Exercise - It’s For The Bugs
- Friday, October 12, 2007, Richard Martyniak, M.Sc.
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- Karey Burek writes in an article on The Observer News website:
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- " I should exercise. I find myself running for long distances in my dreams, waking up and trying to recall the last time I actually ran. Or sprinted. Or moved at a quick pace. It has been a while to say the least."
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- I think many of us can relate to feeling the need to exercise. A day working in bee suits can be the cure for couch potato-ism ! She goes on to write about the some cool facts about animal strength records:
" But nothing can compare to what the Rhinoceros Beetle can do. Imagine being able to carry something 850 times your weight? I am not just talking about a quick lift, but actually carrying it across the room or down the street to your house. Let’s break it down—a 200 pound man would have to be able to carry 170,200 pounds to equal 851 times his own weight and beating out the beetle.."
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- Very cool stuff! But here's where she really gets my interest... Bees helping you get fit ! Imagine Bee aerobics or a Killer Bee marathon !
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"On the other hand, there is nothing like a swarm to get you moving! The bee population has been at the forefront of a lot of scientific conversations lately. According to the research, the killer bees are starting to take over and this is dangerous. However, it definitely could motivate me to run and keep on running. You see, killer bees don’t usually start off in a swarm. Perhaps you irritate a single killer bee and it stings you; that sting and the release of the venom signals to the other bees that they need to come and find out what’s going on, and they swarm. I could just see myself sprinting down the street with a swarm of killer bees on my heels—similar to the cartoons. The only problem is these bees don’t give up! It has been documented that they can make chase for up to .8 miles. That is a lot of running and sure to get my heart pumping and my muscles tingling. If a bee were the size of an average human, it would be able to fly carrying up to 30 tons! "
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- Click here for her article on The Observer News webpages.
