What kind of exercise "specialist" do you think you'll get for £30 k/year (minus tax) in London? NHS England

"[Woman] is above all a companion to man, the future mother of the family." This is a quote from Pierre du Coubertin, Co-Founder of the modern Olympics. Perhaps then, it should not be surprising that Paris 2024 wasn't really equal. ow.ly/3sV350T4T1T

🚨 What are the common barriers and enablers encountered by elite athletes during preconception and pregnancy? 🤰 🏃‍♀️ Find out more in this NEW mixed-methods systematic review with the overarching themes described👇 Margie Davenport, PhD, Alex Humphrys, Mel Hayman 👏 Link to paper ➡️

“Baby hasn’t stopped kicking. It has been a lovely reminder of the support bubble I have in my belly." 🥹 Jodie Grinham hopes she has shown pregnant women what is possible after winning a brilliant bronze 🥉 #ParalympicsGB

Our new #WomanOfTheNorth report lays bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England - who live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay and are more likely to be an unpaid carer than women in other regions of England 1/13 healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequalit…

🗨️'I know that MS can be exhausting and unpredictable – I also know the amazing benefits of swimming'🏊 Paralympic champion StephanieMillwardMBE hails Swim England's latest fact sheet on swimming with Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis developed with Parkinson's UK and MS Society UK 🔽

Her account got hacked…so I’m sharing another fantastic output from Helen’s PhD 👏 #swimmingismedicine #lowbackpain David Dr Hayley Mills Ping: Andrew Power Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi Swim England journals.lww.com/japt/abstract/…

💥 "Every move counts could save millions of lives—but why is it still missing from medical school curricula?" 💥 In our latest British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) editorial, we explore how the #VANGUARD project is reshaping healthcare education to fight noncommunicable diseases. 🩺📚 This change is long

Great to see our This Mum Moves Ambassadors programme going from strength to strength. Fantastic partnership with Dr Marlize De Vivo 👏 Congratulations @ClaireDrummy Southern Trust 🌟

***FUNDED PHD STUDENTSHIP Development of guidelines to support physical activity in pregnant women with pre-existing type 2 diabetes Supervised by a top team: Robert Andrews Kelly Morgan Dr Emma Cockcroft Dylan Thompson and me! Apply by 4.11.24 gw4biomed.ac.uk/development-of…

Regions of the human brain may shrink in size during pregnancy, but have better connectivity, with only a few regions of the brain remaining untouched by the transition to motherhood, according to research published in Nature Neuroscience. go.nature.com/4enUvov

THIS!! “There is so much about the neurobiology of pregnancy that we don’t understand yet and it’s not because women are too complicated … it’s a byproduct of the fact that the biomedical sciences have historically ignored women’s health.” theguardian.com/science/2024/s…

Does the brain change during pregnancy? You bet it does. How about doing 26 MRI scans on a single person pre-conception to 2 years post-partum. WOW! Laura Pritschet and colleagues nailed it with their new paper in Nature Neuroscience. Key Points: - The authors point out that pregnancy

Did you know the NCSEM England is an Olympic legacy project from #London2012? Since 2012 we have generated over £65 million in research funding

Across our three centres The ISEH 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♀️ @Movemoresheff NCSEM East Midlands we have had over 1 million clinical appointments

Since 2012 we have had over 38,000 attendees at our events and CPD sessions

What is the #Olympiclegacy from #London2012? We are part of that legacy with a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation through sport, exercise, and physical activity

If you are a female athlete who has recently competed at an elite or world class level in individual or team sports we would appreciate your responses to our questionnaire: forms.office.com/e/d5nBymySnX Bridging the gap between research and applied practice for female athlete health!

We are launching a new research project today to establish the perspectives of GPs on discussing physical activity at the 6-8 week postnatal check. Please share or get involved: surveymonkey.com/r/6D3Z3VJ

The ActivePregnancyFoundation are seeking GP views on the 6-8 week postpartum check. Grateful if you could please support this work and share this with your networks to reach a broad perspective. Survey can be found here: surveymonkey.com/r/6D3Z3VJ