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Digging the garden for an hour a week can help lengthen life, study suggests

An hour a week of heavy gardening could help reduce a person’s risk of premature death, a new study suggests. Taking part in muscle-strengthening activities such as lifting weights, resistance training or gardening activities including digging and ...

01 Mar 2022 at 00:55

People with weakened bones urged not to be ‘afraid of exercise’

People with weakened bones should not be afraid to exercise regularly, experts have said. There is no UK guidance on exercise and osteoporosis and some people have expressed “fear” over exercising. But experts have said that muscle strengthening ...

17 May 2022 at 00:55

New study on transgender women could ‘inform sports policy’

Transgender women do not have as much muscle mass as cisgender men but have higher levels than cisgender women, according to small new study. Researchers said their new research could help “inform policy” about decisions on the participation of ...

05 Oct 2022 at 08:08

Health & Wellbeing

Wall squat exercises can help lower blood pressure, study suggests

Exercises such as “wall sits” could be the best form of activity to help people reduce blood pressure, a new study suggests. Other physical activity including cardio, resistance training and HIIT workouts are also good for bringing down ...

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

Wall squat exercises can help lower blood pressure, study suggests

25 Jul 2023 at 23:30

Cardio exercise can help reduce risk of dying from flu, study suggests

People who are at a higher risk of dying from flu could benefit from upping their cardio exercise levels, a new study suggests. Even exercising below the nationally recommended standards could help reduce a person’s risk of dying ...

16 May 2023 at 23:30

Walking lowers early death risk even if rest of day spent sitting down – study

Walking up to 10,000 steps per day lowers the risk of heart disease and early death even if people spend most of their day sitting down, research suggests. Experts have previously found that people who spend a lot of time ...

05 Mar 2024 at 23:30

22 minutes of exercise per day ‘can offset negative impact of sitting down’

Just 22 minutes per day of brisk walking, housework or jogging can offset the negative health effects of too much sitting down, research has suggested. Experts found that people who sit for long periods – such as in an ...

24 Oct 2023 at 23:30

Local News

UPMC Announced as Sports Medicine Supplier to Munster Rugby

Munster Rugby have announced that UPMC Sports Medicine is to become their official Sports Medicine Supplier. The partnership agreement means that UPMC will work with Munster Rugby to offer players top-class care and ...

31 May 2023 at 14:33

Brisk walking or gardening could counteract genetic risk of diabetes – study

Brisk walking, dancing or gardening could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes even in people with a high genetic risk of developing the condition, new research suggests. The study found that higher levels of total ...

05 Jun 2023 at 16:00

Weekend bouts of exercise cut the risk of mental decline, study shows

Weekend bouts of exercise may be just as good for you as working out during the week when it comes to slowing down mental decline, researchers say. The findings, which come a month after another study found ...

30 Oct 2024 at 06:38

Exercise can help cut risk of ‘baby blues’ – study

New mothers can reduce the risk of developing postnatal depression if they can find time to exercise for more than an hour every week, according to a new study. Exercising for at least 80 minutes each week ...

07 Nov 2024 at 23:30

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