New research shows Olympic athletes live an average of 2.8 years longer than we mortals, but experts insist longevity is within everyone’s reach.  Findings published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) indicated that people who took part in non-contact sports like rowing, cycling and tennis lived significantly longer than other people. Now two public health read more »

Bikram Yoga is a patented brand of yoga, involving 26 poses practiced in a heated room. Thousands of devotees claim ‘hot yoga’ is better than drugs for treating health problems ranging from arthritis to depression. Joseph Encinia, a yoga teacher from the U.S, credits Bikram Yoga for his incredible recovery from juvenile arthritis and the read more »

Researchers conducting one of the first experiments of its kind found that going to a spa for a week helped people lose weight, improved their mental health and lowered their blood pressure – alongside a number of other health benefits. Although alternative therapy has long been seen as an effective way of improving well-being and read more »

Happy teenagers grow up to earn more money than their unhappy peers, a new study has found. The study, conducted by researchers at University College London, used data from 15,000 teens and young adults in the U.S. Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Professor Andrew Oswald discovered that individuals who rated themselves with higher ‘life satisfaction’ read more »

Us Brits have got ourselves a bit of a reputation for being ‘boozy’ – with a recent survey discovering that our penchant for Pinot is even stronger on foreign soil than it is at home. According to a poll carried out by TripAdvisor, UK holidaymakers admitted to drinking more whilst away on their travels than read more »

Last year, 35 million sick days were taken for musculoskeletal problems – most commonly for back and neck pain. Most of us will experience back or neck pain at some point in our lives. But, for millions, that pain can persist for months and even years. Now experts from the University of York and Hull read more »

The last thing a pregnant woman probably wants to do is don a pair of tight fitting trousers and contort her body into strange looking uncomfortable positions. Nevertheless, a recent study has revealed that the ancient practice of yoga could reduce depression in mothers-to-be as well as boosting maternal bonding. Pregnant women are renowned for read more »

A group of researchers based at Indiana University in the US have found that the ancient art of yoga could help to improve balance in individuals who have experienced a stroke but are not receiving rehabilitative care. The pilot study was aimed at establishing the benefits of yoga among individuals who had previously suffered a read more »

Two types of exercise for the price of one. It seems that nowadays one type of exercise just isn’t cutting the mustard, and fitness experts are continually mixing and matching techniques and practices from a variety of sport and exercise activities in order to fully maximise the benefits. Zumba for example, mashes up the most read more »

Feeling on edge? Like you can’t sit still? Like something terrible is going to happen? Modern life offers plenty for us to feel anxious about, from job cuts and recession, to soaring divorce rates and a childhood obesity pandemic. Whatever it is making you feel anxious – whether its a looming work presentation, an impossible read more »