Gym hygiene guide: the dangerous bacteria that lurk in dirty fitness equipment and clothes
Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol A friend of mine, on a recent trip to the gym, declined to use the
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Russ Cook: what running across Africa does to the human body
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University A 27-year-old British man has recently accomplished the astonishing feat of running the length of
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Mike Tyson is getting back in the ring at 58 – what could go wrong?
Stephen Hughes, Anglia Ruskin University If at 58, I were to agree to a boxing match with a person half
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It’s okay to run slowly – in fact it has plenty of benefits
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University; Jonathan Melville, Anglia Ruskin University, and Matthew Slater, Anglia Ruskin University Runners are obsessed with
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How much immunity do we get from a COVID infection? Large study offers new clues
Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham After a COVID infection, whether it’s a first, second, or even a third, many of
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Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why
Laura Buck, Liverpool John Moores University and Kyoko Yamaguchi, Liverpool John Moores University Humans are a tropical species. We have
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Grab a rope: seven reasons why skipping is so good for you
Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire While many of us may remember skipping as something we did as children, the pastime
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Do very active people really have a higher risk of heart attack – as recent headlines claimed?
Matthew Farrow, University of Bradford Everybody knows that exercising is good for your heart, so recent news that over-exercising can
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Resistance band workouts are everywhere – but do they work?
Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire Resistance-band exercises have been all over social media during the pandemic. In case you aren’t
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For a sustainable future, we need to reconnect with what we’re eating – and each other
Anna Davies, Trinity College Dublin; Agnese Cretella, Trinity College Dublin; Monika Rut, Trinity College Dublin; Stephen Mackenzie, Trinity College Dublin,
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