Exercise
Our Changing World for 7 June 2018
Combining high intensity exercise with a computer game-based brain training is having good results for struggling school kids, and developing an edible plastic wrap from corn and shellfish waste. Audio
Exercise - how you like it
The latest theory on how much exercise we need to keep the grey matter in tip-top shape seems pretty flexible - 52 hours over six months, boiling down to two hours a week of whatever you like. Audio
Exercise on the job may do nothing
A new study out of the Netherlands suggests exercise is only beneficial when done outside your job. Despite manual labourers being physically active all day, it may not help them, in fact it could… Audio
Secrets for happy and healthy old age
A little bit of exercise, nice healthy food and a purpose. The recipe for longevity according to a new study by the US' North Western University. Audio
Quit or persist - it's all in the brain
Blake Porter is investigating what happens in our brain when we decide to quit something that is good for us or persist with something that is bad us. Audio
Could a pill replace exercise?
Do you fancy living longer, having better sex, increasing your memory, and building muscle tone while burning fat?! With reputed benefits like these it's no wonder that the search is on for a… Audio
Goal setting bad for exercise
A new study shows specific goal setting for exercise is no more effective than just getting more active. Audio
Dog lovers vow defiance over tough new bylaw
The Far North District Council wants to limit dog numbers and the places they can be exercised to protect birdlife - and dog-lovers are threatening civil and canine disobedience in response. Audio
The Science of... Sweat
Simon Morton and Alison Ballance present a three-part series exploring the science of sweat, virtual reality and Vitamin C. This week, the function of a much-maligned bodily fluid that plays a vital… Audio, Gallery
Sports clubs tackle decline in player numbers
Changing farming patterns and "lazy" parents are hurting club sport numbers even in heartland rugby territory, club administrators say. Video
Is high-intensity exercise too much of a good thing?
In part two of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld hits the gym for some High Intensity Interval Training and finds it can take you up a notch... if you fit the bill. So is HIIT right for you? Video, Audio
Off the Track Training from the Outback
Kathryn Ryan chats to the outback Australian farmer whose health and fitness programmes are an online hit. For the last eight years Joy McClymont has run a virtual personal training business from her… Audio
The bike gang with Gold Cards
All you need to hit the rails and trails of Wellington with the Folding Goldies is a Gold Card, a bike (ideally a folding one) and some free time. Audio, Gallery
High intensity for anti-aging benefits
Greg Anson of the University of Auckland talks about the benefits of HIIT - High-intensity interval training. Audio
Spin doctors: a global peleton
Peloton is a spin class with a difference – 80,000 bikes, 250,000 riders, and it all happens in your home. Steven Kurutz from the New York Times has been to Peloton HQ in Manhattan. Audio, Gallery
Wearables and weight loss: how well do they work?
Professor John Jakicic of the University of Pittsburgh led a US study that studied nearly 500 people; half used fitness trackers and half didn't. And it was the group without the tech who had lost… Audio
Project Activate - swimming in a flume
Project Activate involved a group of 12-year-old Pacific Island students learning about healthy living and science - and it included a swim in a research flume pool. Audio
Damian Bailey: brains, mountaineering, diving, concussion
Kim Hill talks to Professor Damian Bailey, a world leading expert on concussion and the ageing brain, and Director of the Research Institute of Science and Health for the University of South Wales. He… Audio
Science: new bones and how exercise improves your memory
Dr Chris Smith with science news and this week how exercise can help your memory, and a new way to replace damaged bones. Audio