Browsing: exercise

“People may not be as surprised that an exercise program helped heart patients, but it is intriguing that this study also showed that cognitive behavioural therapy…

In our modern, time-squeezed lives, it’s tempting to do everything as fast as possible: listen to podcasts on double speed, work in email-free sprints, or train…

Joe Wicks is doing some burpees. He is being his usual Joe Wicks self, shouting matey encouragement as his lustrous hair bobs up and down in…

Name: Gym personalities.Age: Genetically hardwired since ancient times.Appearance: Well, that depends on your personality.My personality is “enjoys cake”. That doesn’t sound very scientifically thorough, but it’s…

Some colleges and universities use therapy dogs to help students destress or address homesickness. The University of South Carolina employs shelter dogs for students to engage…

The role of exercise in promoting good general health, and helping to prevent heart disease, strokes and diabetes is well established. No wonder, then, that long‑distance…

It all begins with a flick of the wrist. I hold my breath as I watch a disc wobble through the air. When it starts going…

“Quite impressive” The exercise group, which had supervised exercise for the first six months of the three-year intervention, reported more exercise over the study. At the…

An exercise programme for colon cancer patients can cut the risk of dying by a third, a major international trial shows.The researchers said it was “not…

A landmark study shows exercise can reduce the risk of cancer patients dying by more than a third.The world’s first randomised clinical trial specifically evaluated if…