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Heart rate zones are a measure of exercise intensity based on a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
It turns out that, although such measurements are important, waist circumference and ratio to height are not the whole story when it comes to your risk of disease and death.
Setting realistic and measurable goals and giving yourself a little treat when you meet them can help power your fitness motivation through the darker months.
Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
Offering financial incentives for exercise may be one way of stimulating, and sustaining, a more active lifestyle. Research suggests that even after rewards stop, exercise gains mostly persist.
Activity trackers come with a variety of functionalities. While some are important, others you can pay less attention to.
If the answer is “I don’t know”, chances are your resolution won’t be sustainable.
COVID was a ‘gendered pandemic’, with women carrying very different burdens to men. A three-year New Zealand research project aimed to overcome the urge to forget, and provide lessons for the future.
For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.
Resolutions are like goals and putting time into planning your resolution can increase your success. Using scientific strategies can increase your chances of sticking with your resolution.
It’s time for aerobics to share the spotlight with weightlifting as a form of exercise that promotes health and may be de rigueur as we age.
Winter running has all the health benefits of aerobic exercise, as well as fresh air. However, be aware of the specific safety and injury-prevention concerns that come with cold weather.
The holidays can disrupt healthy lifestyle habits, like nutrition and exercise routines. Here’s how to enjoy the season without derailing your physical or mental health.
Lifestyle-related dementia risks are complex, with factors like sleep, exercise, diet and social contact interacting with things like cognitive reserve, neuroplasticity and inflammation in the body.
Functional fitness can help you to be as physically capable as possible.
If you’re thinking of buying a piece of cardio equipment for at-home workouts, here are the pros and cons.
‘Rucking’ involves adding weight to a backpack while walking or hiking.
Our metabolism naturally slows down as we age and becomes dysfunctional after dieting. Here’s what you can do to give yours a boost.
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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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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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