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Tag Archives: Sedentary Behaviour
Physical Activity Guidelines (BBC News / DHSC)
Summary Physical activity helps to protect against various chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes (by 40%), coronary heart disease (by 35%) and depression (by 30%), according to guidance from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. Full Text Link Reference Strengthen … Continue reading →
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Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Active Scotland Division of the Scottish Government, Active Travel, Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobics, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Back Pain, Balance Activity, Ball Games, BBC Health News, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Activity, Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences (School for Policy Studies): University of Bristol, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland, Children and Young People Physical Activity Guidelines, Climbing Stairs Instead of Using Lifts, CMO’s Physical Activity Guidance:150 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Exercise Each Week, Cumulative Health Benefits of Physical Activity Across Ages, Cycling, Dance, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Health Northern Ireland, Disability, Dose-Response Curve of Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Dr Catherine Calderwood: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Frank Atherton: Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director NHS Wales, Dr Michael McBride: Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Frailer Older Adults: Light Activities, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, High Intensity Interval Training (Hiit), Individual and Societal Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Physical Activity, Infographic: Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Infographic: Physical Activity for Pregnant Women, Infographics on Physical Activity, Institute for Sport Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS): University of Edinburgh, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Light Physical Activity, Light-Intensity Activity: Benefits to Health of Older Adults, Llwodraeth Cymru Welsh Government, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET), Moderate Physical Activity (MPA), Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity (MVPA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities (MBSBA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, No Minimum Amount of Physical Activity to Achieve Health Benefits, Older Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC): University of Edinburgh, Physical Activity for Muscle and Bone Strength Across Life Course, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Activity Guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' Report, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Poor Balance vs Good Balance, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Protective Factors, Public Health, Regular Physical Activity, Risk and Protective Factors, Risks of Physical Activity (Low), Scottish Government, Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC), Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Care, Sport, Sport England, Staying Independent, Strengthening and Balance Activity, Tai Chi, Total Physical Activity, UK CMO Guidelines Writing Group, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, Under 5s Physical Activity Guidelines, University of Bristol, Vigorous Activity, Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA), Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance, Welsh Government
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Benefits of Low-Intensity Activity (Bazian / BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Evidence supports the common-sense view that any type of activity is beneficial for avoiding premature mortality. Conversely, long periods of inactivity and sitting are deleterious to health. Full Text Link Reference ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice … Continue reading →
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Tagged Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time, Accelerometry, Accelerometry Measured Physical Activity, Ageing Population, Aging Research Center: Karolinska Institutet, All Intensities of Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bazian, BBC Health News, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Causes of Premature Mortality, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health: Columbia University Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, College of Health and Human Services: San Diego State University, College of Life Sciences: University of Leicester, Columbia University Medical Center, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Biostatistics: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Management: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Department of Sports Medicine: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre: University of Leicester, Dose-Response Relationship of Physical Activity and Health, Dr Max Davie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Early Deaths: Prevention, Exercise, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Healthy Ageing, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Insufficient Physical Activity, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Light Physical Activity, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, National Institute of Ageing, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), National Institutes of Health, Neuro-Epidemiology Section: National Institute of Ageing, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre: University of Leicester, Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Karolinska University Hospital, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Population Health Research Institute: University of London, Premature Mortality, Preventing Premature Mortality, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Reducing Premature Mortality, Regular Physical Activity, Research Support Services: Oslo University Hospital, San Diego State University, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Sedentary Time, Sit Less and Move More (Adage), St George's: University of London, Sweden, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tim Hollingsworth: Sport England, Total Physical Activity, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, United States, University College London, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, USA, Vigorous Activity
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WHO’s Worldwide Trends in Insufficient Physical Activity (BBC News / Lancet Global Health)
Summary It appears that the WHO 2025 global physical activity target (of a 10% relative reduction in insufficient physical activity) is unlikely to be achieved. “A WHO report estimates that more than a quarter of people worldwide – 1.4 billion … Continue reading →
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Physical Exercise (For Example Cycling) May Boost the Immune System (BBC News / Aging Cell / NHS England)
Summary Research indicates that physical activity improves the effectiveness of the body’s immune system, even in the elderly. “Being sedentary goes against evolution because humans are designed to be physically active”. Steve Harridge, King’s College London. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →
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Tagged 70-Day Challenge (NHS 70th Birthday), Active Lifestyle, Adults’ Health and Lifestyle, Aging Cell (Journal), Audax: Long-Distance Cycling Organisation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Birmingham, Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences: King's College London, Cycling, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Healthy Lifestyles, immune Senescence, Immune System, Immunesenescence, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing: University of Birmingham, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Kings College London, Length of Stay (LoS), Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Medical Research Council (MRC), Modifiable Risk Factors, MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research: University of Birmingham, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in Inflammation: University Hospital Birmingham, Patient Deconditioning Effect Related to Hospital Bed Rest (aka Pyjama Paralysis / PJ Paralysis), Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Pyjama Paralysis, Reducing Hospital Length of Stay, Regular Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Thymic Output, Thymus, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Walking and Cycling
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Updated Health Survey for England (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary More health statistics, in the form of the annual Health Survey for England, from NHS Digital. This poll of 10,000 people is used to monitor changes in the nation’s general health Full Text Link Reference Is England a healthy … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Drugs and Tobacco, Anxiety, Anxiety and Depression, BBC Health News, Cigarette Smoking, Depression and Anxiety, Happiness, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Irresponsible Drinking, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Prescription Medicines, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Confidence, Sleep Disturbance, Tobacco Consumption
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Dementia in Old Age: Risk Factors and Primary Prevention (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of documents to guide commissioners and researchers; the aim being to assist decision-making in the prioritisation of primary prevention measures for dementia risk reduction. Evidence is presented for the risk of … Continue reading →
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Varying Extent of Physical Inactivity Across the UK (BBC News / BHF)
Summary Research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) indicates that over 20 million adults in the UK can be classified as physically inactive. This is likely to increase the risk of heart disease and is estimated to cost the NHS … Continue reading →
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Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, BHF: British Heart Foundation, BHF’s MyMarathon Challenge, British Heart Foundation (BHF), Burden of Inactivity-Related Ill Health, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia Risk Factors, Dr Mike Knapton: Associate Medical Director at British Heart Foundation, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Global Burden of Diseases: Injuries and Risk Factors Study, Heart and Circulatory Disease in UK, Impact of Physical Inactivity on UK Cardiovascular Health and Economy, Inactivity-Related Ill Health, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, MyMarathon Challenge (BHF), National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Annual Statistical Report 2016, Obesity Risk Factor, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Health Benefits: Improvement in Health for Chronic Conditions and Scale of Improvement - Heart Disease and / or Heart Failure and / or Angina, Physical Activity Statistics, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Physical Inactivity Across UK Four Nations, Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour (BHF Report), Physical inactivity in England Regions, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Ryan Holmes: CEO of HootSuite, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Standing Up (At Work), Unhealthy Lifestyles
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