It’s time to give the pedometer a break and welcome lifting weights

The extraordinary advantages of strength training are only just emerging. That’s excellent timing, when working out indoors is useful to everyone’s health

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” FOR the first time in history we can save the human race by depending on front of the TELEVISION and doing nothing. Let’s not screw this up.” The gag is just among many similar memes doing the rounds on social media. If only things were so simple.

For numerous, the concept of being cooped up in your home for weeks or months on end without our typical means of workout is daunting. Regular workout brings lots of advantages, encompassing both physical and mental well-being. But pounding the pavements might put us and others at danger. In lots of countries …