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Why that fitness plan you saw online probably won’t help you lose as much weight as it claims.
For his fight with Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, Kell Brook had to gain weight in just the right places.
Forget high-end design and cutting-edge communication. The new Watch is a fitness device and heralds a shift for the company – from enabling self-expression to nudging users toward self-mastery.
We need children to get hold of their fitness levels - literally.
Fitbit and other wearable technology are good for keeping track of your personal fitness. But should they be used by school children?
Sprinters may be able to power through, but endurance athletes could suffer from hyperthermia and dehydration.
Why less is more when it comes to exercise.
The first article in our series on urban sports looks at how CrossFit has given gruelling exercise a corporate makeover – and why that might be a good thing.
Spare a thought for the cast of thousands that has to worry about player fitness and team logistics in a major sporting event.
While walking is a great way to get people moving, evidence has found the program doesn’t target people who need it the most, and people swap high intensity exercise for more steps.
The human psyche loves a challenge as well as a pat on the back for achievement. Pervasive computing taps into these drives to ‘gamify’ aspects of life that are typically not games or even much fun.
Extreme match durations are more common today than at any other time in the modern tennis era. This poses a threat to the sport’s standard of excellence.
Reinforcement of the idea that exercise will lead to weight loss acts as a disincentive for those who stick to their exercise goals to only find the scales haven’t turned in their favour.
Gardening can tackle stress, low self-esteem and depression.
For many obese people, the message that physical activity is more important than managing weight is not only unhelpful but also not true.
Children’s fitness has been declining even faster over the past six years than in the decade before.
Fitness devices like Fitbit set an automatic goal of 10,000 steps a day. But this isn’t the magic threshold some make it out to be.
Newspaper headlines may suggest regular short walks can help you live longer but the reality is more complex.
Protein-based health products have been criticised for inappropriate marketing but are they even worth the money?
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Professor, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, Teesside University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Westminster
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Behavioural Medicine Lab, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, University of Victoria
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Lecturer in Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning, Teesside University
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Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
