Welcome back to the evidence exercise. In our last video we talked about how taking part in regular muscle-strengthening activity, as recommended by the NHS PA guidelines, can contribute to the health of our bones. In this video, we are going to talk about the other part of our body …
Read all about our recent developments at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP). The EVIDENCE EXERCISE YOUTUBE Series: Funded by The University of Edinburgh ‘Innovation Initiative Grant’, The Evidence Exercise is a nine-part series focusing on the research and evidence for including physical activity in our lives. …
Why do the NHS guidelines recommend doing muscle-strengthening activity twice a week? Well, as with the other recommendations, there is quite a bit of evidence that seems to show that muscle strengthening activity has a number of health benefits, which we will try and demonstrate in this video. Firstly, research …
DEADLINE 15 July 2016 We’re currently planning our Summer 2016 magazine. If you have any articles you’d like to send us for the mag, please contact Sam Bain (samantha.bain@ed.ac.uk) or John McAteer (john.mcateer@ed.ac.uk). To read our back issues go here. Jun 28, 2016
So, we know what happens to our heart when we do aerobic exercise but what about the arteries? The heart, veins, blood vessels, and the arteries are part of the same very important system – The Cardiovascular System. You can read more about this and access resources on last week’s blog. …
Last week Stephen walked us through the basic recommendation for physical activity, as laid out by the NHS. Today, we begin to discuss cardio-vascular health. This weeks episode asks “What happens to our heart when we exercise?… and when we don’t?” Check out the full blog and resources below and …
So we know we need to exercise… but how much and what kind? In this episode Stephen discusses the basic recommendations for physical activity, as outlined in the NHS “Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults“. “The Evidence Exercise” is a nine-part series focusing on the research and evidence for including physical …
“The Evidence Exercise” is a nine-part series focusing on the research and evidence for including physical activity in our lives. We discuss the science and bust some myths! On Wednesday of each week a new video will go up covering topics such as “What Happens to Our Heart When We …
Read all about our recent developments at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP). NEWS & EVENTS New starts at SCPHRP We are really excited to introduce our two new ‘SCPHRPers’ Dr Louise Marryat & Dr Greig Inglis. Both will be joining us from the end …
SCPHRPs Later Life Working Group lead Daryll, is currently leading a wide-ranging scoping review project with colleagues in the Primary Palliative Care Research Group (University of Edinburgh), The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, St Columba’s Hospice and NHS Lothian. The scoping review aims to map the Progress and Impacts of …
