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Tag Archives: Physical Activity Commitments
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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Tagged .Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Adults’ Health and Lifestyle, Aga Khan University, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Argentina, AstraZeneca, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bangladesh, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brazil, Burnaby and Division of Cardiology: Providence Health Care (Canada), Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), Cardiovascular Research Institute: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Carrying Shopping, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), Chile, China, Colombia, CSP: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology (São Paulo), Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine: Aga Khan University, Department of Internal Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University (Turkey), Department of Social Medicine: Medical University of Wrocław, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Medical College, Embedding Physical Activity Into Daily Life, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estudios Clinicos Latinoamerica ECLA (Argentina), Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute (New York), Everybody Active Every Day Campaign, Everybody Active Every Day: a Framework to Embed Physical Activity Into Daily Life, Exercise, Exercise And Lifestyle For Older People, Exercise Guidelines, Exercise Regimens, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Faculty of Health Sciences: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Fu Wai Hospital (Chiuna), Gardening, Gardens and Health, Government Medical College (India), GSK, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Healthy Lifestyles, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Incidental Physical Activity, India, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPQA), Iran, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University (Turkey), King Pharma, Lancet, Lifestyle Change Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifting Weights, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (India), Malaysia, McMaster University, Medical Research and Biometrics Center: National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical School Universidad de Santander: Colombia, Medical University of Wroclaw: (Poland), Mount Sinai New York Affiliate: India, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscular Fitness, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (Chiuna), NHS Choices: Physical Activity, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Novartis), OSCAL, Pakistan, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Cardiovascular / Non- Cardiovascular Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Statistics, Physical Inactivity: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Poland, Population Health Research Institute, Population Health Research Institute: McMaster University, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Professor Karen Middleton: Chief Executive at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) Study, Regular Physical Activity, Resistance Bands, Sahlgrenska Academy: University of Gothenburg, Sanofi-Aventis, School of Public Health: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Servier, Simon Fraser University, South Africa, Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM), St John's National Academy of Health Sciences (Bangalore), St John's Research Institute: St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Strength Exercises, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Universidad de La Frontera (Chile), University of Edinburgh, University of Gothenburg, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics: University of Edinburgh, Vacuuming, Xishuangbanna Prefecture: Yunnan Province (China), Yoga, Zimbabwe
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High Intensity Training: Suitable for the Elderly? (BBC News / Journal of the American Geriatrics Society / FSEM)
Summary Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise, known as High Intensity Training (HIT), could potentially transform the health of elderly people by helping to reduce blood pressure and improve general fitness. Researchers at Abertay University believe HIT could help reduce … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abertay University, Active and Healthy Ageing, Aerobic Exercise, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, BBC Health News, BGS, Blood Pressure, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Community Assessment Triage Services (CATs), Connect Physical Health, Department of Sport and Exercise Medicine (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust), Division of Sport and Exercise Sciences: Abertay University (Dundee), Dundee, Exercise, Exercise Medicine, Exercise Medicine Services, Exercise Regimens, Exercise Therapy, Extremely Short-Duration High-Intensity Training, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM), Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Pressure in the NHS, Gedling Soft Tissue Clinic: Calverton Practice (Nottinghamshire), Health Expenditure, Health: Financing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, High Intensity Training (HIT), Hypertension, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Leicester Sports Medicine Department, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Referrals, Newcastle West Community Musculoskeletal Service (Newcastle upon Tyne), Newcastle West GP Commissioning Group, NHS and Social Care Spending, NHS Expenditure, NHS Finances, NHS Spending, North of Tyne Primary Care Trust (PCT), Nottingham Sport and Exercise Medicine Service, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxfordshire Musculoskeletal Hub, Oxsport (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Newcastle upon Tyne), Physical Activity, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physiotherapy and Orthopaedic Medicine Service (Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust), Prevention, Prevention Approaches, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Protective Factors, Public Expenditure on Health, Public Health, Regular Aerobic Exercise, Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Risk Factors, Risk Factors of Stroke, Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke, Schopwick Surgery Musculoskeletal Service (Elstree), Sedentary Behaviour, Self-Care, Self-Help, SEM: Six Key Points for Commissioners, Short-Duration High-Intensity Training, Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM), Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent Partnership NHS Trust, Staying Healthy for Longer, Successful Ageing, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Vascular and Lifestyle Factors, Vascular Dementia: Prevention, Vascular Risk Factors
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Physical Activity to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Dementia (BMC Public Health)
