What Happens to Our Bones When We Exercise? | The Evidence Exercise | Episode 5

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 …

What Happens to Our Arteries When We Exercise? | The Evidence Exercise | Episode 4

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. …

The Evidence Exercise – What Happens to Our Heart When We Exercise? | Episode 3

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 …

The Evidence Exercise – What are the Basic Recommendations for Physical Activity? | Episode 2

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 …

Progress and Impacts of Community Engagement in End-of-Life-Care.

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 …