Our fitness routines are no longer the same – but will they go back?
At the start of last year, 34-year-old Brett Farago wouldn’t have considered himself a devoted runner. Farago, a father from
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We aren’t living longer: Our improved lifespan is the result of not dying young
We probably cannot slow the rate at which we get older because of biological constraints, an unprecedented study of lifespan
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Daily contact with nature is good for our health, survey reveals
Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals People who usually
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Why we need to ‘overhaul’ our attitude to weight
In the 12 years Dr Nicholas Fuller has worked as an obesity researcher and specialist, the landscape has changed dramatically;
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Imagined movements can alter our brains
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) work on the principle that measurable changes in electrical brain activity occur just by thinking about performing
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It’s easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
We know walking more and increasing our levels of exercise are good for our health. But how can we walk
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More than half of our young people feel lonely, left out
When Prateeti Sabhlok started her first year of university, she was surprised to find the experience lonely and isolating. Ms
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How our brains cope with the constancy of change
Change is the only constant, according to Heraclitus. It may also be the most important variable for how our minds
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We’re inducting our children into the cult of booze
In news that will disappoint those who like to regard all society's ills as originating with the disadvantaged, middle-class children
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What’s Missing From Our Conversation on Self-Care
Self-care is the biggest trend in well-being. There’s #SelfCare Sunday. Self-care on campus. Self-care while traveling. Self-care as Apple’s 2018
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