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No sweat: Is yoga a proper workout?

For some it’s spiritualist mumbo-jumbo. But while other disciplines will get you fitter faster, the psychological upsides of yoga are hard to deny

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No sweat: Is exercising inside or outside better for you?

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No sweat: Can I tailor my exercise to burn more fat?

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No sweat: Does listening to music make exercise easier?

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athlete stretching

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No sweat: Does stretching before and after a workout help?

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marathon runners

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No sweat: How can marathon runners avoid hitting ‘the wall’?

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No sweat: Does high-intensity interval training work?

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park running

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No sweat: When, how and how much should I exercise?

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Adapting our need to feel part of the gang

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Breathing pure oxygen could heal footballers with concussion

Up to 5 per cent people who are concussed suffer long-term health problems. Research suggests that bouts of hyperbaric oxygen therapy might help

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Physics

How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them

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Anti-doping agency to ban all gene editing in sport from 2018

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Little-known drug keeps climbers’ minds sharp at high altitude

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Blood doping: Were Armstrong and Russia wasting their time?

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