For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.
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Long-term goals can be hard to stick to if the benefits are only way off in the future. Research suggests ways to focus on the here and now to help you ultimately achieve your more far-off targets.
Making just a few small changes in our daily lives can help improve our health and help us live more aligned with how we evolved.
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.
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.
Don’t believe the hype about products claiming they can help you live longer. Here are five lifestyle changes to prioritise instead.
How to structure your workout − resistance then aerobic training or vice versa − depends on your exercise goals.
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.
The holidays can disrupt healthy lifestyle habits, like nutrition and exercise routines. Here’s how to enjoy the season without derailing your physical or mental health.
Small changes, big savings.
We should not rule out a direct link between exercise and longevity, but it may have a smaller role than previously thought.
The benefits of collagen may be important for our physical health, particularly as we get older.
A 30-minute walk three times a week was shown to improve physical health and brain function in people with Down’s syndrome.
Heinz is encouraging runners to consume packets of ketchup to boost performance.
This centuries old martial art was shown to reduce the severity of symptoms in the long-term.
Functional fitness can help you to be as physically capable as possible.
Sedentary lifestyles come with substantial health risks. But even small increases in our daily physical activity may go some way to mitigating these risks.
Weightlifting and other forms of resistance training can help stave off loss of muscle mass and other age-related physical decline.
If you’re thinking of buying a piece of cardio equipment for at-home workouts, here are the pros and cons.
‘Rucking’ involves adding weight to a backpack while walking or hiking.
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
