Over time, brisk walking turned into slow jogging, and within months Angela, from Northampton, who previously “couldn’t even run if I was being chased”, was hooked on running. Last September, she was the second woman to cross the finish line in her first half marathon, covering 13.1 miles in just one hour and 38 minutes. … Read more
Now that I have changed my diet and exercise I feel like a totally different person. I used to deeply dislike my body because of the way it looked; Now, apart from a stomach that has carried three children, and which I look upon with pity, I love the way I look and feel. I … Read more
A 2022 study presented at the American Heart Association health conference has revealed that not only is strength and endurance training more effective than cardio or aerobic exercise in promoting a better night’s sleep, but can also make you fall asleep faster. The research, led by Angelique Brellenthin, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa … Read more
If there’s one nutritional piece of advice that seems set in stone, it’s that we need to eat more protein. According to one report, more than 60 percent of us actively try to eat more. Since it can be unappetizing (and for some, abhorrent) to have three chicken breasts for breakfast, some food companies have … Read more
Go on a diet? How to lose the last ‘stubborn seven pounds’ Telegraph.co.uk .
Furthermore, the trials also found that exercise could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and even prevent the cancer from spreading and coming back, thus increasing the chances of long-term survival. Far from being an outlier, this trial adds to a large body of evidence showing the benefits of staying active for cancer patients. In … Read more
I spent the first two weeks of January in bed, isolating myself in my room because I had tested positive for covid. On the 11th, I put on my sneakers and decided to celebrate my newfound freedom with a jog through my local park. Before Christmas, I had been building my stamina through the NHS’s … Read more
This column is about being human. It’s about you. So this week, I want to start with an email I received from Linda, a reader in her 70s, who wrote to me about mental health in older generations. “Your article made me think of the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people like me, … Read more