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New App Reveals How Much Sport, Sleep, and Screen Time Your Kids Need

November 3, 2022 at 10:19 am5 min reading

Should you let your kids sleep in or wake them up early? What’s the optimal amount of exercise and screen time they should get? These are tough questions that many parents are asking themselves. And now there’s an app to help! Let’s take a closer…

Innovative Textile Opens Vents When You Sweat

February 17, 2022 at 9:36 am4 min reading

Health & Training

Scientists from Duke University came up with a new material that will keep you dry and warm when exercising. Future jerseys made from this material would regulate your temperature by automatically opening micro-vents when you sweat and closing them when you’re dry. This could change…

New Study Ranks Foods Best to Worst

January 6, 2022 at 11:27 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could just look up a list of foods that would tell you how healthy something is? Researchers from Tufts University did just that in their new paper! They developed a new tool called Food Compass to help consumers, restaurants,…

Your Metabolism Slows Down Much Later Than You Think

November 4, 2021 at 9:57 am5 min reading

Health & Training

“I started gaining weight no matter what I ate after turning 30 years old!” You hear this often. Some people blame it on their 30s others on their 40s or 50s. And it’s always the slowing metabolism that gets the blame. A new study shows…

New Material Elium Can Reduce Injuries by 12% When Used in Helmets

September 8, 2021 at 12:32 pm5 min reading

Socialising and Culture

There’s a new tougher and safer liquid thermoplastic resin used in bicycle helmets called Elium®. It boasts higher energy absorption over its entire surface, which helps reduce the energy transferred to a cyclist’s head in case of a crash. A new study shows this could…

Women are Better at Burning Fat During Exercise

June 3, 2021 at 10:39 am5 min reading

Health & Training

A new study suggests that fit and healthy women tend to burn more fat when they exercise than men. Does that mean they have an easier time losing weight when cycling? Let’s see what the researchers concluded.

Pillars of Mental Health – Sleep First, Raw Veggies Second, Cycling Third

February 11, 2021 at 10:30 am5 min reading

Health & Training

A new study set out to find out what the most important aspects of lifestyle for good mental health and well-being are. We all know that the usual suspects such as sleep, diet, and exercise are important. But which one of them most strongly predicts…

New Study: Nature Experiences Connected with Happiness

May 21, 2020 at 2:08 pm5 min reading

Health & Training

Would riding in nature make you happier than riding in an urban area? Researchers analysed thousands of people’s holiday photographs from all over the world to find out the value of experiences in nature. Let’s see what they have to say.