This Month
The three simple ways to test your fitness
How do you know if you are fit? Here are three tests to track your strength and cardiovascular fitness that can be done with little or no equipment.
- Hilary Achauer
Five tips for keeping strong from fit over-60-somethings
These fitness veterans share their tips on how to keep moving – and disciplined – when later life gets in the way.
- Amelia Jones
Why middle-aged men are so competitive
There is always someone at school sports day who treats the parents’ race as a fierce contest – this time it was me.
- Luke Benedictus
Three tests that prove you’re exercising too hard
It sounds counterintuitive, but dialling down the intensity of your workouts could help you get faster and burn more fat.
- Euan Black
High cholesterol critical factor in development of dementia, study finds
Scientists have for the first time linked high cholesterol and vision loss to the onset of dementia, including them among 14 risk factors.
- Sarah Neville
July
The cheap vegetable that could save your life
According to a new study, eating carrots increases carotenoids in your skin. These phytonutrients lead to a lower risk of chronic disease and a stronger immune function.
- Jack Rear
The five best exercises to beat burnout and stress
Knowing what type of exercise to focus on when needed is key to allowing the stress chemicals to move through you more effectively.
- Boudicca Fox-Leonard
This is the ‘golden’ decade for turbocharging your health
Diet and exercise improvements are beneficial at any age, but experts say there is an optimal period to build lean muscle and drive up cardiovascular stamina.
- Lucy Dean
Exercising every day? You may need to stop
Choosing when not to work out can be as important as doing it. Scheduling time to recover can help people avoid injury and enhance performance.
- Calum Marsh
How to beat the big four diseases of ageing
Far more people are projected to be living with a major illness by 2040, but lifestyle choices can help prevent them.
- Miranda Levy
How to nail the 30-plants-a-week meal challenge
A major study found that the greater number of plants a person ate, the healthier they were. So we had a crack at it.
- Luke Benedictus
My sixth form teacher told me to lower my sights
Kiria McNamara is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. She was told she would have trouble getting the marks to get into her chosen university course.
- Sally Patten
Nine signs your ambition may be damaging your health
When the desire to excel tips into perfectionism, your mental wellbeing can suffer.
- Julie Hare and Euan Black
Scientists discover anti-ageing holy grail – that can also stop cancer
Experiments on mice show treated animals live 25 per cent longer and also gain boosts to vision, hearing and muscle function. It may even prevent hair loss.
- Sarah Knapton
Having too much money isn’t possible, happiness researcher finds
A senior fellow at the Wharton School says the correlation between wealth and wellbeing does not plateau once incomes reach a certain point.
- Conrad Quilty-Harper
Why testosterone is a wonder drug for men and women over 50
More than just a male sex hormone, it can be the foundation for a healthy lifestyle – and the Olympics is about to put its powers under the spotlight again.
- Hattie Garlick
Want to live to 100? Maybe try this new supplement
Can the latest longevity pill help restore your youthful vigour and avoid age-related disease? Be warned: there may be risks.
- David Cox
The nine most pressing questions about middle age, answered
Read this, and you’ll be able to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
- Dana Smith
Scientists identify the best type of exercise for mental sharpness
Queensland Brain Institute researchers studied sprinters, speed walkers and more leisurely exercisers. Here’s what they found.
- Lucy Dean
Getting tired as you grow older? Here’s how to keep your energy up
If you feel like you’re often exhausted and needing more naps as you age, you should try to put a stop to it before it becomes more serious.
- Trisha Pasricha
