Saturday, 29 May 2021
EXERCISE – LEARNING FROM OUR ANCESTORS
The strength and mobility of early man was not developed through structured programmes, methods, or…
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Saturday, 22 May 2021
WHY DO WE EXERCISE?
To survive we had to be fit Animals need to move to survive and higher life forms, so-called vertebrates, have…
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Saturday, 27 Feb 2021
ENCOURAGING EXERCISE part 3
Getting everyone moving more The British Heart Foundation 2015 publication “Physical activity statistics” includes a number of ideas for increasing…
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Sunday, 14 Feb 2021
ENCOURAGING EXERCISE Part 1
The need to encourage exercise Every study which has been performed confirms that the level of exercise taking in the…
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Saturday, 23 Jan 2021
LONGEVITY part 2
Habitual exercise and lifespan I indicated last week that lifelong exercisers live longer than their more sedentary friends. Is it…
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Saturday, 16 Jan 2021
LONGEVITY Part 1
This is the bottom line – how long you live. As I have banged on about in the previous blogs,…
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Friday, 8 Jan 2021
YOGA
Guest Blog This week’s offering is a departure – a guest blog. It has been submitted by Melina at…
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Saturday, 19 Dec 2020
FRAILTY PART 4
Healthspan The desirability of decreasing the period of dependency at the end of life cannot be overstated. We are living…
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Friday, 11 Dec 2020
FRAILTY PART 3
Age and Physical fitness Cardiorespiratory fitness increases through childhood to reach its peak by late teens to early twenties. But…
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Friday, 4 Dec 2020
FRAILTY PART 2
Frailty and Physical Fitness Several surveys have highlighted the low level of fitness in the general population and all confirm…
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Saturday, 7 Nov 2020
EXERCISE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER
Exercise in the treatment of cancer Exercise is attracting increasing attention as a treatment for cancers. Regular exercise can reduce…
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Saturday, 31 Oct 2020
EXERCISE AND CANCER
Cancers form a very large group of conditions which are extremely common causes of disease, disability, suffering and death. Nearly…
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