It is time that you had a rest from my weekly diatribe and got a new perspective. I am grateful to James for this guest blog. My usual obsession is with aerobic exercise and perhaps I do not give you enough about strength training which, incidentally, is a key...
Last week I described the nature of a stroke, the underlying causes and some of the devastating consequences. Prevention and early treatment are needed to avoid some of these consequences. Long-term problems are very frequent in stroke survivors and include mobility...
VO2 and VO2max A few points from last week’s Blog as a recap: 1. Aerobic exercise means exercise fueled by oxygen. 2. The rate of oxygen usage is directly associated with the intensity of exercise. 3. The rate of oxygen use is usually expressed as millilitres...
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...
Aerobic or isometric? Nearly all exercise involves a mixture of aerobic and isometric effort though one or the other usually predominates. Most gym fitness training programmes use a mixture. The recommendations of the Department of Health were updated in 2005 to...
Warming up For any exercise you are advised to warm up before starting – for anything from a few minutes to half an hour. This is received wisdom for exercise professionals and if you take part in an supervised exercise class the warm up is an integral part of the...
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