the Benefits of physical fitness
Exercise, physical activity and physical fitness are three sides to a vital aspect of healthy living. This website and blog are designed to review what we know about these factors and the findings of new research in this field. We know plenty but there is still plenty which we do not know or about which there is uncertainty. It is an evolving science – our understanding of the benefits of exercise and physical fitness is continually being updated by the scientists who investigate the subject. This blog will keep you in touch with these developments. It may even persuade the uncommitted to take up or increase their exercising…..Here’s hoping.
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Complications of exercise Part 4
This is the last blog in this series of about the problems which can result from exercise - but I emphasise that the side effects of exercise are much less serious than the side effects of not taking exercise. Stress fractures These are small cracks in the bone,...
Complications of exercise Part 3
Musculoskeletal injuries - with moderate activity Physically very active adults (not necessarily older adults) tend to experience a higher incidence of leisure-time and sport-related injuries than their less active counterparts. However, healthy adults who meet the...
Complications of exercise Part 2
Last week I talked about the risk of sudden death during exercise. Though well known, this is an extremely rare complication of exercise - it is far more common in non-exercisers than in exercisers. Exercise is very safe. Indeed it is much safer to be an exerciser...
Complications of exercise Part 1
Complications of Exercise ‘The only exercise I take is acting as pall-bearer to my friends who have indulged in strenuous exercise!’ Mark Twain Despite Mark Twain's jaundiced view, exercise is extremely safe. Even strenuous and prolonged exercise rarely produces more...
Sedentary Behaviour Part 2
Last week I reminded you that we all spend far too much time sitting about - and this is dangerous in its own right. Here's why: The harmful effects of too much sitting The risk of death increases for any sedentary time greater than 7 hours a day. One study of office...
Sedentary behaviour Part 1
‘My idea of exercise is a good brisk sit.’ Phyllis Diller What is Sedentary Behaviour Sedentary behaviour is any time spent primarily sitting or lying down and which involves expenditure of 1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) or less (one MET is the amount of...
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