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Before we start, did you know you can sign up to receive all our blogs directly to your inbox by following this link?   The physical and mental health benefits of running need no explanation but what we do want to shine the spotlight on here is the importance of selecting the right running shoe. […]

Whether you’re a gold medal-winning Olympic athlete or a self-confessed couch potato, body fat is a perfectly normal and natural part of human genetics. It’s something most of us will have battled with at some point in our lives – exacerbated by the messages in mass media which seek to continually demonise it.

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This week we’re going to discuss vaccinations – but more specifically, the effect of exercise on vaccination. Vaccinations vary in effectiveness and can cause individuals to feel a little run down afterwards as the body shows a muted immune response designed to cause the vaccination to take effect. One thing that is often not so […]

What on earth is resting metabolism? Resting metabolism, also known as resting metabolic rate or RMR for short, is the basic amount of energy you’ll expend in a day, just to maintain the body’s basic function. I.e. The stuff that needs to happen to keep you alive. We can use this figure, along with your […]

While there are no specific figures, it’s estimated that around 44% of people will make at least one New Year’s resolution. But how many of those actually last? Some studies suggest that 13% of individuals don’t last longer than a week, with 45% giving theirs in before February 1st. Only 43% are estimated to make […]

In this week’s article we are discussing a TED talk titled “could the sun be good for your heart?” delivered by Richard Weller, a dermatologist with a history in general medicine. “A Gradient of Health” In Britain, research shows there to be a “gradient of health” with your cardiovascular related mortality risk being higher the […]

In this week’s article, we are discussing a recent review paper titled ‘The Benefits of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal System Health: Practical Applications for Interdisciplinary Care’ published in the journal Sports Medicine. What are the benefits of Strength Training? Strength training is a type of exercise which has begun to grow in popularity and for […]

In this week’s article, we are reviewing current evidence that looks at why individuals should complete both resistance and endurance training, if they wish to see a positive response in both their strength and cardiovascular fitness. The STRUETH (Studies of Twin Responses to Understand Exercise as a Therapy) study investigated the response ofVO2max and muscular […]

The widespread physical activity guidelines for adults recommends at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise. The benefits of completing this amount of weekly exercise are widely recognised. Despite this, the majority of adults fall short of the recommended physical activity guidelines with lack of time cited […]

It is no secret that as we age, certain processes within the human body slow down such as metabolism or cognitive processing, while others accelerate for instance lean muscle atrophy or plaque formation within our blood vessels. Nonetheless, it’s important to stress that the rate at which the example processes above happen can be influenced […]