Health

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and mechanical effects of exercise may help injured nerve tissue regenerate. The finding could someday be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic…

Want to level up your workout without adding more weight? Unilateral exercises (single-side movements) are a great way to make exercises more challenging and you don’t need extra equipment to do them. These exercises offer plenty of benefits. Targeting one side of the body at a time isolates muscles, which can help correct muscle imbalances,…

My first foray into Pilates evoked images of airy, cream-colored studios with cushy, inviting reformers and long, lean, perfectly poised bodies seemingly floating through soft movements. I used to write off Pilates as a “rest-day workout,” back when I wrongly equated a workout’s effectiveness with how much I sweat (the more, the better); Pilates was too…

Have you recently seen a sweating woman with a watermelon stuffed up her fleece, wheezing her way behind a bush mere metres from a towpath to have a pee? If you have, please say hello next time – for that woman, I suspect, is me. At seven months pregnant, I am still running three times…

Finding the time to exercise can feel like a challenge, especially if it means commuting to the gym. Fortunately, you don’t need fancy equipment or even tons of time to get stronger. Personal trainer Adero Brown recently shared a four-move kettlebell routine that works muscles across your entire body. If you’ve never used a kettlebell…

Studio Romantic/Shutterstock One in four adults over age 65 falls each year, making it the leading cause of injury, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although falling might cause some bumps and bruises in younger people, falls can be potentially life-threatening among older adults….