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Smartwatches and fitness trackers have become a popular trend in recent years. These trendy digital devices that easily attach to your wrist and influence positive behaviors are making a real impact on a lot of people’s lives. They can be a convenient and even fun way of staying motivated, hitting your exercise goals, and challenging […]

Over the last few years, a growing number of studies have revealed a close interaction between microbe environment in the gut (gut microbiota) and immune function. The human gut is not a sterile environment; it contains a microbiota composed of billions of different species of bacteria, some with pathogenic (harmful) and some with symbiotic (helpful) […]

A basic program of lunges, lifts, squats and crunches eased anxiety levels in healthy young men and women.   Roiled by concerns about the pandemic and politics? Lifting weights might help, according to a timely new study of anxiety and resistance training. The study, which involved healthy young adults, barbells and lunges, indicates that regular […]

As all runners know, there’s no such thing as ‘the best running shoes’ – only the shoes that are best for your feet and running biomechanics. This explains the wide array of different shoe technologies such as minimalist shoes,stabilised heel counters, fluid midsoles, medial posts, variable shoe lasts – the list is endless. However, throughout […]

Upgrading your bike might seem like an easy way to get faster—but you can save some money, and get more satisfaction, from upgrading your body instead. You often hear people saying “My bike’s too slow” and “I’ve got to get something with better suspension.” Some of them rush out and, stock issues notwithstanding, drop several […]

We’ve all experienced it: that initial burst of progress any time we’re starting something new, then, what seems like a lifetime of being stuck at the same level.  Plateaus happen to everyone. No matter what level you’re starting at, you will experience a plateau at some point. While plateaus are never fun, they’re a normal, […]

Are you addicted or committed to exercise? There’s actually an important difference. Committed exercisers participate in exercise such as running for extrinsic rewards (ie achieving a place on a team or winning a race). Exercise is important to such a person,but it not a central part of their lives, and they are unlikely to experience […]

Are you addicted or committed to exercise? There’s actually an important difference. Committed exercisers participate in exercise such as running for extrinsic rewards (ie achieving a place on a team or winning a race). Exercise is important to such a person,but it not a central part of their lives, and they are unlikely to experience […]