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The Wellness Edit: the rise of functional fitness

2 months ago | theboar.org | Emily Harris

Functional fitness is a type of exercise that has long existed but has only recently emerged more commonly in the fitness world. In essence, it involves fitness and exercise which focus on supporting the body for everyday life, allowing us to maintain strength and cardio fitness for a longer healthier life. Often, these exercises look to improve our ability to perform everyday activities rather than training for specific races or events that are one-offs.
Zuckerberg’s ‘free speech’ overhaul worries advertisers

2 months ago | theboar.org | Emily Harris

Meta, co-founded and run by Mark Zuckerberg, is the parent company for many of the world’s top social media platforms. These include Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, as well as other technology products and services. Zuckerberg himself has always been an advocate for the driving power that free speech has online. As far back as 2019, he argued that preventing free expression can reinforce institutions and existing power structures, no matter the reasons for doing so.
The Wellness Edit: is HIIT still hot? Exploring cardio trends

Jan 23, 2025 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

The interconnected world of social media allows fitness trends to spread rapidly, and this can create a feeling of community amongst fitness circles. Having trends and challenges to follow can be inspiring and motivating to many as partaking in something popular can push the idea of it being helpful. If everybody is taking on the same challenge, then of course it must be effective, right?
Couch Critic // Siobhan Roy: They Could Never Make Me Hate You

Jan 12, 2025 | pittnews.com | Ella Cool |Emily Harris

Brilliantly packaged in its four seasons, many consider HBO’s “Succession” to be one of the greatest television shows of all time. Although the first season is a tad too slow for me, “Succession” is a contemporary Acropolis of prestige TV — towering above the rest as a masterpiece of drama, ambition and family intrigue. In its purest form, the plot of “Succession” is rather derivative — a rich family grovels over power.
The wellness edit: should you add swimming to your weekly training?

Jan 8, 2025 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

Amongst the trends of gym bunnies, runners, pilates princesses, and ‘hot girl walks’ that we saw in 2024, it’s easy to forget about the other options available to us. We all know other sports exist, many of us probably partook in them when we were younger in school or clubs at weekends. When we’re younger we see these as hobbies and it’s only as we reach our 20s that we might see the wellness benefits of these sports and consider how to incorporate them effectively into our daily lives.
Rent-seeking or real concern? Farmers protest new tax reforms

Dec 6, 2024 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

As the new Labour government took office, their new budget was one of the first to cause controversy. A major sticking point was the proposed changes to tax reliefs, where inheritance tax was introduced for agricultural assets worth over £1m in the majority of cases. Agriculture Property Relief is a relief from inheritance tax granted by the Inheritance Tax Act 1984.
The wellness edit: the fitness gift guide

Dec 5, 2024 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

When Christmas comes around, it can be so difficult to buy loved one’s gifts that they will genuinely love and appreciate. Finding an interesting gift that someone really wants, will keep using, and that they don’t already own, can be a hard problem to solve. Often, the best solution is to consider what a person’s interests and hobbies are before trying to identify gifts from a generic Pinterest board or choose from the supposed top gifts of the 2024 list.
Couch Critic // In defense of Mark from ‘Love Actually’

Dec 4, 2024 | pittnews.com | Marissa Kelley |Emily Harris

Not a Christmas season goes by without my mother’s recommendation of Richard Curtis’ 2003 box-office classic, “Love Actually.” For years, I was reluctant to heed any film she deems a “classic” — more often than not, I’ve ended up disappointed. But this past week, as a late-November chill set in and the craving for comfort grew stronger, I finally gave “Love Actually” a shot — 21 years after its release. This movie is both and criticized. But to me, it is actually quite perfect.
The wellness edit: fitness apps decoded

Nov 28, 2024 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

In the late 2000s and 2010s, we saw the rise in accessible handheld devices. Fast forward to today and most of us, especially students, have some form of smartphone enabling us instant access to a breadth of content. Alongside these, we have seen the rise of apps – small icons in our pockets that offer us information, entertainment, and ways to communicate with friends almost instantly across the world. Within the fitness space, this rise has been witnessed too.
The wellness edit: running - back to the basics

Nov 21, 2024 | theboar.org | Emily Harris

Running has taken the world by storm after the London Marathon in April broke records, with over 53,700 finishers and more than £67 million raised for charity according to figures released by . Social media brought us the behind the scenes of runners’ journeys from 1k to the full marathon, creating a wave of inspiration across platforms like TikTok.