Yes, physical activity improves our health and wellbeing. But to what extent does it improve outcomes for people with chronic diseases?
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WHO exercise guidelines way off
A Queensland study has found that the World Health Organisation’s exercise guidelines are ‘way off’: www.abc.net.au. We need to look past the prescriptive instructions of what we ‘must do’. Two-thirds of Australian adults are overweight or obese and more than half do not meet the current physical activity guidelines. What we urgently need is a national physical activity strategy.
Our Move More Sit Less study showed that people who move more and sit less throughout the day are happier, healthier and more productive. Instead of worrying about whether we have spent the required amount of time exercising each day, we need to find ways to make being active easy, to make movement the default position and not just something we need a daily dose of.
The sit stand revolution – are you doing it right?
Some great tips to ensure that, as you’re standing for longer in the workplace, you’re doing it in a way that’s comfortable and won’t cause injuries.
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Why exercising is a higher priority than my career
Read about a business owner’s journey from focussing entirely on growing his small business to prioritising his daily exercise over all work activities.
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Movement is Bigger than Fitness
“There’s more to movement than exercise. If you can improve your movement, it ripples throughout your entire life.”
A great article about how everyday movement, from something as small as a facial expression, influences your physical, social and emotional health.
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Standing: the best anti-ageing technique?
Could the benefits of standing extend to slowing the ageing process?
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Move More Sit Less Research Report
The Move More Sit Less research report provides an overview of key findings of a national survey on the sitting habits, attitudes and feelings of over 1,000 Australians.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I will begin…
Professor Stuart Biddle
Institute of Sport, Exercise & Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne.
When I was a child in the UK, there was a well-known story-telling TV program for children which started with the words ‘are you sitting comfortably …’. Little did we know then that we would be telling another story about the way we have created far too many opportunities to sit down and ‘take the weight off our feet’, and the fact that this can have serious health consequences. Of course, there is a time and place for sitting. But we do far too much.
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