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Three days after his army invaded Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced he was raising his country’s military nuclear deterrence threat level. He justified the move by citing the economic sanctions placed on Russia by the West, as well as what he called “aggressive statements” from NATO. Concerns grew further quickly a few days later when Russia shelled Europe’s largest nuclear power station, in Zaporizhzhia. A building at the station caught fire but radiation levels and reactor safety were thankfully unaffected. All this has led to fears the war could potentially escalate into a nuclear conflict.Isn’t the idea of deterrence forces a contradiction?!Isn’t the idea of deterrence forces a contradiction? Which countries actually have nuclear weapons? Which countries actually have nuclear weapons? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Why should I avoid showering after a workout?How often should you wash your bedsheets?How can I keep my exercise eco-friendly?A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! Do You Really Know is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!With many types of personal goals, actually doing the task is only part of the battle. Being mentally prepared is also hugely important and can sometimes be overlooked. Sports and exercise are no exception. Consistently training and staying on top of your progress is crucial inimproving at a sport and as an athlete. But just training non-stop physically isn’t actually enough. Your head also needs to be in the game, so that you can show resilience when things get more challenging. What can you do to become mentally prepared? How can athletes deal with stress? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Why should I avoid showering after a workout?How often should you wash your bedsheets?How can I keep my exercise eco-friendly?A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! Do You Really Know is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!It doesn’t matter which fancy moisturizers or expensive skincare routine you use, nothing quite matches how your skin looks and feels after an intense workout. Just take a look in the mirror after you’ve finished exercising and you’ll likely see smooth skin and a glowing complexion. That’s right, in addition to the positive impact on our physical and mental health, exercise can also improve our skin health. And there are studies out there which have backed it up. For example, biology journal Aging Cell reported on one in 2015, which found that vigorous exercise led to visibly younger-looking skin. What’s the science behind that? How exactly does exercising and sweating purify skin? Are some types of exercise better for your skin than others? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Why should I avoid showering after a workout?How often should you wash your bedsheets?How can I keep my exercise eco-friendly?A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! DYRK is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!Running is one of the most common forms of exercise, and it makes sense when you think about it. You can do it more or less anywhere and equipment costs are relatively low. But many people say running is bad for the human body, whether it be the back, knees or just bones in general. It’s often associated with an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis, a common joint disease. So is there any truth behind these assumptions? We’ve looked at a number of scientific studies to find out the facts.Where does running get its bad reputation from then? Why do so many runners end up getting injured then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:What is tagskryt, the Scandinavian sustainable travel trend?Is it time the UK acknowledged its role in the slave trade?Why do we sneeze?A podcast written and realised by Joseph ChanceIn partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! Do You Really Know is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!After an intense and sweaty workout, the first thing most of us want to do is jump into the shower to relax our muscles and wash off the sweat. However, that’s not actually the best idea. Showering too soon after a workout can have harmful effects on our health.Really? Like what? Is it better to take a hot or cold shower? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:How often should you wash your bedsheets?How can I keep my exercise eco-friendly?Could insects replace meat?A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spend a lot of time in bed and there is nothing nicer than snuggling up in clean fresh sheets but apparently not everyone feels the same. According to a survey commissioned by Pizuna Linens of over 2 thousand people in the UK  it was discovered that 45 percent of single men are happy to wait up to four months to wash their sheets with a horrifying 12 percent only doing it ‘when they remembered’ so who knows how long they wait! Women were shown to have higher standards of hygiene  with 62 percent of single women washing their sheets every 2 weeks. But even this is just not enough with experts agreeing that you should wash your sheets at least once a week. But why do you need to wash them so often? What is the best way to wash them?  In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:How can I keep my exercise eco-friendly?Could insects replace meat?Can exercise snacking help me beat a busy schedule to stay fit?A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! Do You Really Know is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!It’s been labelled the most controversial World Cup in history. Nevertheless, preparations for Qatar 2022 are in full swing and we’re now less than two months away from the start of the tournament. There have been critics ever since the small Middle Eastern country with a questionable human rights record was selected as host back in 2010. But those voices are now growing louder, and some football lovers are even preparing to boycott the whole thing. These include former French star Eric Cantona and 2014 World Cup winning captain Philipp Lahm from Germany.What’s their problem with Qatar? What about the event’s environmental impact? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Could insects replace meat?Can exercise snacking help me beat a busy schedule to stay fit?Will Star Wars: Andor live up to the hype?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! Do You Really Know is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!One of the biggest challenges that we have been facing and will be continuing to face in the coming years is protecting our planet. So it’s worth reflecting on how we can exercise in a more eco-friendly manner. We turn to exercise for leisure, entertainment and to stay fit and healthy, but not many people realize that the carbon footprint can be significant. Of course that’s particularly true for high-profile international sporting events, like the FIFA World Cup, which is taking place in Qatar this winter. But even for the vast majority of us who aren’t involved in professional competition, there are still things you can do to reduce the environmental impact of your exercise. Well I’ve been a gym member for years now; that can’t have much impact, can it?! What about clothing and accessories? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Could insects replace meat?Can exercise snacking help me beat a busy schedule to stay fit?Will Star Wars: Andor live up to the hype?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although it is quite usual to find insects in markets in both Africa and Asia it is rather more unusual for people in the West to eat them. However, with increased awareness of animal welfare and environmental concerns around eating meat people are beginning to think more seriously about insects as food rather than something to be swatted. The problem is that a lot of people find eating bugs pretty off putting, but now scientists have discovered that mealworms, traditionally used as pet food or as bait for fishing, have a rather meat-like flavour when cooked with sugar and could maybe offer new hope to the insects-as-food debate.What are the benefits of eating insects? What are the disadvantages of eating meat? So will we be seeing insects in supermarkets soon? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:Can exercise snacking help me beat a busy schedule to stay fit?Will Star Wars: Andor live up to the hype?Why were the queen’s bees told of her death?A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to school! DYRK is dedicating a special week to sport. Because moving and doing regular physical activity is important for our physical and mental health! Listen again to our episodes about sport!In the last 12 months, we’ve all spent more time at home than we expected. As a result, our use of computers or smartphones has increased to the point where many of us spend almost all day gazing into a screen. This can lead to eye strain and dry eyes, as well as other disorders or diseases. OK, so in this day and age it’s difficult to totally go without all these digital tools which are part of our daily lives. But there are some tips to prevent or slow vision loss. Eye yoga allows us to train our eye muscles. It’s a natural method which comes from Indian medicine. We often forget to exercise our eyes, which function thanks to muscles. And muscles need to be trained!This sounds like it must be the latest fad! Is it actually effective? What are the exercises to stimulate eyes? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the latest episodes, click here:What is tagskryt, the Scandinavian sustainable travel trend?Is it time the UK acknowledged its role in the slave trade?Why do we sneeze?A podcast written and realised by Joseph ChanceIn partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices