Today
Why you might want to skip the morning workout
A new study appears to show that people who exercise in the evening are 28 per cent less likely to die than morning fitness people. But experts are still divided.
- Alexander Nazaryan
How belly fat can predict our future - and longevity
We need to be less obsessed with our outward appearance and treat our inner self with the respect it needs and deserves.
- Tim Spector
How this geologist got hooked on cycling later in life
“Join a club!” enthuses Delta Lithium’s Charles Hughes. Then, practise a lot before undertaking an 800-kilometre charity ride.
- Life & Leisure
Yesterday
Fans of the BBBE diet claim it’s the key to wellbeing
TikTok and Instagram are full of videos of men wolfing down steak, ground beef, burger patties and slabs of butter who claim the diet is the key to mental and physical wellbeing.
- Steven Kurutz
This Month
Why insomnia gets worse the harder you try to fall asleep
When your efforts to get to sleep backfire, you feel even more anxious. These strategies can help overcome that problem.
- Lisa Strauss
What five common sweeteners are really doing to your body
New research has revived fears about whether sweeteners cause health problems.
- David Cox
Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.
- Laura Donnelly
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
