Put that dumbbell down and listen up: muscles aren't everything. Your joints make your whole body tick but like any mechanical system they are prone to wear and tear. Without well functioning joints, it is challenging to add muscle, shed fat or get anything done around the house. To maintain them, you need to understand how they work and the threats they face. Over the next few weeks, I will tell you how to keep your six major joints in tip top condition. This week, let's loo

Ensuring you get your five - or more - fruit and veg a day is an age-old health hack but here is one more reason to keep at it. As well as tackling everything from warding off disease to boosting skin health, new studies have found a link between fruit and veg intake and lowered stress levels. Researchers analysing the health habits of more than 8500 people aged between 25 and 91 found that those who ate 470g of fruit and veg daily, (equivalent to around six pieces), had 10%

The world's first study into the link between exercise and COVID-19 immunity suggested people need to be doing thirty minutes of exercise a day, five days a week, (or 150 minutes a week), at an intensity that gets you at least slightly out of breath. The study found that regular exercise reduces the chances of dying from infectious diseases such as COVID-19 by more than a third and makes people 31% less likely to catch the virus. Recommended activities include walking, runnin

Taking regular exercise is going to become increasingly important in helping to prevent cancers as the UK emerges from lockdown, say scientists. Since the pandemic began year ago, growing numbers of people have reported gaining weight after cutting down on physical activity while others say they have been eating more junk food. “We need to eat better food, but it is equally clear that regular exercise is also very important in cancer prevention.” Prof Bauld - Edinburgh Univer