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“You cannot outrun a bad diet” – is this true?
June 18, 2024
Listening to a radio discussion on obesity the other day, one commentator flippantly remarked, “Don’t treat your body like a skip,” while everyone agreed on the adage, “You can’t outrun a bad diet.” This phrase is commonly used, but how accurate is it? After reading several academic and news articles (some are in the links […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Movement theme for 2024
May 14, 2024
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is currently underway, having started on 13th May and running until 19th May. Spearheaded by the Mental Health Foundation, this year’s theme focuses on “Movement: moving more for your mental health.” In this post, we will not explore the benefits of movement and exercise for mental health. Instead, our […]
Five ways to wellbeing: The benefits of ‘giving’
May 14, 2024
In the last newsletter, we introduced the New Economics Foundation’s ‘five ways to wellbeing’, and focused on one of these, ‘Connect’. In this post, we shall focus on another of these pillars; namely, ‘Give’. The ‘five ways to wellbeing’ report by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) presented a set of evidence-based actions aimed at improving […]
Five ways to wellbeing: Prioritising meaningful connections to combat loneliness
April 17, 2024
In the last newsletter, we discussed a recent report that highlighted how middle-aged individuals in England are experiencing the highest levels of loneliness in Europe. In this post, we shall look at the New Economics Foundation’s ‘five ways to wellbeing’, focusing on one of these ‘ways’ in particular – ‘Connect’. What are the ‘Five ways […]
The power of walking
February 14, 2024
As I was browsing through the latest news on MSN, I was struck by the number of stories that focused on walking – you can check some of them out below. This prompted me to explore the topic of walking in this post and share with you the remarkable benefits of walking for our health […]
Maintaining New Year’s resolutions – strategies for success
January 16, 2024
As we find ourselves swiftly advancing into 2024, a significant number of individuals are diligently sticking to the New Year’s resolutions they set just a couple of weeks ago. At the same time, there are those among us who have already faced setbacks, succumbing to the allure of temptation. According to a recent YouGov survey […]
Physical Literacy for care homes – what is it and why is important?
January 9, 2024
In a recent news update, I came across a brief article discussing the notion of ‘physical literacy’. This brought to mind Sport England’s initiative in September 2023, during which they unveiled their consensus statement on physical literacy for England. This, in turn, has prompted me to explore physical literacy in this post, and how it […]
The Dunning-Kruger effect and the imposter syndrome
August 5, 2014
“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge” Charles Darwin. “One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.” Bertrand Russell The quotations above highlight the topic for today’s post – how people rate their […]
