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The challenge may sound like a quick and easy way to get fit, but it may actually be the least effective way of adding kettlebells to your workouts. Tongpool Piasupun/ Shutterstock

July 30, 2025

Viral ‘kettlebell challenge’ could do you more harm than good – here’s why

Jen Wilson, Nottingham Trent University and Athalie Redwood-Brown, Nottingham Trent University

One of the challenge’s biggest pitfalls is that it may lead to injury.

November 22, 2022

Why do I sprain my ankle so often? And how can I cut the risk of it happening again?

Gordon Waddington, University of Canberra

Currently the best evidence for reducing the chances of re-spraining your ankle sprain comes down to two main things.

Those stiff, painful spots can take up to two weeks to go away on their own. Sophie Walster/iStock via Getty Images Plus

August 4, 2022

What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them

Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University

Researchers are still trying to figure out exactly what happens within muscle to create knots, also known as myofascial trigger points. But they do know some ways you can avoid or alleviate them.

Dumbbell variations allow us to adjust an exercise to better suit our body. Max kegfire/ Shutterstock

April 29, 2022

Barbell exercises aren’t essential for getting fit – here’s what you can do instead

David Rogerson, Sheffield Hallam University

The best exercises to do are the ones that motivate you to workout – not the ones you think you have to do.

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