HEALTH AND FITNESS: Tips for a healthy return to school | Features

This week marks the beginning of another school year for many children in our area. Students, parents and teachers are starting another year filled with opportunities for children to learn and grow through math and science, reading and writing, and art and music. But children should also learn about good nutrition and physical activity, since both good health and good education are essential for lifelong happiness and success. In most schools, though, most kids won’t experience much meaningful education about nutrition, activity and health. To be clear, this is not the fault of teachers or individual school leaders who are…

Google Pixel Watch just got huge health and fitness upgrades to challenge Apple Watch

The Google Pixel Watch just became a more competitive health and fitness tracker. In Google’s latest Pixel feature drop rolling out today (June 13), the company’s smartwatch gains more advanced wellness features including blood oxygen (SpO2) tracking, heart rate alerts and auto-pause for workouts. While Fitbit has already advanced a well-rounded Google Pixel Watch fitness tracking experience, the device lacks some of the key features you’d find in many of the best smartwatches. Between an inactive blood oxygen sensor and limited heart rate sensor functionality, we expected these kinds of updates for the Pixel Watch to arrive eventually. When I…

Veterans running Africa ultra-marathon to raise funds for military rehabilitation

A British veteran is to spend his birthday running an ultra-marathon across Tanzania to raise funds to help fellow veterans tackle the “petrifying” obstacle of reintegrating into civilian life. Tricia Sinclair, who lives in Twickenham, London, is participating in Ultra X Tanzania, a multi-stage ultra-marathon, which traverses Mount Kilimanjaro and takes place across five days starting from Monday – the date of her 37th birthday. Ms Sinclair served in the army for 14 years between 2008 and 2022 and did five operational tours, describing the experience as “both challenging and exhilarating” and one she will “always be grateful for”. Tricia…

Spurs Now Favorites To Appoint “Elite” Manager

Tottenham Hotspur are now in “pole position” to appoint Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti, according to recent reports out of Italy. What’s the latest Spurs manager news? The Serie A title-winner, who recently guided Napoli to their first Scudetto in 33 years, is currently a reported target for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. The north Londoners have apparently completed the due-diligence stage of their search for Antonio Conte’s replacement with Levy set to step up talks with candidates. FootballFanCast VIDEO OF THE DAYSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Julian Nagelsmann, who was surprisingly sacked by Bayern Munich earlier this season, is reportedly a…