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We all know that hormones play a significant role in physiological functioning. So what does the hormonal changes associated with regular periods mean for your [...]
Sitting is as bad for your health as smoking. That’s the bold new statement being made by the latest research into the effects of sedentary [...]
Traditionally, your doctor may have assessed your health with a series of tests that indicate your exposure to the archetypical health risk factors. Typically these [...]
Simple lifestyle risk factors that are classed as ‘modifiable’, meaning in our control, or at least within our influence, play a significant role in the [...]
In 1995 a research paper called ‘Obesity in Britain: Gluttony or Sloth?’ compared physical activity levels, caloric energy intakes and obesity trends over a period [...]
Gone are the stereotypical days when the brainy kid sat in complete contrast opposite the brawny kid who played the sports. One ruled the academic [...]
In 2009, in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research a study was published on the relationship between an athlete’s max squat strength and their [...]
Workaholism is defined as a strong inner drive to work excessively hard. Workaholics have the compulsion to work incessantly and often beyond what is reasonably [...]
Many people list exercise as one of their personal goals or New Year resolutions with good intentions but in many cases this does not end [...]
The idea of HIIT, also known as High Intensity Intermittent Exercise (HIIE), is to alternate between higher intensity bouts of work, and lower, resting levels [...]
