SITTING IN THE TIME OF CORONA

SITTING IN THE TIME OF CORONA

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In these  “stay at home” days many of us will have found ways to keep active and many may have actually increased their exercising. However most of us will have found ourselves doing much more sitting about. Why is this important? Beware! Exercise or no...
EXERCISE IN THE TIME OF CORONA

EXERCISE IN THE TIME OF CORONA

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We are living through extraordinary times. Every aspect of our lives will be affected, not least our exercise, our fitness and our health. Too little testing This hobby horse of mine has nothing to do with exercise but everything to do with our national recovery from...
EXERCISE AND CHILDREN

EXERCISE AND CHILDREN

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WHO Report1 The international recommendations on physical activity are for young people to take an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise daily. In November the Lancet published a survey of the exercise patterns of children in 146 countries. The study found that 80% of...
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

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The relationship between how much you do and how long you live is important for all of us. More light has been thrown on this subject by a paper just published in the British Medical Journal. The authors analysed a number of studies with a total of more than 36,000...
SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR

SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR

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What is “Sedentary Behaviour”? It sounds like an oxymoron – surely behaviour implies activity? Sedentary behaviour, however, is recognised and is defined as any time spent primarily sitting or lying down and which involves very low levels of energy expenditure....