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November 12, 2020

Getting people more active is key to better health: here are 8 areas for investment

Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand; Charlie Foster, University of Bristol; Dr Lindsey J Reece, University of Sydney; Jacqueline Mair, ETH Zurich; Jasper Schipperijn, University of Southern Denmark; Karen Milton, University of East Anglia; Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Simone Tomaz, University of Stirling; Sjaan Gomersall, The University of Queensland, and Trevor Shilton, Curtin University

Being physically active is largely not an individual choice, but a result of what funds, spaces, places and opportunities are available to the individual and communities.

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April 23, 2018

Health Check: is there an optimal time of day to work out?

Paige Brooker, The University of Queensland; Michael Leveritt, The University of Queensland; Neil King, Queensland University of Technology, and Sjaan Gomersall, The University of Queensland

Our body burns more fat when we exercise before breakfast, but studies haven’t found that means we lose more weight over time.

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