Health & wellbeing
‘Wild west’ reformer pilates boom is causing rise in injuries, experts warn
The boom in reformer pilates has created a “wild west” of studios where poor regulation has resulted in inexperienced teachers...
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‘As soon as I left the first session I felt taller’: is reformer pilates as amazing – or awful – as they say?
I have noticed something new in my London neighbourhood. Amid the sea of nail salons, vape shops and purveyors of...
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A moment that changed me: for the first time in my life, a stranger pronounced my name correctly
I had five names on the day of my Hindu naming ceremony, but my given name was Priti, a name...
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Is it true that … you can never eat too much fibre?
Fibre has replaced protein as TikTok health influencers’ macronutrient du jour, with “fibremaxxers” urging followers to pack as much roughage...
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‘The highs are extremely high – but the lows are extremely low’: when working out becomes an addiction
At the peak of his adventuring career, Luke Tyburski was a man of extremes. The former pro-footballer, then in his...
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‘I thought, what the hell have I done?’: the people who moved abroad for love – and regretted it
I met my wife in Queensland in 2001. She’s from Bern, but was in Australia to study marine science. She...
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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a...
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As a furniture removalist I learned all mattresses are stained, and that’s fine
My “wilderness years” began when I lost a job I loved hosting a daily radio show in Melbourne, then spent...
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Self-test health kits promise quick results. But what do doctors think of them?
Convenient, discreet and offering results in minutes, rapid health and wellness tests are popping up on pharmacy shelves across Australia....
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Influencers are promoting these three health tests – but they risk doing more harm than good
Medical tests are marketed on social media as a way to empower people to take control of their health, but...
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