Fitness Watch
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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
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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 & Andrea Mosler, The Conversation
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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
Trending
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Whichever way you look at it, Modi’s handling of the farm laws has been a complete mess
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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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Nine health workers have died in vaccine rollout. India must disclose status of probe into each case
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Green card reform, no more Muslim ban: What Biden’s immigration proposals promise
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Kashmir’s first igloo restaurant opens in Gulmarg
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Watch: Indonesian volcano Mount Merapi erupts, spews hot ash and smoke
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Watch: Teenager shows what British sitcoms would be like if set during the pandemic
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Watch: Mother surprises daughter with cancer by shaving her own head too
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Watch: Time-lapse of the snowiest day in over five decades seen in Omaha, US
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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 & Claire Stewart, The Conversation
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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
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Fitness watch: Curved tip shoes help you run better but are they good for your toes?
The researchers found that our comfortable shoes make it easier for us to move but the trade-off for this comfort is that we develop weaker muscles in our feet.
Peter Francis, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘The Courier’ trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British spy in Cold War thriller
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Watch: AR Rahman launches ‘maajja’ platform to promote independent music
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Warner Bros releases sneak peek of ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel, new films with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith
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‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’: Series revisits LA hotel linked to several crimes
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‘Silk Road’ trailer: Crime thriller examines the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht and his darknet site
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Fitness watch: Exercise could be an effective treatment for those with more than one chronic issues
Hundreds of millions of people of all ages worldwide live with two or more chronic conditions – commonly defined as multimorbidity.
Søren T. Skou, The Conversation & Alessio Bricca, The Conversation
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Fitness watch: Sedentary behaviour is bad for you, so here’s what you should be doing
Those who sit a lot, and had little moderate or vigorous physical activity, have the highest risk of mortality from all causes.
Arthur L. Weltman, The Conversation
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Fitness watch: A nutritionist explains what works best for weight loss and building muscle
Rather than counting calories, there is a diet that counts macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates, and proteins) found in the foods and drinks we consume.
Emma Kinrade, The Conversation
The Field
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It is a ridiculous suggestion: Michael Vaughan on proposal to ban bouncers in Under-18 cricket
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Survey reveals widespread racism in English cricket, players to take anti-racism courses
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Bengaluru FC loses Rs 25 crore every ISL season, owner Jindal shares concern with Ambani: Report
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ISL, Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC preview: With playoff hopes fading, Blues face tough Nizams test
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Cricket: In England, India will clash with India A for practice game ahead of Test series