The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest.
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Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
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A sense of purpose and a social bond on the pitch.
Exercise therapy improved mental health and quality of life.
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Current treatments for multimorbidity involve taking multiple drugs to manage symptoms, which often has adverse health effects.
Endurance athletes are most at risk.
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Those with the condition could take several weeks, months, or even years to properly recover.
Is relaxing in the hammock or easy chair somehow better for you than sitting?
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Couch potatoes are always looking for a way out.
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Stroke is New Zealand’s third highest cause of death, but few people recognise its symptoms and risk factors, particularly in Pasifika and Māori communities where stroke affects more people.
Rest days are just as important as your workouts.
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Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
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Hormonal changes mean during the first half of a woman’s menstrual cycle, she’ll have more energy and recover more quickly. This is the time to train hardest.
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A new study found a few sessions a week of high-intensity interval training helped students pay attention in class.
It’s fun, affordable, portable and good for your health.
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Jumping rope is short on time, fun, and good for your heart health.
Proponents of the diet claim slowly increasing calorie intake can boost your metabolism.
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There’s currently little evidence that ‘reverse dieting’ works.
Most of these initiatives still place emphasis on getting people to change their eating and lifestyle habits.
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The food and beverage industry is increasingly involved in the policymaking process.
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Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown forbids residents travelling more than 5km from home during their daily hour of exercise. Fine for those in leafy suburbs, but not for those with less greenery nearby.
Food is fuel for the human body.
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The constraints of COVID-19 can act as a catalyst to eat more thoughtfully and, perhaps, eat better.
Strength training can improve bone density, muscle mass, and physical ability in older people.
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All exercise is beneficial for our overall health – regardless of age.
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Lockdown has, for many, been an opportunity to take up daily exercise. And this is something that must be encouraged long after lockdown restrictions are lifted.
AMRAP is short for ‘as many reps (or rounds) as possible’.
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During an AMRAP workout, participants will aim to complete as many rounds of a single exercise as possible within a set time.
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Those most at risk are male, non-elite, regular exercisers with a body mass index of over 30.
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Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by damage to muscle cells.
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Working from home in the long run could be better for your health, or it could also be worse. It depends on how your employer supports you.