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How much should you care about heart rate variability?

Over the last few years, thanks to the rise of smartwatches, tech wearables and artificial intelligence, personal health data is more accessible than ever, with millions of us tracking our daily activities on a semi-religious basis, whether that’s step count, sleep duration and quality, calories consumed and burned, and resting and maximum heart rate. Of…

July 23, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

MIND Upgrade

Jay Ferruggia: Be a master storyteller and find success in all you do

Jay Ferruggia Jay Ferruggia is an elite fitness and mindset coach and a pioneer of underground, warehouse-style gyms using unconventional training methods, opening his Renegade Gym in 1996. He’s consulted for sports teams and corporations, including the New York Jets and Giants, WWE, and SalesForce, and worked as an adviser to LiveStrong and Arnold Schwarzenegger.…

July 22, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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HEALTH Opinion

Male Infertility Roundtable: Men must take control of their sexual health

With headline-making studies suggesting men’s sperm counts are in freefall, male infertility is a vital but neglected men’s health issue. What might be causing this apparent rise in infertility? How can the problem be addressed? What treatments are available for men who are struggling to have children? And what technological breakthroughs are on the horizon?…

July 18, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

SPOTLIGHT Under The Skin

Joe Wicks: You will never see me promoting an obesity drug

Joe Wicks MBE Joe Wicks MBE, also known as The Body Coach, is one of the UK’s most high-profile social media personalities and a best-selling health and fitness author, having sold more than 3 million books. He rose to national prominence in 2020 by helping the nation get through the COVID-19 pandemic with his free…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Great minds

Dr Stephen Sideroff: Find your calling for a calm and happy life

Dr Stephen Sideroff Dr Stephen Sideroff is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. He is an an internationally-recognised expert in resilience, optimal performance, addiction, neuro-feedback and alternative approaches to stress and mental health. He lives in…

July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Steve Cook: What you see online rarely mirrors reality

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July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Opinion

Dr Max Pemberton: I treat the Instagram food influencers with eating disorders

Dr Max Pemberton Dr Max Pemberton is medical doctor, journalist and author. He works full-time as a psychiatrist in the National Health Service, specialising in eating disorders and addiction. He has written multiple best-selling books, including Trust me, I’m A (Junior) Doctor; Where Does it Hurt?; and The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human. He lives…

July 10, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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HEALTH Vanguard

How men can master their midlife crisis

Mike Bates Mike Bates is a former covert counter-terrorism operations leader, endurance athlete, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He left a distinguished career in the UK’s Ministry of Defence after 20 years of service, then became the fastest Briton to complete a solo row of the Talker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, raising significant funds for charity. He…

July 9, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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HEALTH Explainer

Can an ice bath really help you get leaner and stronger and live longer?

In the quest for peak physical condition, enhanced mental health and cognitive function, and an endless supply of Instagram-friendly video content, ice baths have surged in popularity over the last couple of years, championed by everyone from world-champion athletes to wellness gurus to your least-favourite influencer. Despite its now near ubiquitous presence on social media,…

July 7, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Upgrade

Outfox your bad boss and fix your toxic office atmosphere!

Jaz Ampaw-Farr Jaz Ampaw-Farr is an award-winning motivational speaker and leadership, resilience, wellbeing and diversity coach. She is a former literacy advisor and stand-up comedian, and appeared as a candidate in series nine of the BBC’s The Apprentice. Her book Because of You, This is Me, which celebrates the vital role educators have in instilling…

July 7, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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