exercise
Eat, drink and be active!
There is nothing worse than articles at this time of year telling you to stick to ‘just one glass of wine’ or to forgo brandy butter on your Christmas pudding. Bah, humbug or what?! But research published this week suggests that as long as you stay active, you can eat, drink and be merry over the […]
Don’t die of indolence
The Olympic legacy was meant to be a fitter, more active Britain, but research published last week in The Lancet shows that two out of three of us in the UK are not meeting the weekly physical activity guidelines – in fact, we are among the least active nations in the developed world. Constant extolling […]
Taking a HIT
You can read my article in yesterday’s Guardian here about high-intensity interval training (HIT) and the remarkable effects it has shown in not just healthy fit subjects but also overweight, sedentary and diabetic ones. Below is the advice I got from Professor Jamie Timmons regarding how to apply HIT in the ‘real world’ in two […]
Fit to the extreme
In the name of research for an article I’m writing for the FT Weekend magazine, I immersed myself in the world of extreme fitness last week - sampling exercise classes that promise to push you to the max and have you begging for mercy. (One even states ‘bring your sick bag…!) It was an eye-opening experience. […]
Exercise ‘bad for joints?’
New research, just published, suggests that if you’re over 45 - exercise, particuarly high impact exercise, like running - is bad for your knees. The study, from the University of California found that in the 45-55 year age group, those who were the most active were the most likely to have degenerative joint conditions, such as […]