Hammarley on Health

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/well/move/long-short-walks-health.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Which Is Better, One Long Walk or Many Short Ones? A new analysis is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes.

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Knee Arthritis? Exercise Can Help Manage the Pain. (Gift Article) This uncomfortable condition is increasingly common as you age. But it doesn’t mean you can’t work out.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/health/pickleball-eye-injuries.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Eye Injuries Are Rising Among Pickleball Players Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported.

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Men Who Don’t Use Soap, Explained — Esquire There are people in your life—healthy, successful, attractive men—who wash themselves with water only. Are they actually getting themselves clean? Do they smell? Should you consider trying this method?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/well/move/stationary-bike-exercise-beginner.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Cycling When it’s too cold to go outside, you can still get a good cardio workout on a stationary bike. But you need to do it correctly.

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Exercise won’t help you lose much fat. Changing this will — BBC Science Focus Magazine Groundbreaking research is rewriting the science of how we use energy

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The Spinal Surgeries That Didn’t Need to Happen — New York Magazine As much as half of all spinal fusions don’t alleviate pain — why do doctors perform so many?

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Doctors Say This Is The Best Room Temperature For Sleep—And It's Probably Lower Than You Think — Women’s Health Time to adjust that thermostat.

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Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks? — New Scientist Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/well/move/zone-zero-exercise.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

How Good Is Exercise That Feels Effortless? The “zone zero” fitness trend promotes very low-intensity movement, like walking and housework. Here’s what it can — and can’t — do for you.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/well/eat/ginger-upset-stomach-nausea-vomiting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Can Ginger Really Settle an Upset Stomach? We put it to the experts.

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This overlooked workout is key to aging better — National Geographic Scientists say power—your ability to move quickly—is one of the first fitness skills to fade with age. And it’s not as hard as you think to build it back.