THE SCRAPBOOK
BROWNLEE BOYS HAVE A SPORTS CENTRE
NAMED AFTER THEM
Olympic triathlon stars Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have had a £5m university sports facility
named after them.
The University of Leeds' Brownlee centre, dedicated to its most successful alumni athletes,
boasts a one mile (1.6km) cycle circuit.
Speaking at the venue, Alistair Brownlee, who won gold in the triathlon competition at the
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, said it was a "massive honour" to have the centre named after him,
and brother Jonny.
"The circuit is brilliant for us because we can train hard without being on the open road," he
said.
He added that, more importantly, the circuit, could be used by people just getting into
sport, or those who were not confident riding on the road.
The athlete, who studied sports science and physiology at Leeds, described the facility as a
"real boost for both participation and elite sport in the area".
Jonny Brownlee, a Leeds history graduate who took the silver in Rio, said the circuit would
benefit cyclists and other sportsmen and women of all abilities.
About £1m of funding for the project came from British Cycling, British Triathlon, Sport
England and UK Sport, with the remainder provided by the university.
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DRINK COFFEE TO HAVE A BETTER NAP!
In a Japanese study that examined how to make the most of a
nap, people who took a "coffee nap"—consuming about 200
milligrams of caffeine (the amount in one to two cups of coffee)
and then immediately taking a 20-minute rest felt more alert and
performed better on computer tests than those who only took a
nap.
Why does this work? A 20-minute nap ends just as the caffeine
kicks in and clears the brain of a molecule called adenosine,
maximizing alertness. "Adenosine is a by-product of wakefulness
and activity," says Allen Towfigh, MD, medical director of New
York Neurology & Sleep Medicine. "As adenosine levels increase,
we become more fatigued. Napping clears out the adenosine
and, when combined with caffeine, an adenosine-blocker, further
reduces its effects and amplifies the effects of the nap."
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