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    Grunting and swearing make you a gym pariah – but can they improve performance? | Fitness

    I have a confession to make: I am a gym grunter. Not all the time and certainly not on every exercise, but here...

    The foot phenomenon: simple, surprising ways to improve your balance, health – and longevity | Life and style

    It’s 11 o’clock on a Thursday morning and I would normally be bashing away at a keyboard or on the phone to a...

    Secret confessions of bridesmaids: ‘The dress alone cost me two months’ rent’ | Life and style

    When one of her fellow bridesmaids got “sacked” from the role, then uninvited from the wedding, Kate had an idea that she was...

    ‘Sobbing in the aisles’: writers on their most memorable parent-kid film experiences | Film

    This summer, a new book of movie recommendations for children called Hey Kids, Watch This! will be published. It’s been produced by distributor...

    Aliens, artists and Abscam: Amy Adams’ 20 best performances – ranked! | Film

    20. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)After paying her dues in dinner theatre, Adams made a promising big-screen debut as delightfully dimwitted Leslie Miller, just...

    The pain and pleasure of placing fourth at the Olympics: ‘I didn’t know whether to frame the certificate – or burn it’ | Paris...

    The Olympics are the pinnacle of athletic achievement, the culmination of years of training, discipline, determination and sacrifice, all for the shot at...

    A moment that changed me: I quit my PhD – and left my severe impostor syndrome behind | Life and style

    In 2018, I decided to walk away from a part-time PhD in creative writing. I was thousands of pounds down, with nothing to...

    The pet I’ll never forget: Lilly the stubborn, perfect Frenchie, who bounded into our lives and took over | Life and style

    Lilly came bounding into my family’s life in 2016 when we were trying to mend our broken hearts after losing our beloved French...

    Smashing idea: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ drinking glasses | Art and design

    The glass is narrow at the bottom but bulges out a third of the way to the top. As with the classic British...

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