by John McMillan | Sep 5, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Aisling Pigott, Cardiff Metropolitan University If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, minimally processed...
by John McMillan | Sep 5, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Simon Cooper, Nottingham Trent University There were 45,000 fewer hours of physical education (PE) delivered in UK schools during the last academic year compared to 15 years ago. This is concerning, given how important PE and physical activity are not only for...
by John McMillan | Aug 29, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Tom Brownlee, University of Birmingham It can look almost too easy: athletes gliding along on a bike, runners shuffling at a pace slower than most people’s warm-up, or someone strolling so gently it barely seems like exercise at all. Yet this kind of effortless...
by John McMillan | Jul 25, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Jack McNamara, University of East London Your fitness tracker might be lying to you. That 10,000-step target flashing on your wrist? It didn’t come from decades of careful research. It came from a Japanese walking club and a marketing campaign in the 1960s. A major...
by John McMillan | May 2, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Lawrence Hayes, Lancaster University and John Fernandes, Cardiff Metropolitan University Only 2% of people over the age of 70 strength train at least twice a week. This is worrying, as age-related muscle loss can increase risk of social isolation, falls, loss of...
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