Saturday, 27 Jun 2020
EXERCISE AND BLOOD PRESSURE
The figure above shows the distribution of systolic blood pressure in the population. My very…
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Saturday, 20 Jun 2020
EXERCISE TO PREVENT/TREAT OBESITY
Changes in body weight are decided by how much you eat and how much you do. Your weight is like…
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Saturday, 13 Jun 2020
THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
Is obesity a disease? There is disagreement in both the medical profession and in the general public about the status…
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Saturday, 6 Jun 2020
EXERCISE AND BODY WEIGHT
Eat less – the gates of paradise are narrow AJ Cronin Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and risk factors Now I…
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Saturday, 30 May 2020
EXERCISE AND DISEASE
It is time to talk about the health-giving properties of regular exercise and of high levels of cardio-respiratory fitness. Today’s…
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Saturday, 23 May 2020
MORE ABOUT EVIDENCE
We are repeatedly reminded by politicians that their decisions are dictated by “the science” which is often shorthand for “this…
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Saturday, 16 May 2020
EVIDENCE & HOW TO INTERPRET IT
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Bertrand…
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Saturday, 9 May 2020
PHYSICAL TRAINING AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
The natural history of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) The basic facts are these. Using VO2max as the measure of physical fitness,…
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Saturday, 2 May 2020
AND HOW FIT ARE WE?
Is it important to know how fit we are? I think so. There is a link between physical activity (PA),…
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Saturday, 25 Apr 2020
THE REAL WORLD – HOW MUCH EXERCISE DO WE TAKE?
In previous Blogs I have given an idea of the recommendations of governments and health organisations for the amount of…
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