As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
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After a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, what about the other health benchmarks we are told to strive for?
As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
Understanding the pressure elite sports puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.
Understanding the pressure elite sport puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.
Understanding the pressure elite sports puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.
Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.
Hospitals are told to cancel non-urgent work only in exceptional circumstances as a five-day resident doctors' strike starts.
The charity's chief executive says "at least half" of their branches will close in the UK and Ireland.
Everyone targets 10,000 steps - but a lower tally could reduce the risk of serious health issues like cancer, dementia and heart disease, a study suggests.
