It’s not enough to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering the very real environmental and structural constraints present in South Africa.
There’s not only one correct sitting posture. Mixing it up is the best thing to do.
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Contrary to what you might think, there’s not one right way to sit. According to the principles of ergonomics, there are three good options.
New research shows that if you pay people for achievable increases in their daily physical activity, they will continue to be more active for months after the rewards are withdrawn.
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If you’re unfit or overweight, there’s lots you can do to make a new exercise regime both enjoyable and successful.
Smartphones make great citizen research tools. We take them everywhere and they have the functions (GPS, accelerometers, camera, audio, video) to sense, share and mobilize data between consenting citizens.
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We blame electronic devices for our increasingly sedentary behaviours. So why not harness them to study our movement patterns and tackle urgent health crises?
There’s good evidence drinking coffee before exercise can marginally improve your performance.
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Many people drink coffee for that extra bit of energy to go about their day. As well as sharpening our minds, there’s evidence caffeine can give us a physical boost, too.
Research with Canadian families found that modelling of healthy food intake by fathers, but not by mothers, was associated with a healthier diet among their children.
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Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
Pursuit of dedicated, non-academic activities such as exercise and sports may protect students from academic burnout.
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Medical school efforts to cultivate good wellness practices and adaptive coping skills in medical students may offer an effective long-term solution to physician burnout.
If your exercise routine compromises other aspects of your life, you may have a problem.
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is now offering a new ‘polygenic risk score’ that reveals your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Does it work? Are our family physicians ready?
For those of us who are time poor, high intensity exercise can be incorporated into our daily routines.
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Be careful before you rush your kids into so-called “talent identification” sports programs – you might be putting a whole lifetime of enjoyable exercise at risk.
Walking has a variety of health benefits.
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Many of us are programmed to aim for 10,000 steps a day. This target is not right for everyone – but we can all benefit from setting step goals to increase our activity.