Christchurch scoops most ExerciseNZ annual awards
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Tamaki Makaurau – Christchurch has scooped most of the honours at the annual ExerciseNZ awards event.
It has won accolades for the group instructors...
First exercise day of 2022 just weeks away
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Otautahi – The first days of 2022 are just weeks away, raising the spectre of the annual tradition of resolutions, such as getting fitter.
Healthier...
Two NZ leaders appointed to global health and fitness council
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Tauranga – Two New Zealand industry leaders have been appointed to the very first major global council on health and fitness, the Global Health...
Explosion of lockdown-induced home gyms in NZ
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Ōtautahi – The first covid lockdown last year caught most people by surprise, but the inevitability of more lockdowns, especially in Auckland, has resulted...
Low volume high intensity training excellent for cardio health
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – High intensity interval training, even as short as four minutes, can be just as beneficial as longer more gentle exercise,...
Covid survey shows Kiwis have gained tonnes of weight
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Otautahi – A key statistic from the ExerciseNZ study show that Kiwis have gained 2.8 million kilos, or 2819 tonnes, of weight in...
Exercise for over 50s helps heart and brain – new study
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Otautahi – New research says regular exercise can help slow the progression to Alzheimer’s disease as well as improve the heart and brain.
Regular exercise...
Physical activity can counter effects of lack of sleep
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Otautahi – ExerciseNZ today endorsed new research which shows physical activity and good sleep work together to counter negative health effects of poor sleep.
The...
Regular exercise decreases risk of catching covid
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Otautahi – New research has found regular exercise makes the covid vaccine more effective and boosts immunity.
A new study from Glasgow Caledonian University...
Impact training can help people maintain bone health
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Because running is a high-impact activity, there’s concern about whether it’s too tough on joints and bones in later decades.
However, impact training, like...
Long covid fatigue reduces with exercise, new research shows
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Otautahi – ExerciseNZ fully supports a UK study which has suggested regular exercise can improve the recovery of people with lasting symptoms of...
Kiwis need to exercise much more than first thought
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Otautahi – New research from the University of California San Francisco has found people need to exercise much more than first thought.
The study published...
