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1. Could exercising while losing weight preserve your muscles and help keep them ‘young’?

   Associate Professor in sport science Dr Jose Areta writes in The Conversation.

2. Liverpool’s ‘blue people’: the older adults redefining what ageing looks like

   PhD candidate in Sport Science writes in The Conversation.

3. Sport scientist preparing jockeys for the Grand National

   LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Science plays a vital role in preparing jockeys for what is the most famous horse race in the world the Randox Grand National.

4. Royal Lancers participate in sport and exercise science experience day at LJMU

   Around 60 members of the Army participated in a series of mini lectures focused on sport nutrition, physiology and biomechanics, before visiting our teaching labs to gain insight into our world-leading sport science research.

5. Exercise maintains 'rhythm of life'

   Exercising at a regular time of day may help to ward off mental health conditions by protecting the body's natural circadian rhythms, research suggests.

6. Sport and Exercise Science study highlights the health benefits of a Home-HIT routine

   A new study investigating a home-based, high-intensity interval training regimen was recently carried out by LJMU’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences and has now been published in The Journal of Physiology.

7. LJMU making an impact at Six Nations rugby

   Professor Graeme Close and his team support England Rugby nutrition for the ninth Six Nations tournament

8. Drinking too little puts body under extra stress

   Study published today by LJMU physiologists find drinking less than 1.5 litres a day increases stress responses by 50%

9. Study seeks volunteers to help understand hot flushes of menopause

   Three groups of women needed to solve mystery of hot flushes

10. LJMU rated sixth globally for Sport and Exercise Science

    QS World University Rankings 2024 places sport and exercise science at 6th in the world