Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men

Recent studies provide the view that a holistic sporting development of an athlete – including equipment and facilities provided – can prevent the injury.

Abhijit Nair

· Yesterday · 02:00 pm

What’s the best way to work up a sweat at home?

The treadmill, stationary bike and rowing machine are the most popular cardio equipment that can be used at home too.

Lewis Ingram, The Conversation

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Hunter Bennett, The Conversation

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Saravana Kumar, The Conversation

· Oct 16, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Fitness watch: How to boost the body’s resilience to rising temperatures

Amidst the threat of climate change and rising temperatures throughout the world, there are several ways in which the body can combat heat.

Thomas Deshayes, The Conversation

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Julien Periard, The Conversation

· Aug 14, 2023 · 03:30 pm

Does exercise actually help you lose weight and keep it off? Researchers have mixed opinions

Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can ‘outrun a bad diet’ by simply exercising more.

Donald M Lamkin, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Fitness watch: How muscle memory helps you get back into shape after a break

It turns out that muscle memory can help us in the gym – especially if you’re trying to get back in shape after time off.

Jack McNamara, The Conversation

· Jun 04, 2023 · 09:00 am

‘Don’t dance like men’: Exercise tips for women from a 19th-century manual

Donald Walker, author of ‘Exercises for Ladies’, claimed that few young women were exempt from some degree of deformity, which always worsened with age.

Margaret Makepeace

· Apr 07, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Fitness watch: Do you get shin splints after running? Here's how to avoid them

It’s thought that between 9% and 20% of runners will suffer from shin splints at some point in their life.

Nathan Liddle, The Conversation

· Feb 06, 2023 · 08:15 am

Fitness Watch: How good is lemon water for you?

While lemon water could be the perfect cold beverage to beat the heat in summers, claims that the Vitamin C in it is detoxifying for your body are untrue.

Evangeline Mantzioris, The Conversation

· May 09, 2022 · 04:54 pm

Fitness watch: Barbell exercises are ‘must do’ exercises for many but the truth isn’t as simple

If your goals are to build muscle and get stronger, the most important thing you need to do is place the muscle under load and progressively do more over time.

David Rogerson, The Conversation

· Apr 30, 2022 · 01:54 pm

Fitness watch: You don’t necessarily need to feel sore in the hours or days after exercise

Delayed onset muscle soreness is the scientific term to describe the sore and tender feeling our muscles have after a workout

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

· Apr 02, 2022 · 04:00 pm

Fitness watch: What is plyometric training and how it can help improve strength

The aim of plyometric training is to train the muscles, tendons and nervous system to get better at using their elastic energy.

Jon Brazier, The Conversation

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Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation

· Mar 30, 2022 · 02:43 pm

Fitness watch: The three best ways to prevent injuries caused by running

There are many ways you can protect yourself from an injury – so long as you ignore some long held ideas about the best way to do this.

Nathan Liddle, The Conversation

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Jonathan Taylor, The Conversation

· Mar 23, 2022 · 06:30 pm