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Tag Archives: Exercise Guidelines
Maintaining Strength for Healthier Ageing (BBC News / NHS Choices / Lancet)
Summary The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has warned that perhaps one quarter of over-65s don’t do sufficient strength exercises to maintain general physical fitness and help avoid the risk of falls. Conducting strength exercises can be an integral part … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tackling Physical Inactivity in Middle Age (BBC News / NHS Choices / PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has discovered that people’s activity levels tend to reduce from the age of 40 onwards. Generally, people in the UK are 20% less active now than in the 1960s. “A PHE survey found that 41% … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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More on the Benefits of Moderate Exercise for Elderly (BBC News / British Journal of Sports Medicine)
Summary A study involving 5,700 68 to 77 year-old men in Norway, conducted from Oslo University Hospital, has found that regular exercise (whether light or vigorous) extends life expectancy. Participants doing the equivalent of six 30-minute activity sessions of any … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Physical Inactivity and Obesity Compared as Causes of Mortality (BBC News / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition / Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Summary A 12-year study involving more than 300,000 people suggests that lack of exercise could be responsible for twice as many deaths as obesity in Europe. It is estimated that 676,000 deaths per year are attributable to inactivity, compared with … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Nutrition, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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