Saturday, 2 Dec 2023
Recent advances Part 1
If you read my blogs from the first published in June 2019 you will find,…
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Saturday, 4 Nov 2023
Obesity Part 4
This is, I promise, my last blog on this subject for the time being. It takes the form of a…
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Sunday, 22 Oct 2023
Obesity Part 3.
The causes of obesity In my last Blog I briefly discussed genetics and diet as causes of obesity – but…
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Tuesday, 12 Sep 2023
Evidence Part 2
A big apology The last blog which you will have received was “Evidence Part 1” on 1st July – with…
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Saturday, 1 Jul 2023
Evidence Part 1
Over the past few months I have taken you through some of the important and, I hope, interesting facts about…
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Saturday, 17 Jun 2023
And how fit are we?
How Fit is the General Population? ‘Any casual observer can tell at a glance I’m not the person I think…
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Saturday, 3 Jun 2023
How much exercise do we really take?
Illustration The graph shows the declared level of physical activity as a percentage of the DoH recommended level against increasing…
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Saturday, 20 May 2023
Pedometers
Pedometers are very popular among those wishing to maintain and track their exercise levels. They are used mainly for two…
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Sunday, 7 May 2023
Golf
Very sorry to be a day late with this post – I did not wish to interrupt your enjoyment of…
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Saturday, 22 Apr 2023
Which exercise?
FITT is the acronym for defining the characteristics of exercise. I talk a lot about the F (Frequency), the I…
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Saturday, 8 Apr 2023
The London Busmen Study
Exercise in disease prevention: This time I am telling you about one of the landmark studies to investigate the…
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Sunday, 26 Mar 2023
Types of exercise
In my last Blog I described the FITT principles of exercise – Frequency, Intensity, Time (duration), T the Type of…
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