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Tracking your heart rate, pace or average ascent during a jog is becoming common practice. (Shutterstock)

Why some amateur athletes are giving up on smartwatches

To better measure their activity and become members of a sports community, many amateur athletes are adopting smartwatches and digital tools. But others are giving them up.
Lifestyle changes may be our best hope of delaying dementia or not developing dementia at all. (Shutterstock)

Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity — but the time to act is now

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.
The number of days of extreme heat is set to increase in the years ahead. An active lifestyle can help reduce the impact on your health. (Shutterstock)

Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?

Many heat-related health problems can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle. But the younger generation is less active than previous generations, and therefore more vulnerable.
There isn’t a debate, however, on the health benefits of regular exercise. Maryna Terletska/Moment via Getty Images

Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off – here’s the evidence for both sides of the debate

Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless of its effects on weight loss, exercise provides many health benefits.
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Children’s movement affects health and development but research is lacking in Africa: here’s why

Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.

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