Exercise
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
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.
AudioDamian 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
Multi-national Defence Force exercise on West Coast
A top military official is hoping a big multi-national Defence Force exercise on the South Island's West Coast, will lead to greater co-operation with China and Fiji. Audio
Valerie Teraitua - 2015 Maori Public Health Champion
Even though she knew her whanau had a history of high blood pressure, it wasn't until the arrival of her new baby two years ago that Valerie Teraitua realised she had to make a change in her own life… Audio
Losing Weight and Getting Healthy - the SWIFT Study
The University of Otago SWIFT study is following 250 people for 2 years as they try popular diet and exercise programmes such as the Paleo diet, the 5:2 fasting diet, and high intensity exercise. Audio
Losing Weight and Getting Healthy - the SWIFT Study
The University of Otago SWIFT study is following 250 people for 2 years as they try popular diet and exercise programmes such as the Paleo diet, the 5:2 fasting diet, and high intensity exercise.
AudioHeat, Exercise and Heart Health
Heat and exercise, on their own or together, benefit the cardiovascular system by increasing blood volume and lwoering blood pressure, but could there be other benefits as well? Audio
Heat, Exercise and Heart Health
Heat and exercise, on their own or together, benefit the cardiovascular system by increasing blood volume and lwoering blood pressure, but could there be other benefits as well?
AudioProtein, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Massey University researchers are looking at whether why protein after interval training could help type II diabetics with their blood sugar levels Audio
Protein, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Massey University researchers are looking at whether why protein after interval training could help type II diabetics with their blood sugar levels
AudioBikes in Schools
Bikes in Schools is a charity set up by Paul McArdle and Meg Frater in Hawke's Bay in 2010. Its aim is to help schools throughout the country get more children on bikes. We visit Holy Cross School in… Audio, Gallery
Don't Just Sit There - Do Something
Getting off our butts and taking regular short exercise breaks is much better for our health than continuous sitting Audio
Don't Just Sit There - Do Something
Getting off our butts and taking regular short exercise breaks is much better for our health than continuous sitting
AudioExercise is the Best Medicine
The exercise physiology clinic at the University of Auckland combines exercise for rehabilitation with teaching and research Audio
Exercise is the Best Medicine
The exercise physiology clinic at the University of Auckland combines exercise for rehabilitation with teaching and research
AudioTreating Tendon Injury with a Laser
Physiotherapist Steve Tumilty has been trialling the use of a laser plus exercise to treat tendon injury with positive results Audio
