MD to PhD: Returning to school to explore physical activity in respiratory disease

Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr. Ruth Pearson Diversity and flexibility of both training and career possibilities was part of the appeal for my perusal of Sport and Exercise Medicine Training. Now, compelled by a fervent obsession with health improvement through physical activity, I am returning to student […]

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E-letter: An earlier community study

In response to “What factors are associated with physical activity in older people, assessed objectively by accelerometry?” (abstract, full article): We have read with interest the recently reported accelerometer study of physical activity in community-living seniors in Oxfordshire (1). Subjects were observed for 7 days, apparently in the winter or the spring, although the only […]

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