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Do posture correctors work? What the research shows
We screened 324 controlled trials. The strap itself has never been tested, and in the one sham trial the fake shirt outperformed the real one.
Read articleMovement
Training programmed for the things that track with how long and how well people live: VO2max, zone 2, strength, and keeping the ability to move fast. Fitted to the days and the equipment you have.
Programming
Strength and cardiorespiratory fitness are among the strongest predictors there are of how the second half of a life goes. So that is what gets programmed: VO2max, easy aerobic work, strength, and keeping the ability to move fast.
Fitted to the days you have and the equipment you can reach, whether that is a gym or a bag of kettlebells in a shed. It is not the same thing as a programme built to change how you look, and it is not sold as one.
How it runs
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Where you actually are: what you can lift, how far you can run, what hurts.
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A week that fits your life, built around the sessions that matter most.
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Progression written down, so you know what next week is supposed to be.
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Re-testing, because a programme that is never re-tested is a habit.
What it is not
Not physiotherapy and not rehabilitation. Pain and injury belong with a physiotherapist or a doctor, and that is where they get sent.
The research behind it
Free, and the same reading this service is built on. Nothing here is held back for people who pay.
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Grip strength and longevity: what 1.5 million people show
Grip strength predicts death better than blood pressure does. A real finding from huge cohorts, and widely misread. What it measures and what it does not.
Read articleWhere to start
A conversation of thirty minutes, free, in which we work out whether this is the right thing for you and say so if it is not.
None of these services diagnose or treat a condition. If you have a diagnosed illness, are pregnant or take medication, talk to your doctor first, and keep them in the loop.