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Taking the stairway to (delay) heaven works

7th August 2019

Climbing more than 20 flights of stairs per week is associated with an overall lower risk of mortality among men, an…

17th June 2019

Roaming through fields and forests sounds whimsical, but research has shown it’s good for health and wellbeing. Although it…

12th March 2019

Older people trying to stay fit are taking up dog-walking in droves — but it has created a new pattern of serious injury due…

18th September 2018

Advising patients about physical activity and writing them an exercise prescription pays off — but there’s still an emphasis…

7th August 2018

While most patients struggle to meet minimum exercise benchmarks, others fall into the dangerous territory of compulsive…

30th July 2018

While the life expectancy of Australians continues to grow, there is still ample evidence that a large proportion of the…

19th June 2018

In a new take on the exercise truism ‘use it, or lose it’, researchers show neurological health depends as much on signals…