Woman who thought sports bra fit badly discovers 'tugging' feeling was cancer

Lindsey Bishop, 40, first noticed a strange ‘tugging feeling’ in her right breast back in October 2016, when she was working out to lose weight after having her daughter, Ivy. The working mum, of Altrincham, Greater Manchester assumed the nagging pain was just due to a badly fitting sports bra. Lindsey, who also has an […]

High-waisted gym leggings that will actually stay up during your workouts

The best high-waisted leggings for the gym, as recommended by the Strong Women team.  High-waisted leggings changed the workout game. Not only are they universally flattering (and hey, who doesn’t want to feel their best in the gym?), they’re also comfy, keeping everything in place while you squat, skip and run.  If you come from […]

Girls benefit from doing sports

Girls—but not boys—who participate actively in school sports activities in middle childhood show improved behavior and attentiveness in early adolescence, suggests a new Canadian study published in Preventative Medicine. “Girls who do regular extracurricular sports between ages 6 and 10 show fewer symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 12, compared to girls who seldom […]

Sports settings may help engage Australian men in weight loss

Men in Australia are more likely than women to be obese, yet they are underrepresented in weight loss trials. A study published in PLOS Medicine, by Eleanor Quested at Curtin University in Perth, Australia and colleagues found that participants in a men-only, sports-themed weight loss program increased physical activity and lost more weight than men […]

Diabetes type 2 warning – why you should always drink milk before exercise

Diabetes is a common condition that affects more than four million people in the UK. Around 90 per cent of all cases are caused by type 2 diabetes; where the body doesn’t produce enough of the hormone insulin, or the body doesn’t react to insulin. Without enough insulin, the body struggles to convert sugar in […]