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Breaking bones
Even healthy bones can break if they are exposed to great enough forces, but the risk of fracture varies with age and activity.
In ‘Exercise, Energy and Movement’, spring 2012

Fitness fads
Over the years, many different exercises have become the latest craze in keeping us healthy. Some 'fads' have withstood the test of time, whereas others have returned to relative obscurity.
In ‘Exercise, Energy and Movement’, spring 2012

Learn to breathe
We can do without food and water for a while, but we must keep breathing. How, then, can we investigate how breathing is controlled?
In ‘Exercise, Energy and Movement’, spring 2012

“We very rarely talk about winning”: extended Q&A with Dr Mark Bawden
Sports psychologist Dr Mark Bawden talks to Chrissie Giles about why his own cricketing career was cut short, 'staying in the bubble' and why the England cricket team don't talk about winning.
In ‘Exercise, Energy and Movement’, spring 2012

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