Research Paper Title Sitting Time and All-cause Mortality Risk in 222 497 Australian Adults. Background Prolonged sitting is considered detrimental to health, but evidence regarding the independent relationship of total sitting time with all-cause mortality is limited. This study aimed to determine the independent relationship of sitting time with all-cause mortality. Method The researchers linked… Read More
Researchers have discovered that your child’s success at school may have more to do with their personality and openness to learn than their IQ level. Dr Justin Coulson (psychologist) investigates: A guy I know – let’s call him Justin – was a failure at school by nearly all measures. I (oops, ‘he’) had few friends.… Read More
Equality at the bottom of the corporate ladder might be better at smashing the glass ceiling that holds back female advancement than quotas in the boardroom, a mathematical model suggests. Barbara Keller of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and her colleagues modelled PhD students’ choice of mentor to see if a glass… Read More
Government advice may be a fat lot of good. A controversial study claims dietary guidelines issued on fat intake to reduce the risk of heart disease were not supported by evidence from clinical trials. In 1977, the US government said fat intake should make up no more than 30% of an individual’s diet, and saturated… Read More
In what year was the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Coldstream Guards required to salute the Sergeant-Major of the Royal Marines Battalion (formed for London Duties)?
Finally, the British Army has decided to introduce the position of Sergeant Major of the Army. The individual appointed in this role will become the most senior soldier in the British Army and provide the troops’ perspective at the top level, advising General Carter (Chief of the General Staff). The post holder will also become a member of the executive… Read More
Two new tests have been introduced to the Gurkha selection process in Nepal to ensure all future troops are in top physical condition. For the first time, the 2014/15 intake was required to undertake so-called functional mobility screening (FMS) – various stretching and balancing exercises – to examine muscle flexibility and strength as well as an ECG to check for possible heart problems.… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 