Exercise.

And the good thing is, it isn't a drug. Although side effects include feeling good, more energy and better health.

Lots of observational studies about the risks of sitting, but few intervention trials like this:

283 adults who sat 11 hrs/dy randomized to standing/sitting break intervention for 6 mos:
⬇️ sitting by 32 min
⬇️ systolic BP by 3.5 mmHg

JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Every movement counts!

Small amounts of stair climbing or walking associated with improved cardiometabolic health: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Emmanuel (Manos) Stamatakis Ulf Ekelund Borja del Pozo Cruz

Whether you’re starting out on your #exercise journey or a seasoned athlete, you’re bound to have questions along the way. So here are answers to some of the most common questions about exercise. If you have a question of your own, just tweet a reply.
drscottlear.com/2024/03/29/com…

🚨New Article🚨: The impact of housing prices on residents’ health: a systematic review

“Potential gains to health associated with rising housing prices are inequitably distributed.”

Read: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Ashmita Grewal Dr. Marina Adshade, Ph.D. Scott Lear, PhD SFU Health Sciences Kirk Hepburn

Sleep is needed to flush out waste from the brain accumulated during the day.

Research in 🐭 show that brain waves created by neurons make this happen: nature.com/articles/s4158…

eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

With exams coming up, be sure to mix in #exercise with your studying. It could help your grades.

A brief session of intense weight lifting increased memory recall two days later compared to control: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/br…

Our latest podcast episode:
How Your Thoughts Affect Your Health
We discuss how certain thoughts affect performance and health, what happens in your body to make this happen and how to shift to a more positive way of thinking.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4U2oGW…

One thing that has helped me in my career:

Find the time of day you're most creative and protect that time for your writing/planning and leave the rest of the day for meetings and other tasks.
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The various ways in which #exercise maintains your heart health: nature.com/articles/s4139…

Probably the most important question you can ask yourself about your #exercise program:

Do you enjoy it?
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