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Small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination lead to a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks ... More

Five minutes more exercise each day and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to an ... More

Vigorous exercise is four times more effective than moderate exercise at protecting the heart, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The research Wearable ... More

A new study by the University of Sydney is one of the first to objectively measure whether daily steps can offset the health risks of ... More

Research by the University of Sydney is the first to objectively measure whether daily steps are able to offset the health risks of sedentary behaviour. ... More

The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with ... More

Australian airline Qantas has introduced a Wellbeing Zone as part of the new cabin design for its Airbus A350. Once Qantas adds 12 Airbus A350s ... More

People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as likely to avoid chronic disease. Researchers at the Westmead Institute for Medical ... More

Yoga can improve existing aches but also cause musculoskeletal pain and worsen injuries, according to University of Sydney research. A study of 354 people with ... More

Loughborough University has been named as the world’s best sporting university. The East Midlands-based institution finished joint-first with the University of Sydney, Australia in the ... More

People who meet recommended physical activity targets by cramming in exercise over the weekend gain similar health benefits to those who spread their fitness over ... More

A study by the University of Sydney in Australia could give people another reason to get active, after it found that physical exercise may radically ... More

A new study from the University of Sydney reveals that people with depression are 60 per cent more likely to develop low back pain in ... More

Scientists in Australia have hailed a ‘major breakthrough’ which could lead to drug treatments which are able to mirror the health benefits of exercise. Research ... More

A landmark research project has concluded that individualised and targeted exercise programmes are a vital part of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings, published ... More

Brain activity is greater during meditation than during periods of idle rest, refuting the idea that meditation is used to empty the mind – according ... More

The board of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Mills as the next festival director. Mills will take up the ... More