Fitness Watch
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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
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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, Hunter Bennett, The Conversation & Saravana Kumar, The Conversation
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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 & Julien Periard, The Conversation
Trending
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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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From ‘self-rule’ call to setting the narrative, how ITLF has become new Kuki-Zo voice in Manipur
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A trio of wolves, a lunging crocodile and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
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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
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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
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‘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
Video
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Management spoof: Manager gets a shock on learning what EOD really means
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Watch: Heavy snow blankets runways, train tracks and roads, disrupting daily life in Munich, Germany
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Watch: Scenes of chaos and panic as powerful earthquake, aftershocks rock parts of the Philippines
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Watch: Smoke billows from luxury speedboat after it catches fire near Alibaug, Maharashtra
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Watch #ResultsWithIndependentMedia: Poll verdict live
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Watch: ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 teaser trailer is out
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‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer: Homelander grows in influence as Butcher tries to rally his team
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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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
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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 & Lindsay Bottoms, The Conversation
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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 & Jonathan Taylor, The Conversation
The Field
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Ponnappa-Crasto lose to Japan’s Iwanga-Nakanishi in final
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England tour of India: Issy Wong, Hollie Armitage lead visitors to series win against India A
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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Titans in season opener; U Mumba pip UP Yoddhas
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant score late goals to edge past Hyderabad FC
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India bow out in pool stage with heartbreaking loss to Belgium