, as in lowered mortality and heart-disease risk. Which isn’t to say walking does nothing for you (it does). Running simply does more, as two major studies have proven recently:Regular vigorous activity reduced mortality risk significantly among 17,000 men

feedback from one of the UK's top running research experts, Professor Andy Lane. What is EROS?EROS is a research project that is studying aspects of emotion regulation of others and self (EROS). The project is a collaboration between researchers from a

) or faster (quality)? Luckily, bigger brains than mine have grappled with this question.Researchers Weigh InA study at the University of Northern lowa examined the quantity part of this dilemma. In the study, 51 university-aged men and women volunteered

Studies show that people who eat ample fruit and veg have smaller waists than those who skimp on produce. The theory goes that a diet rich in fruit and veg helps curb blood sugar swings, which can influence the hormones that make fat.Keep it whole Eating

of calories. Lots of studies have confirmed this. Most recently, for example, researchers at Dunn Nutrition Laboratories in Cambridge found that overweight people burned more calories in a step test than the leaner participants. So what about your theory? Well

. They wanted to see if they could gain some clarity on the subject. In their investigation, Paton and Hopkins looked only at studies with veteran endurance athletes. That's important. "If you look at non-exercisers, it's too easy to find training programmes

. They wanted to see if they could gain some clarity on the subject. In their investigation, Paton and Hopkins looked only at studies with veteran endurance athletes. That's important. "If you look at non-exercisers, it's too easy to find training programmes

to regular training and follow it with a taper that cuts mileage but maintains intensity work. It's a well-tested approach. Multiple studies confirm the basic concept of overload and adaptation; that is, vigorous training makes us stronger. In one study

." Should you try it? These programmes seem well suited for overbooked or injury-prone runners. Studies and surveys of marathon runners have validated this approach by finding little correlation between weekly mileage and marathon performance, especially

metabolism, making sprints a very potent aerobic stimulus,” says Dr Martin Gibala, a professor of kinesiology (the scientific study of human movement) at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Gibala and his colleagues found that people who did short (25