Saturday, 28 Jan 2023
The New Cardiac Rehab Blog
Dear Readers This week sees the birth of my new blog – now hosted by…
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Saturday, 17 Dec 2022
An overview of exercise
Over the past three and half years I have written nearly 200 of these blogs. I have tried to take…
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Saturday, 12 Nov 2022
Complications of exercise Part 2
Last week I talked about the risk of sudden death during exercise. Though well known, this is an extremely rare…
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Saturday, 5 Nov 2022
Complications of exercise Part 1
Complications of Exercise ‘The only exercise I take is acting as pall-bearer to my friends who have indulged in strenuous…
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Saturday, 15 Oct 2022
Guest Blog. Build your own gym.
Dear Reader My mission is to encourage everyone (except the small minority who need no such encouragement) to take more…
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Saturday, 8 Oct 2022
Encouraging exercise Part 3
Enhancing exercise by prescription Telling people to take exercise “for their own good” is largely ineffective unless it is part…
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Saturday, 1 Oct 2022
Encouraging exercise Part 2
Last week I discussed the importance of starting young and also the role of the medical profession in promoting exercise.…
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Saturday, 24 Sep 2022
Encouraging exercise Part 1
Encouraging Exercise ‘If your dog is fat, you’re not getting enough exercise.’ Anon. Every study of exercise behaviour confirms that…
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Saturday, 3 Sep 2022
Exercise and Longevity Part 3
How important is physical fitness for longevity? The Copenhagen study of middle-aged men put figures to the expected years of…
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Saturday, 27 Aug 2022
Exercise and longevity Part 2
Last week I talked about the connection between exercise “volume” and length of life. A bit more on this: What…
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Saturday, 30 Jul 2022
Exercise for Stress – Guest Blog
Dear Reader It is time that you had a relief from me banging on about the virtues of exercise –…
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Saturday, 16 Jul 2022
FRAILTY Part 3
Lifespan is the duration of our days on this earth. To my mind it is much less important than Healthspan…
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