Saturday, 2 Nov 2019
DOGS AS EXERCISE MACHINES
One commentator on my first Blog (on high blood pressure) recounted the good effects of…
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Saturday, 26 Oct 2019
EXERCISE AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Even though I am fanatical about the benefits of regular exercise I know I still have much to learn about…
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Saturday, 19 Oct 2019
PREVENTING FRAILTY
Frailty and physical fitness Frailty is mainly the result of an accumulation of long-term physical inactivity and one or more…
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Saturday, 12 Oct 2019
MORE ABOUT FRAILTY
Testing for frailty Here is a test for frailty: Sit in an upright chair. Start your stopwatch, get up and…
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Saturday, 5 Oct 2019
FRAILTY and EXERCISE
We do not stop exercising because we grow old – we grow old because we stop exercising. Kenneth Cooper. …
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Saturday, 28 Sep 2019
PHYSICAL FITNESS, FATNESS AND LIFESPAN
As I said in my previous Blog – “What is physical fitness?” – a recent Mayo Clinic Proceedings editorial discusses…
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Sunday, 22 Sep 2019
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
The relationship between how much you do and how long you live is important for all of us. More light…
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Saturday, 14 Sep 2019
PHYSICAL FITNESS AND OXYGEN UPTAKE
VO2max In my last Blog I described the concept of oxygen uptake – VO2 – and of maximum oxygen uptake…
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Monday, 9 Sep 2019
WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS?
Physical Fitness and Lifespan The American Heart association has declared that for middle aged people the level of physical fitness…
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Saturday, 31 Aug 2019
SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR
What is “Sedentary Behaviour”? It sounds like an oxymoron – surely behaviour implies activity? Sedentary behaviour, however, is recognised and…
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