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    Ultra runner Helen Ryvar runs through an underpass in Wrexham during running a half marathon in Wrexham, Wales, in March.

    This record-breaking runner is also a boss and single mother of three

    Helen Ryvar, who runs her own business, swears by her relentless morning fitness routine – she’s out of the door by 4.15am, rain or shine. Here are her tips.

    • Steve Douglas

    Yesterday

    Joint super funds for couples has gained traction within the super industry.

    Older adults are having sex – but there is an increasing downside

    Experts have offered five reasons that help explain why sexually transmitted infection rates are rising among ageing people.

    • Steven Petrow
    Who knew there was another crucial role for the humble tennis ball?

    How a tennis ball saved my marriage

    Having considered various remedies to keep his wife sane and his health intact, it turns out there’s a simple solution to the writer’s snoring.

    • Luke Benedictus

    This Month

    Using Ozempic before surgery may be dangerous

    Even if users follow “nil by mouth” instructions before an operation, they may still have food in their stomachs when they are wheeled into the operating theatre.

    • Jill Margo
    Caroline Idiens has more than one million Instagram followers through her home workouts.

    The five tests that will tell you how well you’re ageing

    Does getting out of a chair make you go “oof”? It’s time to start future-proofing your body, using these methods that can be done at home.

    • Caroline Idiens
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    “About 80 per cent of women discover they are at average risk, which can be reassuring in itself,” says Kelly-Anne Phillips.

    How women can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 50pc

    The science is sound but is not widely known that many women at increased risk of breast cancer can halve the risk with “anti-hormone” drugs.

    • Jill Margo
    VO2 max refers to the maximum volume of oxygen that the body can take up and use in a single minute of intense exercise.

    The number on your smartwatch you should pay most attention to

    Your VO2 max is a good measure of your heart, lung and muscle function – but what exactly is it, and how can you find out yours?

    • Emily Craig
    Stewart Cameron heli-skiing in the Skeena Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.

    A managing partner’s guide to great skiing

    When Stewart Cameron isn’t heading up Hicksons Lawyers, he’s hankering for an opportunity to shred the powder – preferably in the US or Canada.

    • Life & Leisure
    Hangover Heaven founder Dr Jason Burke, right, and his colleague Dr Darien Cohen are cashing in on the fact that injecting nutrients is more efficient than ingesting them.

    IV drips move from hospitals to luxury spas and hotels

    Once just in medical centres, intravenous treatments have become a crossover sensation in the health, wellness and travel sphere – and not just for hangovers.

    • Andrea Sachs
    An Equinox fitness centre in Manhattan. The fitness chain has offered high-end memberships for years. Its newest one includes high-touch exercise, nutrition and sleep coaching.

    Could this gym’s new $60,820 membership really help you live longer?

    US fitness chain Equinox’s latest offer includes high-touch exercise, nutrition and sleep coaching “based on members’ unique biodata” taken from blood tests.

    • Dana Smith
    Beans are particularly linked to longevity.

    I tried the longevity regime and felt its benefits in days

    The seven-day program is based on the lifestyles of centenarians in the world’s Blue Zones, but would it work just as well for you?

    • Polly Dunbar
    The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

    Thousands believe COVID-19 vaccines harmed them. Is anyone listening?

    All jabs have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by those for the coronavirus think their cases have been ignored.

    • Apoorva Mandavilli
    Think your hard workout is a fast-track to getting rid of a hangover? Think again.

    Doctors say this popular hangover cure is bunkum

    Some people swear that vigorous exercise is the best way to beat a hangover, but is there any science to prove it?

    • Lucy Dean
    Michael Ramsey in his Byron Bay Strong Pilates studio.

    The ex-F45 franchisees who created an international Pilates phenomenon

    Since 2019, Strong Pilates co-founders Michael Ramsey and Mark Armstrong have opened 56 studios worldwide and there are many more to come.

    • Luke Benedictus

    Should doctors prescribe Ozempic for heart disease too?

    A landmark study has shown Ozempic can reduce the risk of death in people with serious heart problems who are overweight or obese but do not have diabetes.

    • Jill Margo
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    Ozempic helped after my heart attack, but it’s not the full solution

    Tony Mellis knew something untoward was happening in his body, but so much more was happening in his life, he didn’t have time to see his doctor.

    • Jill Margo
    Super-agers had more volume in areas of the brain important for memory, most notably the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex.

    What an even closer peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’ reveals

    Scientists have become enthralled by a subset of the population aged 80 and older who with the memory of a person 20 to 30 years younger.

    • Dana G. Smith
    Jeff Robson climbing at Bob’s Hollow, along the Cape-to-Cape hiking track near Margaret River.

    Between a rock and a hard place? That’s this director’s sweet spot

    “I love the feeling of accomplishment when I’ve worked on a hard climb,” says the managing director of Perth-based Access Analytics.

    • Life & Leisure
    An MRI scan. A trial showed that twice as many cases of prostate cancer were picked up by such scans than by the diagnostic blood tests in use at the moment.

    The nine things every man needs to know about prostate cancer now

    Experts at the cutting edge of new research into the causes and treatments answer the questions you might be afraid to ask.

    • Catalina Stogdon
    In an age that strives for easy analgesics, Samir Chopra’s book represents an urgent attempt to recover anxiety from those who threaten to medicate or counsel it out of existence.

    Do you worry that you worry too much?

    Well, that’s OK. Worrying is an essential part of life says Samir Chopra, who provides a rewarding and challenging alternative theory to facile self-help books.

    • Becca Rothfeld