Are You Growing Older with Health & Vitality?

Research Paper Title Growing older with health and vitality: a nexus of physical activity, exercise and nutrition. Background The preservation of skeletal muscle mass and strength with advancing age are, the researchers propose, critical aspects of ageing with health and vitality. Physical inactivity and poor nutrition are known to accelerate the gradual age-related decline in… Read More

Asthma & Exercise: A Testing Issue?

Research Paper Title Asthma and Exercise; A Testing Issue? Abstract There is an increasing prevalence of allergy and asthma in children in the European population, with most recent estimates in young people showing an atopy prevalence of 20% and an asthma prevalence of 8% (1). This increasing asthma prevalence has resulted in an increasing number of asthmatics entering the workforce, producing new… Read More

Why Don’t People Exercise, Even a Little?

I simply had to share this article by Douglas Kamerow, writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), who (wittily) talks about why people don’t exercise, even a little: Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. Physical inactivity is estimated to cause 3.2 million deaths a year globally, making it number four on the list… Read More