Morina Mohamed learned about line dancing in Iowa in the US, but wasn’t into the Stetsons and ‘yee-haws’. Modern line dance fits the bill of the 58-year-old hijab-wearing Malaysian, though.
British singer Adele credits exercise for helping her lose weight, but rumours persist it was the Sirtfood diet that helped her drop 45kg. Experts weigh in on the radical diet.
People with type 2 diabetics or worried about suffering it tend to avoid eating fruit because of its high sugar content, but whole fresh fruit can in fact reduce the risk of getting it or mitigate its effects.
A weekly dose of at least 150 minutes of physical activity could substantially reduce the health risks in desk-bound office workers, a study has found. Sitting is often touted as ‘the new smoking’, but it is unclear if it is the sitting itself or the lack of physical activity that causes the harm.
One in four people worldwide will suffer from a stroke. While new treatments to head off their worst effects offer hope, they come too late for filmmaker Lotje Sodderland, who is still getting over a stroke she had at 34.