Lighter doesn’t always mean faster. Rob Kemp investigates why muscle and fuelling matter much more than the number on the scales

Not enough time to squeeze in strength training? Maybe think again. One study saw 10 of 19 female duathletes add twice-weekly strength sessions to their multisport programme. These comprised just four

Hark back to a few weeks ago. Were you proudly holding your New Year’s resolutions and plates of chicken and kale aloft? Did you hit the gym with all guns blazing? You were ready, inspired and motivat

For many runners, the half marathon is the sweet spot. Long enough to feel like a serious challenge, but short enough to train for without completely taking over your life. It is often the distance pe

If someone says ‘pumping iron’ it probably conjures images of burly Arnie-types sweating and grunting in the weights section of the gym. And it’s no wonder, the act of lifting weights dates back to an

Steve Ramirez knows how devastating painful memories can be. In 2015, when he was a doctoral candidate working on manipulating memories in mice, his close friend and lab partner, Xu Liu, died unexpect