Many of us, aware of the benefits of exercise, try to stick to a routine, only to find our sneakers at the back of the closet when the weather doesn’t co-operate, our routine is disrupted or we are short of time.
Girls and women experiencing period pain often avoid physical activity, but our latest study suggests that doing exercise might actually provide pain relief.
From the UK to Canada, China to India, around the world, yoga is big business. In 2016, Americans alone spent US$16 billion on yoga classes and products.
From fairly obscure beginnings in the mid-20th century, the practice of yoga in Britain has become a massively popular pastime.
The benefits of exercise may differ depending on the time of day when you work out, a new study in mice suggests.
- Walter Boot By
You’ve probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. Hundreds of so-called “brain training” programs can be purchased for download.
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Sitting is probably killing you slowly — whether you exercise vigorously every day or not.
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Nearly half the adult population in Australia drink it.
Getting on your bicycle can give you an enormous sense of freedom and enjoyment. It can increase your independence and knowledge of the local area, and improve your access to the natural (or urban) environment.
When you exercise, your heart and breathing rates increase, delivering greater quantities of oxygen from the lungs to the blood, then to exercising muscles.
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The good thing about Kegel exercises is that you can do them pretty much anywhere
New research links participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in kids and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11.