A picture IS worth a thousand words: Why healthcare professionals should know (and care) about infographics

By Chris Oliver @cyclingsurgeon, Hilary Scott @thehilsarealive and Andrew Murray @docandrewmurray Many industries use infographics: business, politics, food, finance, and healthcare, including physical activity promotion. Statistically, the most successful infographics, in terms of number of ‘shares’ on social media, contain an average of 396 words (1) and a combination of data visualisations (e.g. bar graphs, line […]

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“These booties are made for walking” Active Movement – Innovation in combatting children’s inactivity and obesity

Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Dr Farrah Jawad Active Movement is an initiative that focuses on simple behaviour changes to empower people to sit less and move more.  Their aim is to: (i) integrate low level activity into our daily lives, (ii) make movement accessible for all, without […]

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ACSM: Behaviour change and advocacy

As you know, the American College of Sports Medicine is actively advocating clinicians take a more active role in exercise prescription. The organization also aims to be politically active – an essential for behaviour change. Here you see a letter that Robert Sallis shared with members; also new ACSM president James Pivarnik wrote to President […]

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