Health Insight: Seven reasons Nordic walking is better for you than the normal kind
LINDSAY BOTTOMS, a reader in exercise and health physiology at the University of Hertfordshire, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at why walking with poles is good for you…
Health Insight: Seven tips for exercising safely during a heatwave
As much of the northern hemisphere swelters, ASH WILLMOTT, JUSTIN ROBERTS and OLIVER GIBSON, in an article first published on The Conversation, provides some tips for exercising during a heatwave…
Health Insight: Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says
DAVID CLAYTON, a senior lecturer in nutrition and exercise physiology at Nottingham Trent University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at what research reveals about the practice of intermittent fasting…
Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era – WHO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. It recommended that children and adolescents have an average of one hour […]
Health Insight: Exercise nutrition – whether you should eat before or after a workout depends on your fitness goals
In an article first published on The Conversation, JUSTIN ROBERTS, associate professor of health and exercise nutrition ay Anglia Ruskin University, looks at when the best time to eat is when exercising…
Health Insight: Over-training syndrome – what it is and how to avoid it
In an article first published on The Conversation, LEE BELL, a lecturer in sport and exercise at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, looks at what happens when you push too hard…
THIS LIFE: DISCIPLINE AND CRAVING
ELISABETH CARTER looks at the importance of discipline – in exercise and in relationship with God…
WHO issues first advice on dementia: exercise and don’t smoke
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization published its first guidelines on the prevention and management of dementia on Tuesday, putting physical activity at the top of its list of recommendations for preventing cognitive decline. Stopping smoking, a healthy diet and avoiding harmful use of alcohol were also among the recommendations of the WHO’s report, entitled […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF – ACCORDING TO SCIENCE
In an article first published on The Conversation, KEVIN DEIGHTON, reader in nutrition and metabolism at Leeds Beckett University in the UK, looks at what science tells us when it comes to losing weight…