by Andrew Marshall

Weight-based Training & Military Physical Performance

Research Paper Title Effects of Two Different Eight-week Training Programs on Military Physical Performance. Background Various physical demands are placed on soldiers, whose effectiveness and survivability depend on their combat-specific physical fitness. Because sport training programmes involving weight-based training have proven effective, this study examined the value of such a programme for short-term military training… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

The Economic Contribution of Fitness Centres

In the 21st century fitness is about more than just delivering individual-level health benefits. With the specter of obesity, an aging population and an enduring economic downturn, we have the national economy to consider. In 2009 Fitness Australia commissioned Access Economics to conduct research to quantify the economic contribution of fitness centres to the Australian… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Last Night I Watched…

Episode 3 of ‘The Men Who Made Us Thin’. Last night’s programme was very interesting, it talked about BMI (Body Mass Index) classifications and bariatric surgery. Based on last episode’s premise that “‘exercise is an inefficient means of weight loss”, this week’s chat about surgical interventions as a ‘valid’ method of weight loss came as… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Organisational Change & Employee Health

A recent study of the Whitehall II cohort in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2013,doi:10.1136/oemed-2013-101385) finds that “organisational change affects employees’ health negatively in the short term but also that it is possible to recover from such negative effects.” I would presume to say that the short term effect is due to the fear of losing… Read More