Fitness watch: Can vegan diets truly reverse heart disease?

A vegan diet is linked to a host of other health advantages that should benefit heart health but unless it’s carefully constructed, it can lack vital nutrients.

Clare Oliver-Williams, The Conversation

· Apr 12, 2021 · 04:09 pm

Fitness watch: Some types of sitting are better for you than others

While we may not be able to eliminate all of our sitting, we can all be mindful of how much we can reduce it.

Wuyou Sui, The Conversation

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Harry Prapavessis, The Conversation

· Apr 04, 2021 · 05:00 pm

Fitness watch: Ten thousand steps a day is great but even half the number will do the trick

The 10,000 steps a day target seems to have come about from a trade name pedometer sold in 1965 by Yamasa Clock in Japan.

Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation

· Jan 30, 2021 · 04:30 pm

Fitness watch: A sports dietitian on what to eat before running a marathon

If you don’t eat the right foods in the right amounts, you might not get enough energy to train and compete properly.

Evangeline Mantzioris, The Conversation

· Jan 29, 2021 · 02:00 pm

Is exercise your New Year’s resolution? Try setting open goals to make sure you follow through

With an open goal, you’re more likely to see progress, enjoy the experience, and stick with it until you’re ready to set and achieve more specific goals.

Christian Swann, The Conversation

· Jan 02, 2021 · 05:35 pm

Fitness watch: Restarting exercise after a break? Here’s how you can manage muscle soreness

Before we even think about recovery from exercise, you first need to remember to start slow and progress gradually.

Matthew Driller, The Conversation

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Andrea Mosler, The Conversation

· Dec 06, 2020 · 10:00 am

Fitness watch: If you are short on gym time, ‘supersets’ may help you reach fitness goals faster

Supersets are a form of strength training in which you perform a set of repetitions of usually two exercises, back-to-back with minimal or no rest between them.

David R Clark, Carl Langan-Evans, Robert M. Erskine, The Conversation

· Nov 30, 2020 · 02:00 pm

Fitness watch: Three ways in which exercise changes the very structure of our brain

We need to be conscious of making time in our day to be active – our brains will thank us for it in years to come.

Aine Kelly, The Conversation

· Nov 18, 2020 · 01:00 pm

Fitness watch: Should you eat before or after exercising? Here are factors to consider

You should first consider what you’re training for, as your goal could influence whether to eat before or not.

Justin Roberts, The Conversation

· Nov 17, 2020 · 08:15 am

Fitness watch: Why you may have lost the motivation to exercise and how to get back on track

During lockdown, the motivational odds shifted in favour of exercise. But as restrictions eased, barriers to work out appeared again.

Ian Taylor, The Conversation

· Oct 27, 2020 · 02:40 pm

Fitness watch: Here’s how health problems due to muscle loss as we age can be prevented

You can lose up to 40% of your muscle mass between your 20s and your 80s.

Richard Kirwan, The Conversation

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Claire Stewart, The Conversation

· Oct 15, 2020 · 02:00 pm

Fitness watch: The science behind what separates elite endurance athletes from everyone else

Years of training have brought about bodily adaptations that enable elite endurance athletes to perform at the top of their game.

Andy Galbraith, The Conversation

· Oct 02, 2020 · 01:30 pm