How do Olympic athletes stack up against invertebrates? Not very well

Once you take the relative sizes into account, it’s clear invertebrates have the winning edge

Gandhi: Fitness freak and champion of sustainable food

Tenets of good health preached by Mahatma Gandhi: Walking, physical activity, fresh vegetables and fruits, low sugar, salt and fats, avoiding …

Girls less physically active than boys due to societal factors: Study

The research also found that 80% of school-going adolescents do not do the recommended one hour of daily physical activity

Physical inactivity huge burden on economy but only 50% countries have dedicated policy

Rise in non-communicable diseases will cost the global economy $27 billion annually: WHO

Obesity, overweightedness scale epidemic levels in Europe: WHO

Unfavourable eating habits, activity patterns during COVID-19 pandemic add to problem

A higher share of older Indian women physically active than men: Study

A greater share of those above 45 years in the rural areas are physically active compared to their urban counterparts

‘Elderly women more overweight, obese than men’

More elderly aged 60 and above were overweight and obese in urban areas than in rural areas, found Longitudinal Ageing Study in India 

India is moving at jet speed, people should be able to move too

1 in 4 men and every second woman in India are physically inactive; can Indian construct cities which are creators of health, environment and equity?

Healthy lifestyle can overcome genetic risk of heart disease: study

Subjects who followed a low-fat diet reported higher levels of good cholesterol despite carrying a gene shown to increase risk of diabetes, shows …

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Cycle or walk to work to reduce weight

New study finds link between lower body weight and active mode of transportation

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Large parks can reduce depression risk: study

Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks

Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India

Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes