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Is Your Commute Making You Ill?
It may come as no surprise to some, but a study sponsored by BUPA suggests that 19% of UK employees say their daily commute causes them problems. One in five (19%*) commuters say their journey to work is responsible for their back, muscle or joint pain; Those travelling by car find it most uncomfortable with… Read More
Outdoor Fitness: The Role of Social Media in Vetting Candidates
Did you know that the proportion of major employers who say they have turned a candidate down due to a social media profile is on the rise: 2012: 34% 2013: 43% 2014: 51% I am currently unaware of what role social media takes with regards to recruitment and selection in the outdoor fitness market. I… Read More
Facebook at Work Reavealed
Facebook’s new service for workplaces, aptly named ‘Facebook at Work’ has been revealed. However, details of the service make it look like normal Facebook, with two added words! Although the point is to make the new service appear and feel just like the original, which will make users feel more comfortable and familiar with using… Read More
The Evidence Base for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
According to Stefan Lohmander and Ewa Roos, writing in an editorial in the British Medical Journal, the evidence base for orthopaedics and sports medicine is ‘scandalously poor in parts’. This is what they found: Medicine rests on an uneven evidence base. Some interventions are supported by large multicentre randomised controlled trials that have a low… Read More
Are GPs able to recognise obese men as obese by sight alone?
Research Paper Title Visual Identification of Obesity by Healthcare Professionals: An Experimental Study of Trainee and Qualified GPs. Background Guidelines suggest that healthcare professionals should screen and offer help to overweight and obese patients to lose weight. Despite this. such discussions are uncommon in practice. One reason for doctors lack of intervention on weight could be that they fail to recognise… Read More
Major Events in the Evolution of Boot Camps
I am currently updating the history of boot camps page, but for those of you who prefer lots of pictures rather than a lot of text, this is for you!
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