Those empty morning commuter trains and deserted roads are a sure sign that millions of us are now working from home in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. If you do have a job where you can work from home, well done. After all, what’s not to like about home working? There’s the novelty factor of staying in bed a…
MacMillan Cancer Support’s new prehabilitation guidelines marks a shift change in the management and support of people with cancer. I met a new client recently. She was six months on after treatment for leukaemia and keen to improve her fitness and energy levels. During our preliminary chat about her health status and previous activity levels she told me a tale…
With fewer than 1 in 4 adult Americans currently meeting national exercise guidelines, the 2nd edition of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans has a new message: every little bit of physical activity you do contributes to your long-term health. This is a departure from the 1st edition in 2008, which set the activity bar a…
Find out why you get delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after exercise, how you can prevent it and 5 things to do to help to get over those aching muscles I had the pleasure of joining personal training colleagues at the YMCA in central London for a circuit training teaching course. “It’s going to be challenging,” the course tutor…
NEW: Follow this link to find your top tips on keeping fit at home during the coronavirus crisis Are you one of the growing band of people working from home, content in the knowledge that you don’t have to face that soul-destroying commute to and from your workplace? Congratulations if you are, but is working from your kitchen…
Too many people seem to think that as they approach their 50s and 60s it’s too late to think about their physical fitness. They associate ageing with irresistible decline and accept the fact that they will inevitably pile on weight, lose muscle size and strength, suffer with stiff joints, and succumb to the chronic health problems they have stacked up…
Summer’s here and it looks like the exercise research community has hung up its statistical analysis tools in favour of beach towels and suncream bottles. Before the universities packed up for the holidays I noticed two intriguing articles that at first glance look a little unusual, but which nevertheless provide food for thought for anyone thinking about their own health…
Health and fitness research articles feature prominently in print and online media these days, usually accompanied by the obligatory selfie of a bright young thing with impeccably chiselled abs. You name a fitness topic and someone out there is researching it. Here are three absorbing pieces of exercise research that caught my eye in June. Do diet and exercise affect…
Here’s some encouraging research news for busy people who want improve their health through exercise but don’t think they have the time. Undertaking less than 1 hour of resistance exercise training per week lowers the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). This is the finding of international research involving 7,418 middle-aged healthy adults from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study in America.…
I really enjoy reading research articles about exercise, nutrition, health and fitness. Although some studies sometimes contradict the findings of others, the general message from the boffins is definitely that moving more and eating sensibly is the key to a healthier life. Here are 3 thought-provoking research studies that ended up in my inbox in May. Lazy holidays raise diabetes and heart disease…