How exercise transformed my experience of cancer

How exercise transformed my experience of cancer

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

How to exercise safely after you’ve had Covid

How to exercise safely after you’ve had Covid

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

The truth about supplements and your health

The truth about supplements and your health

Supplement sales have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, and many of us see them as a kind of health insurance policy to give our immune systems a much-needed head start against Covid. More than half of us take a supplement in 2020, according to market research company Kantar, while a 2021 review of … Read more

ParticipACTION and YMCA offer free workout videos to get Canadians moving – Okanagan | Globalnews.ca

ParticipACTION and YMCA offer free workout videos to get Canadians moving – Okanagan | Globalnews.ca

Working out from home just got easier and more affordable thanks to a partnership between the YMCA and ParticipACTION to power the Canadian experience. mental and physical health in an accessible online platform. “ParticipACTION is something that is really there to help people get moving,” said Kellie Taylor Okanagan YMCA, vice president of Health Fitness … Read more

The key to unlocking a happier life

The key to unlocking a happier life

When we think about our happiness, we tend to focus on general questions. We look at our life as a whole, examining the broad outlines of our careers, friendships, and romantic relationships. Will I get that big promotion at work, we wonder? Should I move to a new city? I’ll get married? or could I … Read more

What switching to non-alcoholic drinks can do to your health

What switching to non-alcoholic drinks can do to your health

I just need to pick up my bottles of Seedlip, CleanCo, and Pentire to see they’re sugar-free, the latter boasting that its “distilled coastal botanicals” are free of artificial colors and flavors. Botivo’s sugar content, the label tells me, comes from its use of unpasteurized British honey. Once again, it is those nolo liqueurs that … Read more

Four things you need to know about ‘lucky fat’

Four things you need to know about ‘lucky fat’

A rippling of flesh under the skin could very well be a sign of “lucky fat,” according to a new study. Researchers at Brunel University have discovered that the type of subcutaneous fat found under the skin (the ‘wobbly’ stuff like jowls), as opposed to that found around the organs, is unrelated to a series … Read more

Reverse your biological age and feel younger — without spending a fortune

Reverse your biological age and feel younger — without spending a fortune

If living a long and healthy life is a goal, there are steps you can take to turn back the clock. Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, whose award-winning research on DNA methylation, the regulation of gene expression, has been studying the difference between biological and chronological aging, and in her forthcoming book, “YOUNGER YOU: Reduce Your Biological … Read more