Summary A further systematic review has been published on the likely beneficial effects of physical activity in the prevention or long-term avoidance of cognitive decline and dementia. Full Text Link Reference Blondell, SJ. Hammersley-Mather, R. Veerman, JL. (2014). Does physical … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Austin Bradford Hill: Bradford Hill Criteria for Causal Relationships, BMC Public Health, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment No Dementia (CIND), Counselling and Health at Student Services: University of Southern Queensland, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Exercise, Exercise Regimens, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifestyle Weight Management, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Physical Activity, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise Programmes, Prevention of Weight Regain, Protective Factors, Public Health, Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Risk Factors, Sedentary Behaviour, Self-Care, Self-Help, University of Queensland, University of Queensland: School of Population Health, University of Southern Queensland, Vascular Cognitive Impairment
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NICE Guidance on Obesity and Physical Activity (BBC News / NICE / NHS Choices)
Summary National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) weight loss guidelines for the NHS in England advise people to lose a little weight and keep it off over time. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2014). Weight loss: NHS … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bariatric Surgery, BBC Health News, Behaviour Change Opportunities, Behind the Headlines, BMI: Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index (BMI), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, CSP: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Diabetes, Diabetes Prevalence, Diabetes Prevention, Exercise, Exercise Regimens, Guideline on the Management of Obesity (NICE Update): Consultation 2014, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifestyle Weight Management, Lifestyle Weight Management Services, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Choices: 12 Week Weight Loss Plan, NHS Weight Loss Plan, NHS-Funded Bariatric Surgery, Non-Judgementalism, Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity Risk, Obesity Statistics, Obesity Time-Bomb, Obesogenic Environments, Overweight and Obese Adults: Lifestyle Weight Management (PH53), PH53: Overweight and Obese Adults (Lifestyle Weight Management), Physical Activity, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise Programmes, Prevention of Weight Regain, Respectful Communication, Self-Care, Self-Help: Commercial and Community Programmes, Sustainable Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Weight Loss Guidance, Weight Loss Surgery, Workout at Work Day, Yo-yo Dieting.
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Helping People to Live Well for Longer (Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England)
Summary This policy paper, released jointly by the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England, explains how the health and care system aims to become amongst the best in Europe in terms of reducing avoidable mortality. It includes … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Age-Standardised Mortality Rate (ASMR), Alcohol, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Network, Any Town Toolkit, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Asset Based Community Development Institute, Asset Based Community Development Institute (Northwestern University: Chicago), Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Awareness and Campaigns, Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC), Behaviour Change Opportunities, Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund Modelling Tool, Bikeability, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), Broadening Access to Primary Care, Burden of Disease, Cancer, CCG Outcomes Indicator Set, Celia Ingham-Clark: National Director for Avoidable Mortality, Clincal Leadership, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Co-Morbidities, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Commissioning for Value Packs, Commissioning Support, Community Alcohol Partnerships, Community for Action (CfA), Developing a Community for Action, Early Diagnosis, Emergency Care, Every Contact Counts, Excess Mortality, Fair Society, Fair Society Healthy Lives, Food Network, Fruitables (Harrow), Global Burden of Disease (GBD), GP Out-of-Hours Services, Green Bus Fund, Hard Truths, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Health at Work Network, Health Commissioners, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Trainers, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs), Heart Disease, Improving Outcomes, Increasing Wellbeing, Inspection of GP Out-of-Hours Services, Inspection of GP Practices, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Jane Ellison MP: Parliamentary Under Secretary for Public Health, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Lester Resource, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Liver Disease, Liver Disease Mortality, Living Well for Longer, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority Directors of Public Health, Local Authority Mortality Comparisons, Local Commissioning, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Local Wellbeing, Longer Lives (PHE), Lung Disease, Making Every Contact Count, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Marmot Review, Mental Health Co-Morbidities, More Living More, Mortality, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Moving More Living More: Physical Activity Commitments, National Clinical Directors (NCDs), National Drug Strategy, National Framework for Quality Improvement, National Wellbeing, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS England’s Support for CCGs, NHS Health Check, NHS Mandate, NHS Outcomes Framework (NHSOF), NHSOF: NHS Outcomes Framework, Northwestern University: Chicago, Obesity, Outcomes, Outcomes Framework, Parity of Esteem, Patients First and Foremost, PHE Longer Lives Website, PHE: Public Health England, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Network, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Wellbeing, Population-Wide Interventions, Premature Death, Premature Mortality, Premature-Death Rates, Preventable Mortality, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Primary Care’s Role in Early Diagnosis, Prime Minister Challenge Fund Pilots, Protecting the Public’s Health, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health England's Longer Lives Website, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Redbridge TB Partnership, Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Health Inequalities, Refreshing the NHS Mandate, Responsibility Deal, Rethink Integrated Physical Health Care Pathway, Screening Programmes, Smoking, Smoking Cessation Services, Smoking-Related Mortality, Social Deprivation, Standardised Packaging of Tobacco, Stroke, Supporting Local Delivery, Symptom Awareness and Campaigns, Targeting Resources on Vulnerable Populations, Transparency and Accountability, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unlicensed Drugs, Voluntary and Community Sector, Wellbeing Outcome Measures, Wellbeing Services, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, Whole Systems Redesign
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