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People with high blood pressure are better off having a stretch at home rather than going out for a walk if they want to lower their blood pressure, study finds. University of Saskatchewan researchers had a group of 40 high blood pressure sufferers split into two groups – one did stretching and one did walking. … Read more
The government’s vaccines tsar today admitted that the NHS will need to be giving around three million vaccine doses a week by February to meet the PM’s target. Nadhim Zahawi said goal of covering more than 13million of the most vulnerable within seven weeks was ‘very stretching’ – but can be delivered. Boris Johnson … Read more
Poppy Delevingne showcases her toned abs in a crop top as she engages in a tense stretching session following her lavish family Christmas bash By Rianne Addo For Mailonline and Richard Eden for the Daily Mail Published: 14:51 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 14:52 GMT, 5 January 2021 Her family are said to have … Read more
An Australian model left her Instagram followers horrified on Thursday when she shared a photo of herself performing a yoga stretch on the edge of a dangerous cliff. Kelly Gale, who has walked the runway for Victoria’s Secret five times, posed for the perilous photo while hiking across Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona. The 25-year-old … Read more
Australia is set to swelter through almost 50C days as a 4,500km band of extreme weather stretches from Broome in Western Australia to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The heatwave has been called ‘dangerous’ by weather experts who warn that the hot conditions will be difficult to acclimatise to after a cooler springtime period. … Read more
Is this the cure for an aching back? Hi-tech corset that can help ease lower back pain by stretching the spine with tiny motors is being trialled by patients in France Using tiny sensors and motors the corset stretches out painful areas of the back The device, known as Atlas, is thought to relieve pressure … Read more
Alessandra Ambrosio, 39, says ‘taking 15 minutes every morning to stretch’ can ease stress from COVID-19 as she poses with her mini-me daughter, 12 By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 15:04 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 15:14 BST, 16 September 2020 Alessandra Ambrosio has the key to dealing with stress amid COVID-19. The 39-year-old … Read more
A devastating oil slick from a Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has spread more than seven miles, satellite images show. More than 1,000 tonnes of fuel has leaked into the pristine waters of the island from the MV Wakashio, with fears more could spill as the ship begins … Read more
Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles and moving at speeds similar to a jet plane has been hiding in Venus’s hellish atmosphere for 35 years JAXA has spotted a massive wall of acid clouds hiding under Venus’s atmosphere The cloud consists of mostly carbon dioxide and stretches over 4,000 miles It periodically … Read more
New research recommends a good stretch to help protect against us heart diseases, diabetes and stroke by loosening our arteries. Just three months of passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for arteries to dilate and decreasing their stiffness, Italian scientists report. Passive stretching involves an external force, such as another person … Read more