By Callista Ottoni @CallistaAnne Globally, everyone is grappling and re-calibrating their personal and professional lives in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and prevention. As healthcare professionals, folks are likely calling on your professional opinion. You may also be working double time to adjust training and treatment plans of athletes. That’s why the focus of […]
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Exercise and Infectious Diseases – Covid-19
By Fábio Hech Dominski1 and Bruno Hech Dominski2. We are experiencing an outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), characterized by a respiratory illness that results from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (CDC, 2020). The outbreak of COVID-19 is increasing worldwide and is now a global pandemic. The COVID-19 was first reported from […]
Infographic: Fitness and body mass index during adolescence and disability later in life
By Pontus Henriksson, Hanna Henriksson, Per Tynelius, Daniel Berglind, Marie Löf, I-Min Lee, Eric J Shiroma and Francisco B Ortega Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and/or obesity in adolescence has been linked to greater risks of mortality and morbidity later in life (1-3), but considerably less is known regarding the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and […]
The quest for superior exercises for great health in old age
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By Michiel R.M. Twiss (@physiotwiss) Which exercise methods are most effective for improving physical fitness (PF) and functional performance fitness (FPF) in older adults? Exercise (EX) enables participation in physical pursuits, including sports and contributes to personal independence, self-care and quality of […]
Physical Activity Prescription (PAP): The French model
By Mathias Poussel, David Hupin, Bruno Chenuel and Pascal Edouard Both physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are leading risk factors for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes which accounts for 10% of deaths in Europe.1-3 To promote regular PA in patients, public health policy as PA on prescription (PAP) has been developed and is reported to increase […]
Pedal power: The health benefits of cycling outweigh the risks (by far)
The Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series By Sonia Cheng @soniawmcheng The Tour de France. Lycra. Fending off swooping magpies during the Australian springtime. Cycling is perhaps the most iconic type of physical activity of them all, and as a mode of transport, has been proposed as a potential solution to the global pandemic of […]
#MovementForMovement 2018 evidence update launch
This press release was originally posted on Council of Deans of Health. Updated resources for 2018 have been released to support the teaching of exercise medicine for the prevention and treatment of disease in undergraduate health and medicine programmes. Working with universities across the UK, Exercise Works! have updated the #MovementforMovement resources to include all recent evidence on physical activity […]
fit4future: a school programme that makes Swiss kids move more!
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By Chloé Joray In Switzerland, almost one in five children is overweight(1). The causes are complex and multifactorial however, we know well that low levels of physical activity and unhealthy diets are a major part of the problem(2). Health initiatives at schools […]
The Sneakers in the Closet
By Phillip B. Sparling I was in the basement going through our cedar chest hoping to locate some obscure document related to family history. Under the photo albums, I discovered an old baseball glove, a junior high football jersey and a pair of kangaroo-hide track spikes. Unexpectedly, I found old friends. The Rawlings glove was […]
“Do the associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality differ by physical activity level? A systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis of data from 850,060 participants” – What it all means
The Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series By Sonia Cheng @soniawmcheng Standing desks! Walking meetings! With phrases like “Sitting is the new smoking” making headlines in the media and almost 40% of Australian newspaper stories about sedentary behaviour suggesting that the benefits of physical activity (PA) are negated by too much sitting1, I […]