Editorial and Health Disclaimer

This is the page where we set out, without hedging, what our articles are and are not.

General information, not medical advice

Everything published here is general information for a general readership. It is not medical advice, not physiotherapy, not a diagnosis and not a treatment plan. It cannot take account of your medical history, your medication, your injuries or your current condition, because it does not know them.

Speak to a professional first if any of this applies

• You have a diagnosed heart, lung, metabolic or blood-pressure condition.
• You are pregnant, lately gave birth, or are recovering from surgery.
• You have a current injury, or pain that is sharp, localised to a joint, or present at rest.
• You take medication that affects heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar or balance.
• You have been inactive for a long period, or you are over 65 and starting something new.

A single appointment with a doctor or a licensed physiotherapist answers questions this article structurally cannot.

No promised outcome

We describe what guidance recommends and what research has measured across groups of people. We do not promise weight loss, a body composition, a performance figure, a resolution of symptoms or any other individual result, and any page that promises you such a thing is not describing evidence.

On the evidence itself

Exercise science is a young field with small studies, short follow-up periods and populations that are often young, male and already fit. Findings are frequently revised. Where we state something confidently it is because the guidance or the review literature does; where we do not, the hedge is deliberate and should be read as part of the claim.

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We publish no products, memberships, programmes or supplements, we take no payment for coverage, and we carry no affiliate links. If you meet a page that appears to be us and is selling something, it is not us — please tell us about it.

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