Even one-minute bursts of activity throughout the day can have benefits for your health.
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Pushing a stroller changes how runners move, lowering some injury risks while raising others. Here’s what the biomechanics data reveals.
Our study found that older adults are no more likely to experience muscle soreness after a workout than young adults are.
Balance tells us more than anything else about elderly people’s physical health.
Once seen as a sport for the young, gymnastics is experiencing a surge in adult participation. But what benefits does it offer later in life?
Telling people to ‘just say no’ to drugs has never worked. Better education and awareness of the harms is key.
Hyrox offers physiological benefits for athletes of all skill levels.
Is ‘active recovery’ just another fitness myth, or does it help? Here’s what the evidence shows.
Callisthenics exercises offer some of the cardio benefits of a run, and some of the muscular benefits of a lifting session. But there are limitations, too.
There are two main types of PNF stretching. Here’s how to do them.
Our study found that tracking your exercise boosts mental wellbeing.
Unlike mat pilates, which only uses your body weight, the reformer adds resistance, so you can change the difficulty according to your level of fitness. But there are also cheaper options.
Adding extra weight makes the body work harder, as shown by increased oxygen needs, heart rate and energy burn.
Planning health and fitness goals for 2025? Here’s how to make home exercise equipment work for you (and keep it from becoming useless household clutter).
Starting with as little as 1-2 hours a week can reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease by up to 20%.
If your mind and body are in need of a break from dance it’s more than OK to take time off. But if you want to keep exercising, here are some plans you can follow.
If we don’t challenge our body enough, it will stop adapting.
Changing the way you walk can improve your cardiovascular health, strength and mental wellbeing.
More and more children and teenagers are hitting the gym, but there are many misconceptions surrounding young people and strength training.
It’s probably less than you expect.
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Professor of Exercise Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Lecturer Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Westminster
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Senior Lecturer in Performance Analysis of Sport, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Course Lead, Sheffield Hallam University
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Reader in Ageing Physiology, University of Westminster
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, Teesside University