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 months, I will tell you how to keep your six major joints in tip top condition. This month, let's l

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%

Not too long ago, Doctors were of the mind that we should slow things down as we get older; to allow HIIT and impact sports to gather layers of grey dust in the attic and resign themselves to glacial jogs around the park or a gentle round of golf. To be fair to them, exercise physiology weighed in on their side. By the age of 40 for example, a man's metabolism would have slowed by 4% since they officially became an adult, meaning that they can't burn calories at the rate they

Poor flexibility is a huge problem for people who are attempting to get back into shape because they often exercise without priming their muscles for the activity ahead. If you don't get blood flowing to your muscles, your body won't move as well and you'll risk tearing something. Stretching prepares muscles, joints and connective tissues for your workout as well as improving blood flow. When performed correctly, it can even stabilize your body's critical core of abdominal, l