Fitness watch: Being active can actually help relieve your back pain

Thankfully, there’s no specific type of exercise or activity needed to alleviate low back pain.

Suzanne McDonough, The Conversation

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Joanne Marley, The Conversation

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Michael Thacker, The Conversation

· Oct 12, 2021 · 09:24 pm

Fitness watch: Why the ability to stand on one leg for a period is an indicator of good health

Data shows that an inability to hit target times of balancing on one leg for your age group can highlight health problems.

Dawn Skelton, The Conversation

· Oct 08, 2021 · 06:07 pm

Fitness watch: The many benefits of a cold shower

Aside from the physical benefits, cold showers could have mental health benefits too.

Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation

· Oct 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Fitness watch: Can over-exercising really block up your arteries?

A recent study found that very active people have higher coronary artery calcium scores than less active people.

Matthew Farrow, The Conversation

· Sep 28, 2021 · 10:05 am

Fitness watch: Presence of specific ‘good’ microbes in the gut can affect how much weight you lose

Recent research even suggests that our gut microbiome can influence our ability to lose weight.

Ana Valdes, The Conversation

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Amrita Vijay, The Conversation

· Sep 22, 2021 · 09:00 pm

Virat Kohli recounts how conditioning coach Basu Shanker helped him on his fitness journey

The India captain narrated his struggle with persistent back pain in 2014 and how he overcame it with the guidance of Shanker.

Press Trust of India

· Sep 22, 2021 · 01:57 pm

Fitness watch: Resistance band exercises gained popularity during pandemic, but do they work?

Resistance bands can be used easily at home, don’t take up much room and are cheap, which may be some of the reasons they’re so popular.

Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation

· Sep 16, 2021 · 04:30 pm

Fitness Watch: Find it hard to reach 10,000 steps a day? Even 7,000 can help improve your health

The five-figure target is an arbitrary number that seems to have come from a Japanese marketing campaign for a pedometer.

Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation

· Sep 12, 2021 · 05:45 pm

Fitness watch: Injured during workout or playing sport? Here’s when to use a hot pack or a cold pack

Alternating hot and cold to an area of pain has been used for decades but there has not been a great deal of research assessing the practice.

Andrew Lavender, The Conversation

· Sep 08, 2021 · 09:38 am

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.

Dan Gordon, The Conversation

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Julien Desanlis, The Conversation

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Marie Gernigon, The Conversation

· Aug 15, 2021 · 12:20 pm

Fitness watch: Understanding what causes stress in sport and ways in which elite athletes can cope

With training, the response to stress can be changed so that a person reacts positively under pressure.

Jamie Barker, The Conversation

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Andrew Wilkinson, The Conversation

· Jul 17, 2021 · 08:15 am

Fitness watch: Recovery, avoiding soreness, preventing injuries – why a good cool-down is essential

A cool-down session after working out is important for elite athletes as well as those doing exercises on a regular basis. Neglecting it could cause injuries.

Vinayakk Mohanarangan

· Jul 15, 2021 · 07:41 pm