Tracking your heart rate, pace or average ascent during a jog is becoming common practice.
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To better measure their activity and become members of a sports community, many amateur athletes are adopting smartwatches and digital tools. But others are giving them up.
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Our new paper found most of what you are being told to do in the gym is likely primarily based upon data about men, written by men.
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It’s never too late to start.
Top high school athletes often face significant pressure to perform.
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Well-publicized professional sports stars’ injuries draw attention to dangerous influences on young athletes.
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All things considered, the traditional approach of changing your program every 12 weeks might actually make sense in order to prevent plateaus. However, there is no hard and fast rule.
Pilates can be performed using minimal equipment – even just a yoga mat will do.
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This workout has seen a boost in popularity recently thanks to celebrity endorsements.
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For many female runners, the feeling of liberation that running can bring is marred by the ever-present threat of street harassment and violence. It’s a major obstacle to running participation.
The ‘interference effect’ has long since been debunked.
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Research has shown training cardio and weights on the same did has little effect on strength and muscle gain.
Advocates of the weightlifting technique claim moving slower makes muscles work harder.
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‘Time under tension’ may be a popular weightlifting technique, but research shows it’s no better than exercising at your normal pace.
It may not be better than other methods for building muscle.
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Although ‘training to failure’ may be popular among people who regularly lift weights, it might not be as beneficial as some claim.
Weightlifting isn’t as intimidating as it might look.
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Weightlifting can be done by people of all ages and fitness levels.
And streeeetch …
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Resistance bands are cheap, portable and easily incorporated into many exercise regimes.
You probably won’t need to train as much as Jakob Ingebrigtsen to get in shape.
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The amount of exercise you need to do depends on your training goals.
Climbing in the playground is just one of many activities kids can do to improve muscle fitness.
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Overall muscle fitness among children and teens hasn’t declined over the past several decades, but by some measures it’s not improving, either.
Superset exercises should target opposing muscle groups.
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The key is to make sure you’re performing them correctly.
The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest.
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Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
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You only need a small amount of time to make a big difference.
More than 200 gene variants have been linked to outstanding sporting performance and this number could increase as we continue to research the link between genetics and athlete performance.
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Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.
Several Pasifika rugby league players decided to represent the country of their heritage, such as in this match between New Zealand and Tonga.
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The Oceania Cup allows rugby league players to represent the country of their heritage. Now we need to introduce training processes that better reflect and support cultural diversity.
For those of us who are time poor, high intensity exercise can be incorporated into our daily routines.
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Doing the vacuuming or taking the dog for a walk? Pick up the pace – these bursts of incidental exercise could be key to improving your fitness.