Youthfulness begins in the brain Neuroscientists Norman Doidge and Michael Merzenich recommend keeping the brain young by forcing it to grow new neurons. Recently I was talking to a man of my age who said he was feeling old. He said he didn’t really want to go out much at... (Read more)

Seven painful side-effects from overdoing exercise Even yoga can bring on painful injuries. Is your high-intensity workout giving you headaches? Do you have Spinning foot? Then you’re not alone. As more of us acquire a gym habit, we’re seeing a new wave of unwanted side-effects that go beyond the common... (Read more)

Stay active to keep chronic low back pain at bay Last year, 245.9 million new cases of low-back pain emerged around the world. It is often trivialised, made out to be only a part of life, certainly nothing to bang on about. But low back pain has been one of the... (Read more)

Sit-ups raise concerns for spines Sit-ups increasingly are black-listed in gyms and are no longer seen as the standard of fitness in the armed forces of some countries. Australian Monday 26/11/18 By Peta Bee 11:00PM November 25, 2018 Sit-ups once were considered an unrivaled standard of fitness; the number of... (Read more)

Boxing adds glam and gadgets to become the fitness fad of 2019 Chris Hemsworth working out on the heavy bag. Picture: Greg Funnell. At first glance, 12×3 in London looks like any other high-end fitness studio. Its sleek white foyer leads through a cafe selling protein balls, gluten-free cakes, juices... (Read more)