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Coming Soon: Robot Personal Training Coaches

Running Just Once A Week May Significantly Lower Risk Of Death

A robotic personal trainer has been developed by experts from Bristol Robotics Laboratory to coach runners through exercise programs on the treadmill called Pepper, it can tell jokes, show sympathy, as well as lean in towards the runner to change eye colour to express different emotions.  It was designed to provide support that can be …

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Simple Fitness Test May Predict Long-Term Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke

Simple Fitness Test May Predict Long-Term Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke

How fast a person runs a mile on a treadmill may correlate to lifetime risk of cardiovascular incidents. A person’s physical fitness levels measured by treadmill performance in middle-age may predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men and could be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease for women. …

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