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Weekly Words – 02 December 2020

Intensity measures and moving from contemplation to preparation When leading authorities publish physical activity guidelines and health messages, they usually describe recommended levels of intensity.  Intensity is a method of measuring physical activity effort.  It...

Physical activity definition and a behavior change theory

  What is physical activity (PA)? The World Health Organisation (2020) defined PA as “a bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure.” It means anything where we are moving, no matter the type of activity or how hard it is. PA is...

Weekly Nutrition Tip – 28 April 2020

Weekly Nutrition Tip – 28 April 2020

Some of the most common questions I have asked are about bananas and eggs, and whether we should or should not consume them.  Here are a few low downs on both. Bananas Usually contain around 90 calories for an average banana, which mainly comes from its sugar content....

Weekly exercise tip and challenge – 06 April 2020

Weekly exercise tip and challenge – 06 April 2020

With all the world upside down, how is everyone going with their exercise? Now is a great time to go back to some basics and pass on to also pass on information about why we do some exercises. If you click on the links to each, you will go to the YouTube explanation...

Exercise tip of the week – 20 March 2020

Exercise tip of the week – 20 March 2020

Why we should exercise now, more than ever. With the winter coming and the imminent spread of COVID-19, people will be contemplating stopping their exercise routines (for various reasons).  Here are four reasons why you should not. When we are acutely cardio...

Weekly Exercise Tip – 06 March 2020

Weekly Exercise Tip – 06 March 2020

Measures of intensity for cardiovascular exercise Continuing from last week, we are covering two more methods of assessing the intensity of your exercise level. The Rate of Perceived Exertion method (RPE) RPE (also referred to as the Borg scale of exertion) is a...

Exercise tip of the week – 28 February 2020

Exercise tip of the week – 28 February 2020

After a few questions on the ways we can assess our level of intensity when participating in cardiovascular training (heart rate, RPE and distance over time), clarification was needed. Heart rate as a measure Everyone has a heart rate range (described as a percentage)...

Exercise tip of the week – 20 February 2020

Exercise tip of the week – 20 February 2020

The interactions with exercise intensity that influence results.cardiovascular exercise When wanting specific results from training, often the exercise time required and frequency have been programmed in.  One crucial component which impacts powerfully on the...

Exercise and health tip – 22 November 2019

Exercise and health tip – 22 November 2019

Exercise and stroke Before explaining the effect of exercise on strokes, a quick explanation of what a stroke is and what causes it is needed.  A stroke is an interruption or stoppage of the blood flow to the brain.  The effect of this is the tissue will start to die,...

Weekly nutrition tip – 12 September 2019

Weekly nutrition tip – 12 September 2019

Fussy Eaters Good nutrition can be a challenge for the fussy eater. But gentle encouragement, persistence and a few tricky strategies can pay off. For some children it can take around ten attempts at particular foods before they start to accept eating them. So don’t...

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