Weight loss

Knowledge marketing, and science’s losing battles

2013-06-24: Sports science, for all its virtues and values, is often overlooked or fails to inspire real change. That's in part, because it isn't 'marketed' well…

The low-carb, high fat diet debate and deviant thinking

2013-02-17: Deviant thinking is a crucial driver of progress, but there's a point where it becomes extreme and unnecessarily polarizing. Balance and complexity are…

Exercise and weight loss, Part 3: Fat

2010-01-20: There are many reasons to want to burn fat during exercise. For obvious reasons, in the context of the series I’m currently doing, people want…

Exercise and weight loss, Part 2B

2010-01-17: No, not part 3 of the weight loss series, don’t worry. Rather, it’s a response to your many emails and comments to , and the…

Exercise and weight loss, Part 2A

2010-01-16: Thanks to everyone for your comments and emails in response to . It’s always great to debate the issues, and in this particular case, I…

Exercise and weight loss, Part 1

2010-01-15: I’ve long felt that one of the biggest privileges of being in the field of exercise science is that what we (sports scientists, that is)…

Computer Games continued

2008-01-01: First of all, a happy and prosperous New Year to everyone! We hope that 2008, an Olympic Year, brings everyone some Olympian success and prosperity!…

Weight loss and computer games Part 2

2007-12-29: Earlier today I did a . The study found that Wii games, which are “active” and involve simulated hand and body movements by the players,…

Weight loss and Nintendo Wii

2007-12-29: It’s been a quiet period for us over the last week, but we’re sure you understand! If you are anything like us, you’ve been relieved…

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