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A doctor offers tips on how to safely get exercise, sleep and drinking habits back into shape as the pandemic wanes.
Using hot baths or saunas shouldn’t be considered as a substitute for exercise. But they can mimic some of the health benefits.
Our new Cochrane review found antidepressants led to only small improvements in depression symptoms on average compared with placebo.
It might look easy driving a car around a track but it takes a lot of targeted training to be a good F1 driver.
Some people with back pain see immediate benefits from stretching.
Choosing the right “cocktail” of light activity, exercise and sitting, can improve health and decrease risk of premature death.
We lose some fitness ‘gains’ in as little as four weeks.
Many people have been moving less since the pandemic, and one consequence may be a reduction in core strength. But there are a variety of exercises you can do to focus on improving your core.
New research has highlighted the benefits of high-intensity interval training.
Top tip: take it slow when you get back to training.
Meeting the recommended guidelines for physical activity reduces the risk of falling ill and dying of infectious diseases by 37%.
New research suggests people who exercise for 150 minutes a week are half as likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who are consistently inactive.
Exercise is important for astronauts to prevent weak muscles.
But more intense exercises – such as weightlifting – are still important for health and fitness.
Research shows that the gaps in physical exercise have widened substantially between men and women, whites and non-whites, rich and poor and educated and less educated: especially during the pandemic.
Participants who ingested caffeine powder burned up to 29% more fat.
Our study showed that social media often had a positive influence on young people, motivating them to be healthier.
People who stayed active or became more active in adulthood spent between 10% and 22% less on healthcare.
Short, 20-second bursts of activity — known as exercise ‘snacks’ — throughout the day have many benefits, from boosting energy and productivity to improving cardiorespiratory fitness.
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia
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Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Westminster
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Professorial Research Fellow: Physical Activity and Health, CQUniversity Australia
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate professor & Scientia Fellow, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Swansea University
