By: Emma Hogan
Regeneration
Are Your Workouts Sabotaging Your Sleep?
You may think that exhausting your body with plenty of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) will help you sleep like a baby....
Lifestyle
Research Shows How to “Clean Up” Your Muscles
Find out how to get rid of worn-out muscle proteins and keep your muscles healthy and functional. Discover the surprising molecular...
Nourishment
Why Are We Throwing Away So Much Food?
Food wastage is a global problem of epic proportions—but there are things we can do collectively, and as individuals, to reverse...
Regeneration
Research Roundup: New Findings From The Forefront Of Health Science
Discover if the time you exercise affects weight loss, what you can do to offset dementia risk, and how CO2 might...
Regeneration
Can You Really Sleep Your Way To Improved Athleticism?
Dr. Meeta Singh is a sleep guru who coaches pro athletes to sleep their way to superior performance—most recently playing a...
Movement
Deadlift Basics: All You Need To Know To Master This Move
We love this power-packed exercise as it’s great for strengthening all the muscles down the back of your body, building core...
Movement
Why Being Fit Means Being Smart—Plus More Cool Fitness News
In this roundup of the latest health and fitness research: the link between being young, fit and smart, new facts about...
Mindset
Five Strategies For Keeping Up Your Fitness Resolutions
Struggling to stick to an exercise regime? Here’s the thing – it may not be all your fault. It’s an all...
Regeneration
The Misconceptions Around Massage
Ever been told a massage will help after a particularly brutal workout? Or maybe you’ve heard that massage increases your joint...
Nourishment
Should You Try A Fasting Diet?
FASTING DIETS Is adopting a fasting diet the ultimate quick fix? With the holidays over and those belts a little tougher...
Movement
Crunch Vs. Plank: Which One Wins?
They are the two most popular core training moves, but do they produce the same results? We put the crunch and...
Movement
HOW TO GET THE JUMP ON POWER AND STRENGTH
GET YOUR JUMP ON Discover the plyometric moves that will see your athleticism fly. Discover why getting air beneath your feet...
Movement
Research Roundup: Fresh Findings From the World of Fitness
Discover the surprising way exercise affects fat, how different workout routines influence eating habits and more evidence that physical activity lowers...
Movement
Hands Up if You Want To Get More From Your High Knee Running
We all know that pumping your legs as you power through sets of high knee runs is a great way to...
Regeneration
How to Train Hard and Stay Injury-Free
So you’re riding high with your training regimen—lapping up the fitness gains and relishing the endorphin highs that go with regular...
Movement
Three Lateral Moves to Master for Improved Agility
Agility training is one of the best ways to advance your athletic performance. It will help you move faster and with...
Regeneration
Feel the Afterburn: How to Maximize the EPOC Effect
Understanding how high-intensity training affects your body’s metabolism will help you maximize the effects during AND after your workout. Feeling hot...
Movement
Five Steps to Getting the Most Mental Benefit From Your Workouts
Building strong, lean muscles and a healthy heart is just the beginning—regular movement offers a wealth of “above-the-neck” benefits, too. It’s...
Movement
Can Being Fit Protect You From Air Pollution?
You might worry that walking, running or cycling on polluted city streets cancels any fitness benefits out, but the evidence suggests...
Movement
How Much Should Workouts Hurt to Get Results?
We all know that you don’t get results when you sit in your comfort zone, but is there an ideal degree...
Nourishment
A Dietician Confronts the Dirty Secrets of “Clean Eating”
The world is waking up to the dangers of unqualified “wellness” bloggers and other promoters of unscientific dietary advice. Fueled by...
Regeneration
Four Mindfulness Sessions That Will Improve Your Life
These days, more and more people are awakening to the concept of mindfulness and learning how simple meditation can return dividends on all sorts of levels.
Mindset
A Health Psychology Researcher Talks About How Movement Actually Affects Stress and Anxiety
The link between physical activity and psychological health is clear but also misunderstood. We ask health psychology researcher Amanda Rebar about...
Movement
Take a Couple of Minutes to Challenge Your Body and Fuel Your Fitness
If you want to send your heart rate sky-high, test your fitness and get hooked on the magic of high-intensity interval training, now’s your chance. Less than five minutes is all it takes.
Movement
Six Science-Backed Reasons to Give Indoor Cycle Workouts a Spin
If you haven’t caught on to the power of pedaling, you’re missing out. There is ample evidence highlighting how those who...
Mindset
This Workout Is the Ideal Remedy for the Winter Blues
As the skies begin to darken and temperatures drop, it can be tempting to let your fitness goals slip. It’s easy...
Movement
Everything You Need to Know About Les Mills BODYCOMBAT
Les Mills BODYCOMBAT is an energy-packed mix of martial arts moves that will get you fit, fast and strong—and leave you feeling...
Movement
Everything You Need to Know About Les Mills BODYPUMP
BODYPUMP is a barbell workout designed to get you lean, toned and fit. The combination of scientifically backed moves, motivating instructors and...
Nourishment
Feed Your Brain: Expert Tips for a Brain-Friendly Diet
This content is published under licence and in partnership with Radio New Zealand, one of the world’s foremost public broadcasters. To...
Regeneration