By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks), Dr Mike Evans (@docmikeevans) and Dr SalihAlAnsari (@SaudiHPC) The World Health Organisation describes physical activity promotion to mass populations as one of its top 5 ‘Best Buys’. We collaborated to develop an Arabic version of the viral social media success 23 ½ hours to promote the importance of regular exercise to […]
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Extreme Physical Activity Promotion: Doc Murray to run 7 Ultra Marathons on all 7 continents within 7 days
In the spirit of extreme physical activity promotion, Doc Andrew Murray is off today (weather permitting in Antarctica) to run 7 Ultra Marathons on all 7 continents within 7 days. He’s doing this to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise (he now works on this issue for the Scottish Government) and also for The Scottish Association for […]
And the winner of the BJSM education content poll is…
…Groin pain/ hip pain! That’s right, out of close to 100 respondents, nearly half indicated that they want more BJSM education content on groin pain / hip pain. We will be sure to take these results back to BMJ headquarters. The full break down of poll results are: Groin pain/ hip pain: 49% Management of […]
Exercise Medicine: Inspiring the next generation, an interview with Dr. Mike Loosemore (Part 1 of 2)
By Liam West (@Liam_West) & Dr. Mike Loosemore Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine (a BJSM blog series) The field of Sport & Exercise Medicine has two distinct areas. Namely, Exercise Medicine and Sports Medicine. To gain insights and get tips for students looking to follow in their footsteps, I interviewed two influential figures pushing the […]
FIFA’s 11 for health programme launched in Asia
We wanted to share more news about the expansion of FIFA’s global initiative to improve health. Keep up the great work Prof Jiri Dvorak and team! (Story originally posted in Healthcare Asia via FIFA) On October 22, Football’s stalwart association, Switzerland headquartered Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has launched the first-ever ‘FIFA 11 for Health’ programme […]
‘Run the World’ to change health behaviours – are you ready to practise what you preach?
By Liam West (@Liam_West) We all know regular physical activity is good for our health. So good in fact that it is often regarded as the equivalent of medicine’s ‘wonder drug.’ Exercise prescription is steadily increasing in practice and there might even be medico-legal implications if we don’t encourage patients to get physically active to […]
Undergraduate curricula: An opportunity for progress (requires your help!)
By Dr David White Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly Guest Blog) Participate in a new and interesting opportunity to help embed physical activity for health within medical undergraduate training. Drive this initiative forward by taking a few simple steps — outlined at the end of this blog. At the recent Faculty of Sport […]
Vote on BJSM education content! What more do you want to learn?
BMJ and BJSM want to hear from you. The Editors have reviewed the last 5 years of education content to look for gaps and identify hot topic areas. We have narrowed it down to 5 key areas of interest. Now is your opportunity to vote on the subject matter that interests you the most. We […]
Advances in Sports Cardiology supplement: 17 terrific open access articles!
17 fantastic articles from leading experts comprise BJSM’s Advances in Sports Cardiology supplement. From: …Hot debates in US vs European approaches… Ventricular arrhythmias, stress, and adaptations associated with endurance sports athletes … To… Peripheral vascular structure and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy… This supplement is packed with variety and quality. What’s more — all articles are open […]
Lance Armstrong: The Fall of a Hero
Guest blog by Professor Phillip Sparling Please see Professor Sparling’s related call to action. Here’s the link – a petition written to Lance Armstrong. I’m grieving. October 2012 will forever be imprinted in my memory as the month of damning revelations and the demise of Lance Armstrong. I’m not naïve about the use of drugs […]