OXYGEN AND VO2max

Fueling exercise I have described the importance of oxygen for fueling exertion, but it was a long time ago - maybe even before you were reading my blog. It is a fascinating and really important topic if we are to understand some of the mechanisms of exercise so...

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The mechanisation of work The inevitable consequence of having machinery take over much of manual work was the reduction of the general level of physical activity in the population. While there was a fairly rapid change over the transition period between the late 18th...

THE DARK AGES AND BEYOND

This week I will take a sprint through the changing demands for exercise over the past two thousand years. Exercise in the dark ages Those who laboured were kept active earning their keep. Increasing commerce brought plenty of walking and riding for merchants....

THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution The development of a structured society, a more settled population and the growth of agriculture changed the pattern of human exercising to the more mundane work associated with husbanding animals and sowing, creating and...