Social media is full of posts from fitness influencers claiming that weighted vests will help you get stronger and reduce the bone loss that comes with age. That sounds good, but is it just another ...

They have been promoted as a remedy for anxiety and sleeplessness, with celebrities and influencers swearing by their calming effects. Weighted blankets—heavy throws filled with glass beads or plastic ...

In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted vests that add a challenge to their workouts. "People start to realize how good it feels to work just a ...

A number of factors are most likely already on your mind as you weigh an impending move and its associated costs: mortgage rates, home prices, market availability — and, of course, location, location, ...

We all have our preferred ways of unwinding after a stressful day, but not everyone opts for a glass of wine or sweaty workout—some prefer to lay pinned beneath a hefty weighted blanket, cocooned by a ...

Berberine, dubbed 'nature's Ozempic,' is gaining traction as a natural weight loss alternative. Research indicates it modestly aids weight loss and improves metabolic health, particularly for those ...

Every evening in Dhaka, when the house quietened, Rokeya Huq kept the family computer open and waited for the familiar Skype ring. On the other end were her children, Reza Ul Karim, calling from his ...

Politicians typically do most of their running on campaign trails, but Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised many people when he competed in a long-distance trail run in southern Ontario on the weekend ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Northern Territory senator falsely claimed Labor was prioritising Indian migrants to bolster its vote. She walked back the remarks, but later said she did not believe she had anything to apologise ...