The easy 1-minute exercise inspired by astronauts that boosts life expectancy and protects your knees until old age

A SIMPLE workout could be used to protect astronauts knees during lengthy space missions – and also yours at home, according to a new study. Astronauts will have rigorous exercise routines during extended missions to the Moon and Mars. 1 Researchers at John Hopkins University reckon the most effective workout for space-bound humans, may actually…

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Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have ‘very high concentrations’ of harmful chemical

Alarming news: A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain “very high concentrations” of a man-made chemical that can harm our health. University of Notre Dame researchers tested 22 wristbands at various price points — many were manufactured with fluoroelastomers, synthetic rubbers designed to repel sweat, skin oils and…

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Exercising to lose weight? Science says it rarely works

“We’ve done studies where we look at people who are really active,” including runners racing across America, Pontzer said, “and people who are really sedentary, and actually, they’re burning the same number of calories,” which helps explain why people rarely lose much weight with exercise, even as the exercise makes them healthier. That discovery is…

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