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Here you will find scientifically sound sports, exercise and health information.
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Environment Trumps Genes: Why Your Daily Choices Matter More Than Your DNA
Your lifestyle and environment are more important to your health than your genes - so you can take control of your health
Leg day for your brain: The surprising link between muscle power and brain power
Muscle strength and fitness is important for brain health and cognitive function as we age
New drug improves health by 30%. Is free!
Non-exercise physical activity - NEPA - is important for health and longevity
Coffee & Caffeine: Unlocking the secrets of energy use and metabolism
Effect of coffee and caffeine on body fat, exercise performance, fat use and health
What body type works best for football?
Footballers have a unique body type for acceleration, agility, or goalkeeper success
Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret to high-speed performance
Muscles are motors but tendons are the stiff springs that help us to sprint run and move fast
What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance
Gymnasts teach us about balance for health and performance
The science of underwater swimming
Swimming underwater reduces wave drag and increases swimming speed
To stretch or not to stretch before exercise
Muscle stretching before sport and exercise for performance and injury risk
All that slipping and sliding on tennis courts prevents injuries
Hard court and grass court friction and sliding to reduce injury in tennis
Fast serves don’t make sense - unless you factor in physics
Tennis serve biomechanics - throw-like pattern
Yes, your kids can run all day - they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes
Children can run all day; they’re elite endurance athletes
What makes a winning sprinter?
Special muscles and tendons of the fasters human sprinters