{"id":33,"date":"2016-04-10T02:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T02:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genehayes.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-02-08T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:54:31","slug":"passions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/?page_id=33","title":{"rendered":"Passions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2013-08-03-09.36.04-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2013-08-03 09.36.04\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2013-08-03-09.36.04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2013-08-03-09.36.04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2013-08-03-09.36.04-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2013-08-03-09.36.04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Squash<\/strong> is the healthiest sport on earth (not according to me, but to Forbes&#8211;see below). Squash gives you an amazing cardio workout and keeps you agile, fit, and strong. Additionally, it is one of the most athletic and social sports around. Squash players from around the world can always welcome visitors and develop friendships through a common passion. No other sport can do that. I have had the chance to play squash in <em>22<\/em> countries and have developed many wonderful friendships along the way&#8211;for example, this photo shows me with my friend Vitaliy Yevdochenko in Kyiv, Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, Forbes first published its list of the 10 healthiest sports, based on a calculation using four physiological components of fitness, plus injury risk and energy expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes chose to compare the sports based on four basic physiological components of fitness: <em>cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility<\/em>, which is just a sample of the 15 factors of success in sports.<\/p>\n<p>For each component, they asked fitness experts (coaches, personal trainers, competitors, and exercise physiologists) to rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being \u201cexcellent,\u201d 4 being \u201cdarn good,\u201d 3 being \u201cgood,\u201d 2 being \u201cnot bad\u201d and 1 being \u201cnothing special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Injury risk<\/em> was rated on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being \u201clow,\u201d 2 being \u201cso-so\u201d and 1 being \u201chigh.\u201d The <em>energy expenditure<\/em> rating was based on the calories expended by a 190-pound person over 30 minutes (rates from ACSM) and rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being 450+ calories, 4 being 400-450 calories, 3 being 350-400 calories, 2 being 300-350 calories and 1 being 250-300 calories. Calorie burn: Forbes selected the rate for \u201cmoderate\u201d or similar intensity whenever possible. The scores for each component were tallied to arrive at an individual rating for each sport.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the final list came out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>1. Squash<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>2. Rowing<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>3. Rock Climbing<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>4. Swimming<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>5. Cross-Country Skiing<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>6. Basketball<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>7. Cycling<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>8. Running<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>9. Modern Pentathlon<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>10. Boxing<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Source: www.forbes.com)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-34\" src=\"http:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maradona121-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"maradona12[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maradona121-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maradona121.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>F\u00fatbol or football <\/strong>(soccer in the US) is the king of sports! Does the name Maradona ring a bell? Yeah, I thought so. In an unscientific survey I did for fun while traveling in Europe, I asked random individuals just one simple question: do you know who Maradona is? It was evident that most people across Europe and the globe instantly recognized Maradona. Those who do not more than likely recognize Pel\u00e9. Football is much more than a simple sport; it is the &#8220;Beautiful Game,&#8221; the pride of nations, and the greatest and most global team sport. I love football, and I am passionate about &#8220;El Tri,&#8221; Mexico&#8217;s national team, and about the FIFA World Cup, which unfortunately happens every four years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games; the cumulative audience of all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match, a ninth of the entire population of the planet&#8221; (FIFA.com. F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Football Association. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2016).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-87\" src=\"http:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/boseheadphones-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"boseheadphones\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/boseheadphones-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/boseheadphones-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/boseheadphones.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Music <\/strong>is something that I also enjoy greatly. I truly have a very broad taste in music and enjoy many genres (though I confess that 80s music is the best!). Given the fact that I am bilingual and bi-cultural, I enjoy music in English and Spanish equally&#8211;it just depends on the mood. Oh, by the way, I also love Brazilian music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oaxaca<\/strong> (its people, food, weather, traditions, etc.) is definitely one of my passions. As they say, there is no place like home, and I just happen to be lucky enough to be able to call home one of the most fantastic cities. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-88\" src=\"http:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Oaxaca_Night.jpg\" alt=\"Oaxaca_Night\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Oaxaca_Night.jpg 640w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Oaxaca_Night-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genehayes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Oaxaca_Night-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t believe me? Plan a trip and judge for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good food<\/strong> is something that I truly enjoy. Well, as I said, I am from Oaxaca, the culinary capital of Mexico. I enjoy all sorts of dishes, fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. Other than Oaxacan food, I enjoy foods from just about every country I have visited, including &#8220;pastel de choclo,&#8221; from Chile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong> is my other passion, and I am blessed that one of my passions is also my job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squash is the healthiest sport on earth (not according to me, but to Forbes&#8211;see below). Squash gives you an amazing cardio workout and keeps you agile, fit, and strong. Additionally, it is one of the most athletic and social sports around. Squash players from around the world can always welcome visitors and develop friendships through<span class=\"dots\"> &hellip; <\/span><span class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/?page_id=33\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Passions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genehayes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}