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Dan Gordon, The Conversation

Isometric exercises can help reduce blood pressure, improve body strength

Unlike training movements, this involves contracting muscles, like while performing a plank.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
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Chloe French, The Conversation
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Ruby Cain, The Conversation
· Oct 19, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Slow running could be better for your health – and how you feel about exercise

Evidence shows slow running may in some ways be more beneficial than training at higher intensities and can also be more enjoyable.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
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Jonathan Melville, The Conversation
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Matthew Slater, The Conversation
· Jan 27, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Fitness Watch: Some exercises work for you, while some don’t? It’s all down to genes

Genes may not be too significant for an average person in deciding his workouts, but it can be vital for professional athletes in determining their regimes.

Henry Chung, The Conversation
&
Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· Oct 30, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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Dan Gordon, The Conversation

Isometric exercises can help reduce blood pressure, improve body strength

Unlike training movements, this involves contracting muscles, like while performing a plank.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
,
Chloe French, The Conversation
&
Ruby Cain, The Conversation
· Oct 19, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Slow running could be better for your health – and how you feel about exercise

Evidence shows slow running may in some ways be more beneficial than training at higher intensities and can also be more enjoyable.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
,
Jonathan Melville, The Conversation
&
Matthew Slater, The Conversation
· Jan 27, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Fitness Watch: Some exercises work for you, while some don’t? It’s all down to genes

Genes may not be too significant for an average person in deciding his workouts, but it can be vital for professional athletes in determining their regimes.

Henry Chung, The Conversation
&
Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· Oct 30, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Fitness watch: Can blood flow restriction training give athletes a boost in performance?

Many Olympians were spotted wearing black cuffs around their muscles during workouts – a practice known as blood flow restriction training.

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Julien Desanlis, The Conversation
&
Marie Gernigon, The Conversation
· Aug 15, 2021 · 12:20 pm

Fitness watch: Why F1 is one of the toughest sports in the world

Quite simply F1 is not just about driving, this is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports on the planet.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· May 25, 2021 · 04:14 pm

Fitness watch: How quickly do we go from ‘fit’ to ‘unfit’?

Here’s what happens to your body when you stop working out.

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· May 16, 2021 · 02:00 pm

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Dan Gordon, The Conversation

Isometric exercises can help reduce blood pressure, improve body strength

Unlike training movements, this involves contracting muscles, like while performing a plank.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation, Chloe French, The Conversation & Ruby Cain, The Conversation · Oct 19, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Slow running could be better for your health – and how you feel about exercise

Evidence shows slow running may in some ways be more beneficial than training at higher intensities and can also be more enjoyable.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation, Jonathan Melville, The Conversation & Matthew Slater, The Conversation · Jan 27, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Fitness Watch: Some exercises work for you, while some don’t? It’s all down to genes

Genes may not be too significant for an average person in deciding his workouts, but it can be vital for professional athletes in determining their regimes.

Henry Chung, The Conversation & Dan Gordon, The Conversation · Oct 30, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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Dan Gordon, The Conversation
,
Chloe French, The Conversation
&
Ruby Cain, The Conversation
· Oct 19, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
,
Jonathan Melville, The Conversation
&
Matthew Slater, The Conversation
· Jan 27, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Henry Chung, The Conversation
&
Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· Oct 30, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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,
Julien Desanlis, The Conversation
&
Marie Gernigon, The Conversation
· Aug 15, 2021 · 12:20 pm

Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· May 25, 2021 · 04:14 pm

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Dan Gordon, The Conversation
· May 16, 2021 · 02:00 pm