TopicExercise

Topic: exercise

Do fitness trackers, smartwatches make people more active and healthier? Not really

Scott Conger - 7 May, 2022

Fitness trackers can help increase awareness of daily physical activity. But they are only facilitators, not drivers of behaviour change.

The route to a longer life? 30 minutes a week of muscle-strengthening exercises

Victoria Masterson - 20 March, 2022

Researchers in Japan have found that doing just 30 to 60 minutes a week of such activities is linked to a 10-20% fall in our mortality risk.

Exercise works, but see how changing your diet can add 10 years to your life

Laura Brown - 20 February, 2022

A study says that eating healthier could extend lifespan up to seven years in middle-aged adults, and in young adults, by about ten years.

Exercise can reduce students’ desire to drink alcohol – new research

Eef Hogervorst - 7 November, 2021

After devising a five-minute exercise routine consisting of squats, push-ups, jumping jacks, we asked students to watch an alcohol video.

How often should we exercise to get in shape?

Matthew Wright - 29 August, 2021

Weight training or running — improvements only happen with a combination of recovery and repetition.

Swimming is better for the brain than any other activity. But scientists still don’t know why

Seena Mathew - 2 August, 2021

Scientists are still trying to unravel how and why swimming regularly, in particular, improves memory, cognitive function, immune response, and mood.

Stretching can increase your tolerance for pain

Hugo Masse-Alarie - 23 May, 2021

Back pain is one of the most prevalent health conditions in our society. Up to 80% of the population may suffer from it at least once in their lifetime.

30 minutes’ exercise won’t counteract sitting all day, but this can help

Sebastien Chastin - 23 May, 2021

For many of us, our jobs require us to sit for eight hours or more a day. Just exercising for 30 minutes won’t reverse that.

Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective

Sebastien Chastin - 2 May, 2021

We found compelling evidence across six studies – 30 minutes of activity, five days a week reduces the risk of falling ill and dying of infectious diseases.