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Topic: Workout

Core training is the new ab workout. What’s the difference?

There’s evidence suggesting core stability training can help reduce bouts of lower back pain. However, it doesn’t appear to be any more effective than walking or weight training.

Sweat, sun, friction impact your skin. If you workout, here’s what you need to take care of

While it's important to take care of your health and exercise, taking care of your skin while playing sports is crucial. Here are some tips to help athletes maintain healthy skin.

How ‘shy girl’ workouts can help women gain confidence — minimal gym space, only dumbbells

While the initial benefit of these workouts is that they can help you get over your fear of going to the gym, they may also have more long-term benefits.

Why leading athletes invest in ice baths, saunas, red light therapy

In 'Hacking Health', Mukesh Bansal suggests recovery techniques well-suited to specific stressors or matched to specific health goals.

How many days a week should I workout?

The most common question trainees ask is how many days they should work out in a week. And most experts recommend calculating the frequency depending on goals, activity level and age.

Why you cannot lose weight by doing sit-ups?

A week of doing 100 sit-ups a day is not a tested strategy for losing belly fat. If losing weight is your aim, in particular around the midsection, you should start by examining your daily diet.

Soreness after workout makes you think you’ve done enough. That’s a problem

Instead of measuring how effective your workout has been based on soreness, try increasing the number of reps you do or the amount of weight you lift.

On Camera

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.