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A new study has been found that television viewing increases your risk of dying from an inflammatory-related condition like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But it’s more complicated than that.
Digital fitness trackers may look cool, but many teenagers don’t want them in PE lessons.
Exercise practitioners are taught to help us set goals to get active. But the way we set goals may be unhelpful, or worse, make it even harder for us to exercise.
Fitness, strength and mobility are important for us to live happy and healthy lives, how much does walking improve these measures?
The brain is a glucose-hungry organ. If this energy supply is disrupted, it can impair and even damage brain cells.
The ancient Greeks knew the medical benefits of electrical stimulation. Now researchers are trying it for people who are too ill to get physically active.
Try thinking of exercise as fun and something to enjoy with friends.
New research shows yoga can improve back and neck pain, but can put strain on the body in some poses.
Yes, as long as you take the right precautions.
From the shores of India to a gym on the high-street — the evolution of modern yoga.
Trauma can be passed down from generation to generation. What steps should adults take to try and break the cycle?
It’s not all child’s play.
Whole body vibration therapy is undertaken by standing, sitting, lying or doing exercises on specifically designed equipment that oscillates at relatively high frequencies.
Why extreme sports can change your life for the better.
To what extent do hours of practice, development squads and role models really make a difference?
Dr James Brown answered questions on Facebook Live from how much exercise you need to what you should eat afterwards.
Thinking of having a baby? It’s not all down to women to get healthy in preparation.
Regular physical activity energises you to perform daily chores, deal with stress better and improves your quality of sleep.
New research shows not all sitting is bad for our health, so long as you’re active at other times of the day.
Top contributors
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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
