Weightlifting can be done by people of all ages and fitness levels.
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Resistance bands are cheap, portable and easily incorporated into many exercise regimes.
The amount of exercise you need to do depends on your training goals.
Overall muscle fitness among children and teens hasn’t declined over the past several decades, but by some measures it’s not improving, either.
The key is to make sure you’re performing them correctly.
Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
You only need a small amount of time to make a big difference.
Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.
The Oceania Cup allows rugby league players to represent the country of their heritage. Now we need to introduce training processes that better reflect and support cultural diversity.
Doing the vacuuming or taking the dog for a walk? Pick up the pace – these bursts of incidental exercise could be key to improving your fitness.
Where to start amid all the equipment, classes and lycra.
An ultra-marathon runner and exercise physiologist describes what it’s like to take part in an ultra-endurance event, and the consequences it had on his body.
Most people follow fixed time periods when it comes to recovery. The latest research calls this into question.
Halfpipe snowboarders like Scotty James may seem laid-back and relaxed, but they are subjected to high physical load and fatigue induced by training and competition.
As the Olympics head to the Far East this month, two radically different approaches to training and treating athletes will be on display.
If you sit all day at work, then cancer, diabetes, heart disease and death are the likely outcomes. A cardiologist explains how the simple act of counting can reverse this evolutionary trend.
In July, Scots cyclist Mark Beaumont will attempt to cycle around the world in 80 days, smashing the world record by 43 days. Here’s what he has to get right.
A condition where our muscles break down and leak into the bloodstream is usually caused by trauma. But high-intensity resistance training, like Crossfit, means it’s on the rise.
Dr James Brown answered questions on Facebook Live from how much exercise you need to what you should eat afterwards.
A new study examines the benefits of cramming all of your weekly exercise in at the weekend.
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology. School of Health Sciences, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor (Research) and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Deakin University
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Research Leader, Sport, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University
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Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Programme Leader MSc Strength and Conditioning, Liverpool John Moores University
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