Article updated 18 Oct 2021 — Sleep is essential to an individual’s health and wellbeing and is a topic not to be taken lightly. It’s an integral time in our day during which our bodies work to repair, recoup and prepare for the day’s work ahead. Not only is our sleep a time to unwind...
The cool weather and biting wind may be turning you off your usual exercise routine this winter but there are some good reasons you should be breaking a sweat during the colder months. According to a US study, exercising outside in winter increases your kJ-burn and boosts your metabolism. It can also mean you expend less...
Hippocrates said, “Walking is man’s best medicine.” And he’s not wrong. Research from Harvard University shows that walking just 30 minutes a day reduces your chance of getting heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, some cancers, dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression by up to 50 per cent. But to turn your daily walk into a workout, you...
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