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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...
Physical activity and changing behaviour – 09 November 2020
If you are finding that you are struggling to keep motivation with changes to your physical activity and maintain a consistency to improved health, here is a little insight into why this may be happening. There are generally three main areas that influence our...
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 wise words – 19 November 2019
From unknown 'When we take ownership of the situation, we can then make change.'
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...
Weekly wise words – 11 September 2019
The next question. What is the biggest obstacle that is stopping me reaching my goal? It is that big that if it were removed, I would become unstoppable.
Weekly wise words – 19 August 2019
An interesting question I was asked recently. “What are the recent accomplishments that make me feel proudest and successful?” What is your answer?