For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Leading health agencies have issued slightly differing advice about wearing a face mask during exercise. The CDC recommends that face masks or coverings are worn in public when around other people to help slow the spread of coronavirus, while the World Health Organization has stated that…
South Africans should be permitted to exercise in the afternoons too.This was the call from Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Saturday while he observed pedestrian and cycle traffic at the Sea Point promenade.From his bicycle, Winde told News24: "Yesterday we saw congestion. I'm out exercising myself - but also having a look at what…
Jenny Solpietro had been doing well with her exercise routine, getting out for regular runs and practicing martial arts on a consistent basis. She’d been eating well and tracking her calories, too, feeling good after what had been a tough couple of years because of injury and job stress. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit.“I have…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A preventative medicine study is claiming, according to reports, the best way to prevent coronavirus complications from worsening is regular exercise.CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWZhen Yan, the director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research at University of Virginia School of…
April 17, 2020 | 11:38pm Enlarge Image Regular cardiovascular workouts may help protect future coronavirus patients from developing a severe complication and major cause of death known as acute respiratory distress syndrome Shutterstock When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, exercise is preventative medicine, according to one new study. Regular cardiovascular workouts may help protect…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…