Measuring up: this year, aim for fitness over fat loss for long-term success

Jan 04, 2016 23:27 pm UTC| Health

Getting fit and losing weight are consistently among the top New Years resolutions, and January is the boom period for the billion-dollar gym industry. While any attempt to incorporate more exercise into our lives should...

Stored fat is a feat of evolution – and your body will fight to keep it

Jan 04, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Health

In spite of the bad press, stored fat is actually a really wonderful thing. Without the capacity to store energy in the form of fat, we would have been unlikely to survive through millions of years of evolution and we...

Health Check: what's the best time of the day to exercise?

Jan 04, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Health

Most people are aware of the importance of being active and exercising daily. Unfortunately, due to busy schedules, most people are forced to exercise around other numerous commitments. However, the timing of exercise can...

Four psychological tricks to help stick to your New Year's resolutions

Jan 03, 2016 23:02 pm UTC| Health

Every year, millions of people around the world make New Years resolutions. And every year, the great majority of us break and abandon those resolutions. Self-control is a major problem for many of us, so failure to...

Joking your way to the top: why laughter is the best medicine for stressed executives

Jan 03, 2016 22:52 pm UTC| Health

Workplaces in January are not generally very funny places to be, but new research has found humour can be just the thing to get an organisation off on the right foot. The ever-present need to respond to multiple...

The psychology of New Year’s resolutions

Jan 02, 2016 02:57 am UTC| Life Health

Research has shown that about half of all adults make New Years resolutions. However, fewer than 10% manage to keep them for more than a few months. As a professor of behavioural addiction I know how easy people can...

Dry January - is it worth giving up alcohol for a month?

Jan 01, 2016 15:47 pm UTC| Health

Alcohol Concern has thrown down the gauntlet to drinkers: can you manage a month without alcohol? The campaign, Dry January, aims to attract funding through donations, raise awareness of alcohol-related problems and...