Category: Fitness
Too much sitting is bad for you —
— but some types are better than others
Social media can help young people live healthy lives
In some cases, social media helps the young to learn about healthy eating or about new workouts to try.
Less pain, more gain – improving health and fitness with minimal exercise
The amount of exercise you need to do may be less than you think.
Many of us overestimate our exercise levels – here’s how to calculate how much you really do
You might not be getting as much physical activity as you think you are.
Snack your way to better health with bite-sized exercise breaks
Climbing 3 flights of stairs, 3 times per day, 3 days per week for 6 weeks will increase fitness.
Not feeling motivated to tackle those sneaky COVID kilos? Try these 4 healthy eating tips instead
It may be better to focus on your eating patterns, rather than looking to the latest fad diet.
Should you stretch before exercise?
To stretch or not to stretch before exercise: What you need to know about warm-ups
Encouraging walking and cycling isn’t hard – here are three tried and tested methods
20-minute neighbourhoods, sdchool street closures and scale it up.
One in seven US youth obese, stud
Rates among youth age 10-17 in Washington state was 11.9 percent, among adults over 20, 28.3 percent.
US obesity rates continue to rise – CDC
Twelve states now have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. This is up from 9 states in 2018 and just 6 in 2017. In Washington state, the rate was 285.
Making Gyms Safer: Why the Virus Is Less Likely to Spread There Than in a Bar
At NW Fitness in Seattle, everything from a set of squats to a run on the treadmill requires a mask. Every other cardio machine is off-limits.
Should I stop running if my knee hurts?
For some runners, especially older runners, the pain can be a symptom of osteoarthritis. But does running worsen knee pain and osteoarthritis?
To gaiter or not to gaiter?
Wear it, says a UW sports medicine doctor who runs. “Out in the community, any type of face covering is going to do fine,” he says.
Ability, not age, should be the only factor determining what exercise you do
Exercise at any age results in positive gains in muscle mass, muscle strength, bone density, and improvements to overall health – even in people as old as 97.
No time to exercise? Then this training programme might be for you
A typical HIIT session involves doing multiple intervals, or bursts of relatively short, intense exercise separated by rest or light exercise.