Water exercises as effective as gym workouts for preventing cardiovascular disease
New research by the University has found that water exercises are as effective as gym workouts for preventing cardiovascular disease
Overtraining syndrome: what it is and how to avoid it
There’s a thin line between working hard enough and working too hard. Pushing your body to reach new levels of fitness requires commitment, effort and a willingness to put yourself through intense, challenging workouts on a regular basis. But more isn’t always better. Without the right balance of rest and recovery you could end up spiralling into a long-term fatigue condition called overtraining syndrome.
Re-imagining our place - Sheffield City Region, the healthiest place in the country to live and work
As the vaccine brings hope that things will ‘return to normal’, we should aim for normal to mean something different. How about a normal that eradicates inequalities in healthy life years within a generation?
Why the North should copy New Zealand and set a wellbeing budget
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Government – like most other governments across the globe – were obsessed by economic growth as the key measure of success. Growth brings prosperity, we were told; prosperity brings jobs and this is good. But what’s the point of all this prosperity if we’re just going to spend it all on healthcare? Wealth does not always equal health.
Project launched to assess financial impact of Covid-19 on professional football clubs
Academics are to analyse the financial impact of Covid-19 on professional football clubs in England and the wider impact on their communities.
Exploring the benefits of water-based exercise
New research published by academics at Sheffield Hallam University has found regular water-based exercise offers just as many benefits for healthy older people as other, more traditional exercises.
Hallam research used to highlight the social value of gyms
A group of 186 affordable gyms run by The Gym Group generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016, according to analysis carried out by Sheffield Hallam University.
Biggest team of students to represent Hallam at European Games
Seventeen students will represent Sheffield Hallam University at the European Universities Games, which get underway this weekend, thanks to funding from Hallam’s Cantor fund.
150th Open generated over £300m in economic benefit for Scotland, new research finds
The 150th Open at St Andrews generated over £300 million in economic benefit for Scotland according to a new Sheffield Hallam study, commissioned by The R&A, VisitScotland and Fife Council.
Sheffield Hallam athletes and alumni named in England Swimming team ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games
Two current Sheffield Hallam athletes and three alumni have been selected in the England Swimming team and will be considered for the final team that will represent their nation at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.