Collecting water and caring for kids are daily necessities.
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Some anthropologists question how much rare activities like big-game hunting could have affected how our species evolved. Instead they’re looking at daily activities like carrying water or firewood.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, in yellow, holds the world’s speed record for humans.
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Your sprinting skills have a lot to do with genetics, but your brain also plays a big role.
Exercise is actually very good for the joints.
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The more ours joints are used, the stronger the bones and muscles surrounding them become.
GB parasport athlete Charlotte Ellis (left) finishing the 2019 London Marathon with her guide runner.
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Running is empowering for many blind and partially sighted people, but they can face a range of societal barriers to get involved.
Russ Cook’s feat took 352 days to complete.
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‘HardestGeezer’s’ 16,000km feat highlights the remarkable capabilities of what the human body can endure
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Our new study shows you may be able to walk, run, lift or dance away depression. And the more intense your exercise program, the better.
The perfect slow running pace is one where you can still easily have a conversation.
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Slow running may burn more fat compared to running at a faster pace.
Tracking your heart rate, pace or average ascent during a jog is becoming common practice.
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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.
Resistance training works about as well as aerobic exercise in all the critical areas, including cardiovascular health.
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It’s time for aerobics to share the spotlight with weightlifting as a form of exercise that promotes health and may be de rigueur as we age.
Checking the weather frequently can serve to preemptively avoid injury pitfalls from extreme cold or slippery surfaces.
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Winter running has all the health benefits of aerobic exercise, as well as fresh air. However, be aware of the specific safety and injury-prevention concerns that come with cold weather.
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Kiptum – and to some extent Kipchoge – have done just enough to make the ‘sub-2’ moment a likely reality in the next few years.
Nose breathing during intense exercise takes practice.
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Breathing through your nose may help oxygen reach your working muscles faster.
Endurance isn’t the only type of fitness linked to genetics.
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A growing body of evidence shows there are links between our genetics and fitness.
Weighted vests help boost the intensity of the exercise you’re doing.
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Weighted vests have long been popular among CrossFit athletes and celebrities.
Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular — but does this diet help or hinder athletic performance?
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Does intermittent fasting have a negative or positive effect on athletic performance? At the moment, the scientific data about this is contradictory.
A student on a school bus holding a digital point-and-shoot camera.
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Smartphone cameras tend to be more advanced than their clunky, point-and-shoot predecessors. But the allure of cameras from the early 2000s reflects a broader search for meaning.
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Some people juice beetroot, some eat it, others mix up a drink from the powdered form. Here’s how it might affect your athletic performance.
Shin splints, better known as medial tibial stress syndrome, can be avoided.
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Between 9% and 20% of runners will suffer from shin splints at some point in their life.
McKee spent close to 1,500 hours running to complete his challenge.
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Running a marathon a day can have a major impact on your physical and mental health.
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Thinking of trying barefoot running? We investigated a new strategy to switch from traditional shoe to barefoot running, and why barefoot running may work for some runners but not others.