Hello Sobat Mora, how are you? For Muslims, we are currently in Ramadan. The holy month in which we carry out the obligatory fasting worship. So Sobat Mora, you have to stay productive, even though you're fasting. We have to stay in shape by exercising. The benefits of physical exercise in the month of fasting are maintaining fitness levels, maintaining well-being conditions, namely physical health and mental health. According to dr. Andhika Raspati, SpKO, a Sports Specialist, suggests 3 ...
How playing sports benefits your body and your brain?
Hi Sobat Mora! Many people love to glorify victory on the playing field, cheer for favorite teams, and play sports. But here’s a question: Should we be so obsessed with sports? Is playing sports actually as good for us as we make it out to be, or just a fun and entertaining pastime? What does science have to say? First of all, it’s well accepted that exercise is good for our bodies and minds, and that’s definitely true. Exercising, especially when we’re young, has all ...
Types of Bow -2 (Archery Introduction Series)
Types of Bow-2 (Archery Introduction Series) Hello MORA Friend, how are y’all? Still remember our last convo? The one about types of bows? C’mon, surely u guys haven;t forget about it. At that time we’ve discussed types of standard bow for competitions, didn’t we? Well, this time let’s discuss about traditional bows, shall we? Traditional bows have so many types, some countries even have their own unique bows. As we’ve discussed earlier, ...
The ancient origins of the Olympics
Thousands of years in the making, what began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia has today become the greatest show of sporting excellence on Earth. The inception date in 776 BC became the basis for the Greek’s earliest calendar, where time was marked in four-year increments called Olympiads. What could it be? Why, it’s the Olympic games, of course. Competition fosters excellence, or so thought the Ancient Greeks. In addit ...
Types of Bow -1 (Archery Introduction Series)
Types of Bow-1 (Archery Introduction Series) Hello MORA Friends, how are you all? This time, let's have some chat about archery, shall we. Y'all already know archery, aren't you? You must've already known Robin Hood, Katniss Everdeen The Hunger Games, Legolas Lord of The Ring dan Hawkeye The Avengers, right? Did you ever paid more attention, that the bow being used by Robin, Katniss, Legolas and Hawkeye, have different types? If y ...
Why do we have museums?
Hello, MORA friends. Let’s begin our guided tour. Welcome to the museum of museums. Museums have been a part of human history for over 2000 years. But they weren’t always like the ones we visit today. The history of museums is far older and much stranger than you might imagine. We’ll start over here in the Greek wing. Our word museum comes from the Greek mouseion, temples built for the Muses, the goddesses of the arts and the sciences. Supplicants asked the Muses to keep wa ...
What is the Museum Experience at the National Sports Museum?
National Sports Museum is a special museum that displays collections about sports with the aim of educating the public about sports from the history, the athlete effort, to the motivation to exercise for physical fitness. So far, National Sports Museum always try the best for the visitors. In the beginning of the 2020, pandemic was all over the world. The impact hits various sectors of life, including museums. The activities of museums need to stop immediately. The National Sports Museum has ...
Working Out is Healthy. Is it?
Howdy MORA Friends. Halo Sobat MORA. How are ya? Hopefully y’all are just fine. In this pandemic era, we have to take care of our health, including through working out, or doing sport activity. As MORA Friends already know, working out has significant role ini preserving our immunity. What sport do you like, MORA Friends? Riding bike, jogging, badminton, archery, or maybe golf? Whatever the sport, don’t forget to always keep yourselves well hydrated, will ya? Probably, some of ...
Conservator, The Doctor of Museum Collections
Hello MORA friends, wherever you are, I hope you are in good health and keep your spirits up. If you visit the museum, you want to see what collections are on display in the museum. You may wonder whether the collection on display is damaged or dirty? How do museums keep their collections in good condition? It turns out that museums are obliged to take care of their collections, this is stated in the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 66 of 2015 concerning Museums. Then ...
Back to School with New Energy
Hello MORA Friends. How are y’all? Feeling excited? Today is the day when all you students go to your schools again. Don’t forget to always obey health protocols, will ya. It’s OK to be happy coz seing your schoolmates, but please stay look after each other’s safety and wellbeing. After more than a year, along with all the drama inside, finally face-to-face learning will be held again. Some or you MORA friends probably already experienced limited face-to-face learni ...
New Year, New Hope: Opening Up New Possibilities
Hello MORA friends, howdy y’all? Hopefully God always gives us health and prosperity. Talking about new year, many people tend to make resolutions for their new year. Are you also among those who like to make resolutions too? Care to share? What’re MORA Friends’ new year resolutions, for this year? Maybe there are those whose resolution is looking for job? Is there anyone who wishes to have a house this year? Or maybe there’s another whose resolution is starting ...