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The study found that short amounts of weekly resistance exercise lowered risk of premature death from many different diseases by around 10-20%.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is surprisingly common, affecting about one in four adults. Eating processed foods and sugary drinks can increase the risk of developing the disease.
Even with Winter Olympics for inspiration, outdoor activity in sub-zero weather can be hard to commit to. How can it be easier, safer and more fun to embrace your inner winter athlete?
There’s little evidence that the ingredients in most of these supplements work at the small doses they’re normally taken.
As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
Some obese people lack the classic metabolic risk factors of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar linked with obesity. But are they still at risk for heart disease and diabetes?
Adjusting your goals may be the best way to stay motivated in the long term.
Exercise activates a type of bone cell which is integral in the healing process.
For many years, concussion treatment followed a rest-is-best approach. But research now suggests that low-to-moderate intensity exercise is a safe and useful approach to managing concussion symptoms.
During pilgrimage walks, people often observe and appreciate simple things more keenly, feel the spiritual connection with their surroundings and gain new, enriching life perspectives.
Researchers looked at the most popular YouTube fitness videos and the types of behavioural change techniques they used. Here’s what they found.
There are many reasons why people may feel intimidated, but that doesn’t have to stop you from working out.
Research from around the world showed how much children’s activity levels dropped during lockdowns.
Preparing for being active in cold weather can help keep us safe and increase our enjoyment.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
Although ‘training to failure’ may be popular among people who regularly lift weights, it might not be as beneficial as some claim.
Exercise can’t make up for a poor diet, but it can help change eating habits. Regular exercise improves the brain and cognitive processes that help regulate junk food consumption and reduces stress.
Over half of people who intend to make healthy lifestyle changes fail to do so. Understanding the automatic tendencies that prevent people from enacting a new health habit can help them stick to it.
Weightlifting can be done by people of all ages and fitness levels.
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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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 Physiology, University of Westminster
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology, Lancaster University
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Professorial Research Fellow: Physical Activity and Health, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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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
