I’m not overtly political, I just thought this was ironic (perhaps even apt).
Exercise is Central to New ‘Five-a-Day’ Style Approach to Mental Health
This is an article written by guest writer Jennifer Timpson which is an astute piece given the increasing emphasis being placed upon mental health issues by political parties, the NHS and (of course) the military in general. When most people hear the expression ‘five a day’ the first thing that springs to mind is the… Read More
Substance Use Disorders & Soldiers
Research Paper Title Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Recently Deployed and Never Deployed Soldiers. Background Military studies investigating the prevalence of substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUD) and the relation between SU and mental disorders often lack a comprehensive assessment of SU, SUD and mental disorders and comparable groups of deployed… Read More
The Allen Curve Holds
In his seminal 1977 book, Managing the Flow of Technology, Thomas J. Allen was the first to measure the strong negative correlation between physical distance and frequency of communication. The “Allen curve” estimates that we are four times as likely to communicate regularly with someone sitting six feet away from us as with someone 60 feet away,… Read More
Start Your Next Meeting With A Joke
Three-member teams with at least one person in a good mood were more than twice as likely to solve a puzzle as teams whose members were all in neutral moods, according to an experiment by Kyle J. Emich, of Fordham University. That is because people in good moods are more likely to share knowledge and… Read More
Get of Your Backside & Lengthen your Telomeres!
Research Paper Title Stand Up for Health – Avoiding Sedentary Behaviour might lengthen your Telomeres: Secondary Outcomes from a Physical Activity RCT in Older People. Background Telomere length has been associated with a healthy lifestyle and longevity. However, the effect of increased physical activity on telomere length is still unknown. Therefore, the aim was to… Read More
Office Workers: Back Pain, Fatigue & Workforce Productivity
Research Paper Title Breaking Up Workplace Sitting Time with Intermittent Standing Bouts Improves Fatigue and Musculoskeletal Discomfort in Overweight/Obese Office Workers. Background To examine whether the introduction of intermittent standing bouts during the workday using a height-adjustable workstation can improve subjective levels of fatigue, musculoskeletal discomfort and work productivity relative to seated work. Methods Overweight/obese… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 