exercise
Don’t die of indolence
The Olympic legacy was meant to be a fitter, more active Britain, but research published last week in The Lancet shows that two out of three of us in the UK are not meeting the weekly physical activity guidelines – in fact, we are among the least active nations in the developed world. Constant extolling [...]
Taking a HIT
You can read my article in yesterday’s Guardian here about high-intensity interval training (HIT) and the remarkable effects it has shown in not just healthy fit subjects but also overweight, sedentary and diabetic ones. Below is the advice I got from Professor Jamie Timmons regarding how to apply HIT in the ‘real world’ in two [...]
Fit to the extreme
In the name of research for an article I’m writing for the FT Weekend magazine, I immersed myself in the world of extreme fitness last week - sampling exercise classes that promise to push you to the max and have you begging for mercy. (One even states ‘bring your sick bag…!) It was an eye-opening experience. [...]
Exercise ‘bad for joints?’
New research, just published, suggests that if you’re over 45 - exercise, particuarly high impact exercise, like running - is bad for your knees. The study, from the University of California found that in the 45-55 year age group, those who were the most active were the most likely to have degenerative joint conditions, such as [...]
Advice that’s a fat lot of good…
I am still aghast at the recent suggestion by the Scientific Advisory Committee that we, as a nation, may need to increase our calorie intake by 16 per cent because current recommended intakes for men and women ‘may be too low.’ Really? Can they explain why almost two-thirds of the British population are overweight or [...]