Saturday, 8 Aug 2026
Exercising in hot weather
I am writing this blog at the end of July/beginning of August. The problem of…
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Saturday, 30 May 2026
The Dangers of Hospital Admission 1
A few years ago I visited an old friend who had been admitted to hospital for treatment of an infection…
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Saturday, 7 Feb 2026
Prevention of frailty
As I keep repeating, frailty is not inevitable – it can be prevented – and prevention works much better than…
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Sunday, 28 Dec 2025
New Year 2026
Last time I said that this week’s blog would be about the current annual winter crisis in the NHS – …
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Sunday, 16 Nov 2025
Prehabilitation and cancer
What is Prehabilitation? Prehabilitation, or “prehab,” is a programme of support and preparation for treatment for patients about to undergo…
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Saturday, 4 Oct 2025
Frailty yet again
I regularly scan the medical literature for articles about all sorts of conditions which relate to physical activity or lack…
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Sunday, 13 Jul 2025
Back to Running
Another word or two about running (though I suppose that this weekend it should be about tennis!) Running and Age…
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Saturday, 14 Jun 2025
Exercise and cancer management
Exercise and cancer – A significant advance Physical fitness and risk of cancer The risk of developing number of different…
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Saturday, 17 May 2025
More about running
Hash House Harriers I am a great fan of parkrun but this is not the only example of running-as-fun as…
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Saturday, 3 May 2025
Exercise is Medicine Part 5 – The case for running
I do not usually give advice about what particular exercise you should take. I hold that since all exercise is…
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Saturday, 19 Apr 2025
Exercise is Medicine Part 4
Prescribing exercise Who is the prescriber? Doctors, nurses and other medical personnel are the usual practitioners and, added to these,…
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Saturday, 5 Apr 2025
Exercise is Medicine Part 3
Prescribing exercise Although there are powerful arguments that exercise is medicine, prescribing exercise is very different to prescribing drugs. Drug…
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