Forget 10,000 steps a day. Modern sports science and evolutionary biology now tell us how much exercise the human body really needs
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By Herman Pontzer
The Spine Challenger is a brutal race. It claws its way along the toughest 174 kilometres of the Pennines,
By Adam Vaughan
Spending just 2 hours a week in green spaces such as parks, woodlands and fields has been linked with people feeling healthier and happier.
The health benefits of being out in nature have been well-documented and will seem common sense to many of us, but until now no one has quantified exactly how much time might be beneficial.
UNLESS you’ve been living under a stone, it would be hard not to have heard that sunlight is bad for you. In fact if you are living under a stone,
A miniature wearable sensor has been designed to let you know if you’ve spent too much or too little time in the sun.
Excess exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause sunburn, premature skin ageing and skin cancer, while underexposure can lead to vitamin D deficiency and worsen skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.
Elephants never forget their greens, and nor should you. At least, that’s the message this 1951 poster from the British ministry of food is trying to convey.
Of course, gentle reminders to eat healthily aren’t always enough. Last year, Denmark began a controversial new scheme to tax unhealthy foods,
