Health
The Surprisingly Powerful Benefits of Walking Every Day
Forget the 10,000-step rule. The best evidence now says the big gains come sooner than you think, and they reach from the heart to the memory.
Health
The body, explained with care: what the evidence really says about living longer, moving more and feeling better.
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Health
What Actually Happens to Your Body When You Sit All Day?
Hours in a chair do more than stiffen the back. They quietly change how your muscles handle sugar and fat, and the remedy turns out to be smaller and more frequent than you might think.
Wellbeing
Seven Small Habits That Make Healthy Ageing Easier
No miracle cures here, just seven modest, well-evidenced habits that help keep bodies steady, minds sharp and lives full as the years add up.
Health
The Fascinating Connection Between Exercise and the Ageing Brain
A study of nearly 46,000 older Britons wearing wrist trackers finds that more brisk activity goes with sharper thinking and fuller brains, and hints that the time of day may matter too.
Health
Why Sleep Might Be the Most Underrated Part of Your Health
We count steps and calories but treat sleep as the thing we do when everything else is finished. The science suggests it deserves a far better seat at the table.
Technology
What Your Sleep Tracker Knows, and What It Doesn’t
Rings and watches now score our nights down to the minute of REM. A new study suggests your own morning verdict still carries information the sensors miss.
Technology
Could Artificial Intelligence Become Your Personal Health Companion?
Google trained a version of its Gemini model to read a month of wearable data and coach people on sleep and fitness. The results are impressive in places, and instructive in others.