Posts tagged with 'exercise'
The 5 minute 'Health' read - Lifestyle: recent research (December)
3rd December 2023
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write a blog post pretty much every week, highlighting helpful material that has emerged in the previous couple of months. I'll rotate through six topic areas …
Strength training exercises improve both physical & psychological health
5th May 2019
Poor muscle strength predicts increased vulnerability to both physical & psychological health problems and earlier death, in addition to the contribution of poor aerobic, heart-lung fitness. This is true for both men & women and for all assessed age ranges. Mechanisms underlying these effects are probably multifactorial, including metabolic/biochemical, neurological …
How to live well: 2nd meeting - mindset, motivation, positive emotions, exercise & sleep
8th September 2018
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford "Knowledge is only rumour, until it is in the muscle." New Guinea proverb These are notes on the second evening of the ten-session "How to live well - a shared exploration" training. Comments on the first …
Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - aspects of self-compassion
29th January 2017
I've woken early. Lying here I feel an unfamiliar hollow pressure in my gut. What is this? Fear? Anxiety? Tension? "Tense apprehension" seems to fit. I'm lying here in the early hours of the morning, a hollow tense apprehension in my belly. And it isn't surprising. Pretty normal in fact …
Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - goals and journey
28th January 2017
I'm due to donate a kidney soon, and I have been writing about what's involved - see "Kidney donation: why it's well worth considering", "Kidney donation: what are the risks?" and "Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - values are central". Primarily these posts are for other donors, …
Biological treatments update for psychotherapists: introduction & medication
20th November 2016
I'm running a workshop today on "Biological treatments for psychological disorders: an overview & update for therapists". You can download the 100 plus slides by clicking here. The overall outline of the day is illustrated in this slide: After introducing both myself and the seminar's aims, I did an exercise …
Non-drug treatments for bipolar disorder (2nd post) - sleep, light & exercise
8th April 2016
I have just given a talk on "Recent research on non-drug treatments for bipolar disorder" to the Lothian branch of "Bipolar Scotland". There is a description of the first part of the talk at "Non-drug treatments for bipolar disorder (1st post) - the value of psychotherapy" and you can download …
Learning about aging from a trip South visiting friends
12th October 2015
Catero, my wife, and I are just back from four days in the South visiting friends. We're blessed with some lovely friendships but, partly because most of us live pretty busy lives, it's easy not to see people who live quite far away for months or even years. A while …
Effective weight loss: a wake-up call and a personal story
31st May 2013
I was talking to an old friend recently and I remarked on how well he was looking. He said he had lost two stone in weight and his waist circumference had gone down from 42 to 34 inches. Wow! I was very interested to hear how he had done it …
New NICE guidance on promoting physical activity using brief advice
15th May 2013
This month the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published their new evidence-based clinical guideline on "Physical advice: brief advice for adults in primary care". NICE state "The guidance is for ... anyone ... whose remit includes offering lifestyle advice. Examples include: exercise professionals, GPs, health trainers, health …