Dementia Part 3

Dementia Part 3

Exercise in the treatment of dementia My last two blogs have described some of the problems of dementia and how regular exercise can protect against the development of dementia later in life. How effective, however, may exercise be in treating dementia once it has set...
Psychological ill-health Part 2

Psychological ill-health Part 2

Exercise in the treatment of psychological ill health There is a general belief that physical activity and exercise have positive effects on mood and anxiety, and a great number of publications describe an association between physical activity and general well-being,...
Exercise and mental health

Exercise and mental health

Guest Blog You may get bored with me banging on about all the benefits of exercise – so to relieve the boredom I will be publishing occasional Blogs from other sources. Here is one from the US – supporting my message about the psychological benefits of...
EXERCISE AND LUNG DISEASE

EXERCISE AND LUNG DISEASE

Lung disease The secret of longevity is to keep breathing. Sophie Tucker Lung disease encompasses a large collection of widely varying chest pathologies. The most frequent include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD – what used to be referred to as chronic...