🚨 Physical activity and life expectancy: a life-table analysis NEW #OriginalResearch 🔥🔥 🔑 #KeyFindings 1️⃣ If all individuals were as active as the top 25% of the population, those over 40 could live an extra 5.3 years 2️⃣ Greatest gain in lifetime per hour of walking was

🗣️ Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women 🙌 #OriginalResearch #ExerciseMedicine #OpenAccess Just 1.5-4 daily mins of brisk stair climbing or carrying heavy shopping count❕ Read now ▶️

8. Do people improve for the reasons we think they do? Improvements in pain & function with exercise among people with achilles tendinopathy not related to tendon structure. Does resistance training need to be "heavy"?militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/170/4/…

Data from 120,000 runners shows that slow and fast marathoners do essentially the same amount of medium and hard training, but vastly different amounts of easy training. But does that really mean that slow marathoners would get faster by training easier? outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

An excellent new study from Lauren Pringels et al. in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) has found that reducing tendon compression (by limiting ankle dorsiflexion during rehab) leads to better outcomes in Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy. See full paper for details: 🔗 bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjspor…

🚨 Effect of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue scores and mood states in iron-deficient recreationally active females of reproductive age 💉 NEW double-blind, randomised control trial (IRONWOMAN Trial) 📄 Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3Fdw3cY

Get ready for the Women in Sport webinar hosted by SASMA this week ⏰❗ 📅 March 27, 2025 🕒 19:00-20:00 SA /18:00-19:00 CET /17:00-18:00 GMT 🌐 Online ℹ️ More info and register bit.ly/41Z3b05 Perfect for those interested in the intersection of sports and women.

🚨 What is the effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function? New systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis indicates strong evidence that even light intensity exercise has benefits ✅ #OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/4cdAW2h

🚨 Bringing reproductive, pelvic and breast health to light 🔦 Insights from the Health of Elite Retired Australian female athletes survey (HER-Aus) 🇦🇺 NEW #OriginalResearch 📄 Read 👉 bit.ly/3ZagA4z

Day 1 at the The Female Athlete Conference was a great success! Our WISC Co-chairs Dr Rachel Harris and A/Prof Clare Minahan took to the stage, and we really enjoyed the engaging conversation with many visitors at our booth. Let's get Day 2 started!!

Breaking the silence: addressing pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes 🏃‍♀️ NEW #Editorial in the BJSM ✅📄 Addressing the need for an open dialogue 🗣 Read 👉 bit.ly/3ZQg2Bf

Abnormal Pre-Participation Cardiac Screening in Athletes: Can an Athlete Train While Waiting for a “Diagnosis”? | JACC: Advances #SportsCardiology #ACCSportsCardio American College of Cardiology JACC Journals 📖jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

How many steps do we really need a day for good health? Excited to share our new research in The Lancet Public Health thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… * Even small increases for those inactive could be helpful * 7000 is a realistic target backed by science Keep stepping 🚶‍♂️🚶🧑‍🦯🏃‍♀️

Exercise reduces the risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence, severity, symptom severity, and frequency. A systematic review of exercise-based cardiac rehab from 20 RCTs bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

⚠️ What is the role of exercise in atrial fibrillation management? ❤️ Why is moderation important and what are the apparent sex differences? Find out more in this NEW #BJSMEditorial ✅ Article 👉 bit.ly/4l0cmoh

🚨 Physical activity during childhood improves mental health 🧠 Why is age 11 critical? Is organised sport better? 🤔 Find out more in this NEW #BJSMBlog ✅ ➡️ bit.ly/45xRbEp

Bringing reproductive, pelvic, and breast health to light: insights from the Health of Elite Retired Australian female athletes survey (HER-Aus) 🚨 NEW #BJSMblog in the BJSM Read here 👉 bit.ly/4mhMMfS

Excited to share some insights from our study British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) Bringing reproductive, pelvic and breast health to light Blog 🖥️: tinyurl.com/5n7pyhrs Paper 📰 : bit.ly/3ZagA4z Australian Institute of Sport La Trobe SEMRC A very big thank you to all retired athletes who were involved 🙏

My NYT editor: Wanna write something about sports/workout supplements? Me: Basically nothing works, IMO, other than a VERY short list the IOC drew up. Her: Okay, write that. So (after calling a few people) I did: nytimes.com/2025/09/15/wel…