For many years, the “10,000 steps a day” phrase has been a common among health influencers and fitness trackers. Many people have even set it as a target in their fitness plans. However, the myth is about to be debunked after a new study came up with a new magic number that is needed to…
Kate Hudson is basking up the sun this summer in her bikini. In a new social media post, the swimsuit babe shows off her forever-young figure in a skimpy swimsuit while sharing snaps of her season so far. “Summer loving ☀️Feels great to finally have a moment to reset. Fresh air, family time, movement, good…
BBC Ebrington Hyrox organisers Darryl McDermott (left) and Sean McLaughlin (right) say the event will be one of the biggest of its kind on the island of Ireland Thousands of competitors and spectators are expected in Londonderry for an outdoor Hyrox fitness challenge to be held at Ebrington Square on Saturday and Sunday. Hyrox is…
Jen Mansour from Derry will be making her Hyrox debut at the event. The 43-year-old had hoped to take part in a previous competition held in Creggan but was forced to withdraw after suffering a foot injury. Inspired by fellow gym members who have competed in Hyrox, Jen said she had always been curious to…
As a running novice currently training for a half marathon, consistent runs on a sensible timetable have helped my distances, times, and confidence improve. But it can sometimes feel like there’s more I could be doing to take my conditioning to the next level. This nagging feeling has been proven correct by generations of actual…
Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of heart scarring and related complications, according to a new study. Sudden cardiac death is a “leading cause of mortality” in athletes, experts said as they set out to investigate whether endurance athletes had heart scarring and linked heart rhythm problems. Academics studied 106 former competitive…
Not so long ago, Brian Valenza woke up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to tackle the day head-on, a habit he inherited from his years of service with the Navy SEALs. At 48, he’s sleeping in. Valenza, the CEO of a security firm and co-host of a network of longevity retreats said he still keeps…
Tom Wainwright, a professor of orthopaedics at Bournemouth University and a physiotherapist at UHD, said: “For the time it takes to treat one patient using standard physiotherapy, we can treat multiple patients in a group session and provide them with better outcomes. “This has proved to be more cost-effective than standard treatment and so we…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bring back the presidential fitness test, a series of physical tests for schoolchildren in the US that was in place for decades but suspended 12 years ago to focus less on competition and more on healthy lifestyles. Trump announced the test’s revival in a press event…
The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon reinstating the national fitness assessment implemented in public schools from 1956 until 2013, a White House official told NBC News. The role of administering the test will fall to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy…
