Browsing: Exercise

“After training, my mind is always a little quieter than before.”Westend61 GmbH/Alamy For the past few weeks, I’ve been in a slump, mainly because my ADHD…

Sweat contains a lot of information about your healthRyan Pearce/Getty Images Wow, that’s pretty salty,” said Stefan van der Vluyt, looking at my numbers. I could…

Without a doubt, inactivity is bad for us. Sitting for long periods of time is consistently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. The…

James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust When I first started my fitness journey, I wanted to get the most out of my workouts. I figured if my…

Weight loss drugs may reduce people’s desire to exerciseMe 3645 Studio/Getty Images Semaglutide, found in medicines such as Ozempic and Wigovy, reduces the amount of movement…

Some people take creatine as a supplement to enhance athletic performanceCashmiro / Alamy Tobacco plants are engineered to contain creatine, a compound that is primarily stored…

Parkrun event in Newcastle, UKAlan Harbottle/Alamy Participating in a Parkrun event (a free activity where you are encouraged to walk or run five kilometers each week)…

It’s thrilling to watch athletes at their peak, but not to reach your full potential. Getting healthy is hard and painful – or at least, that’s…

Muscle, fat and other cells respond differently to exercise at different times of the day.Panorama image/Alamy Usain Bolt broke the 100-meter record at the 2009 World…

Panayiotis Tzamaros/NurPhoto via Getty Images The benefits of exercise are so great that if it were a drug, it would be a miracle cure. But what’s…