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Moving more
A new study of 83,000 people found that standing does little (perhaps nothing) to fight heart disease. “Stationary time” is bad - hours of standing elevates circulatory disease risk, and hours of sitting is associated with greater risk of both cardiovascular disease and circulatory disease. You need to move to improve your health. If you’re going to sit and stand for work, limit both to 30 minutes at a time, and insert a movement break before you change position.
Ahmadi et al, International Journal of Epidemiology 2024
Language in sports
“Commentary centred around athletic performance provides credibility to women athletes.” - Katie Lebel and Ann Pegoraro, The Conversation
Plant protein
30 years of follow-up in over 70,000 women showed that risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease was lower with higher intakes of plant protein over animal protein. The greatest protective effect came from a higher plant to animal protein ratio combined with higher protein density.
Glenn AJ. et al in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2024
Any amount of running
“Increased rates of participation in running, regardless of its dose, would probably lead to substantial improvements in population health …”
Zeljko Pedisic et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019
Working out with contemporary art
Join us at Top of the Hill Fitness for workouts that will make you look twice at what’s on the wall! Fitness and art, all in one place.
Walking in the woods
" ... we are taking in beneficial substances when we breathe forest air. Research has identified three major inhaled factors that can make us feel healthier. These factors are beneficial bacteria, plant-derived essential oils and negatively-charged ions."
Craig and Prescott in The Conversation
