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Microscopic image shows muscle cell nuclei converging on a tear in a muscle fiber

Stunning images show how muscles heal themselves after a workout

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists discovered a previously unknown step in the muscle repair process.

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Running to lose weight: Image of woman running up subway stairs

Running to lose weight: How it really works

By Becks Shepherd published

REFERENCE If you're running to lose weight, here's all the help you'll need to achieve your health and fitness goals.

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Is the treadmill good for losing weight? Image of woman using treadmill

Is the treadmill good for losing weight?

By Becks Shepherd published

REFERENCE Yes, it's handy for running indoors when the weather is poor, and keeping fit, but can your treadmill help you lose weight?

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A group of Coelophysis, bipedal dinosaurs that lived during the Triassic period.

Some dinosaurs may have wagged their tails to help them run

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Small-armed, two-legged dinosaurs may have wagged their tails to help them run, for the same reason humans swing their arms, according to a new study.

Dinosaurs
How to breathe while running: Image shows runner moving fast

How to breathe while running

By Sarah Finley published

REFERENCE Do you know how to breathe while running? We talk to the experts for all the key advice.

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Is running good for weight loss? Image of woman running

Is running good for weight loss?

By Chloe Page published

REFERENCE We know it's good for fitness, but is running good for weight loss? We look at the science.

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Does running burn fat? Image shows woman running on treadmill.

Does running burn fat?

By Chloe Page published

REFERENCE Yes, it's good for cardio, but does running actually burn fat? We dive into whether running can help you shed excess weight

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Regardless of whether a person runs frequently or only sometimes, their arms are usually held in a bent position.

Why Do We Bend Our Arms When We Run?

By Mindy Weisberger published

The relationship between arm movements and gaits could help explain how arm proportions evolved in the human family tree.

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A person running.

Scientists Just Found the Limits to Human Endurance

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Endurance athletes are fueled by a seemingly inexhaustible supply of energy. But is it really inexhaustible?

Exercise
South Africa's Caster Semenya looks on after running in the women's 1,500-meter race during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima in Lausanne on July 5, 2018.

Caster Semenya, Testosterone and the History of Gender Segregation in Sports

By Jaime Schultz published

Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender?

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