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News items on 'Exercise Advice'
Walking slowly is bad for pensioners' health
(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)
OLDER people who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, researchers said today in the British Medical Journal. Walking speed has already been linked to other issues such as falls, disability and increased number of admissions to hospital.
Gordon Brown is about gravitas not Adidas
(Telegraph 09/11/2009)
Brown is the latest world leader to be persuaded to don these unfamiliar garments called "jogging pants". Nicholas Sarkozy is rarely seen out of shorts, while president George Bush looked keener on exercise than exercising power. Tony Blair was such a gym bunny he lost 2 stone while prime minister, leaving him gaunt. It can almost seem like a politician's cardio-vascular condition has grown more important than his manifesto, with David Cameron never missing a photo opportunity in exercise gear.
Autumn bike rides from professional cyclists
(Telegraph 04/11/2009)
Great Britain in the autumn is one of the best places on earth to be %u2013 as any professional cyclist will tell you. By October, their tournaments are mostly over and they can finally go out on a bike ride just for the fun of it. Here are five, inspiring autumn bike routes from Britain's top cyclists.
Older teenagers 'stop exercising'
(BBC 03/11/2009)
The majority of 19-year-olds in England do not take regular exercise once they have left school, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats. Only 30% of 19-year-olds participate in at least 30 minutes of sport, of at least moderate intensity, three times a week or more. And just 20% of sixth formers reach the target of three hours of sport a week. The number of 16 to 18-year-olds doing sport at least once a month has been in decline over the past four years.
DH supports the use of Nintendo Wii
(Patient Information Forum 30/10/2009)
Fit Plus, a game for the Nintendo Wii, has become the first computer game to be 'endorsed' by the Department of Health. The game has been granted permission to use the NHS Change4Life logo in its advertising and in shops. Change4Life is a healthy living campaign to persuade people to eat healthily and be more active. From next year, the product itself may also carry the logo. Nintendo is using its own money to promote the Change4Life programme.
Computer fitness gets approval
(BBC 26/10/2009)
The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus is the first computer game to win approval from the Department of Health. It will now carry logos from the Change4Life campaign, which aims to get people interested in exercise and healthy eating. A health department spokesman said active video games were a 'great way' to get kids moving. The video game industry has frequently been attacked by the government for encouraging a sedentary lifestyle.
Great South Run: under starter's orders
(Telegraph 21/10/2009)
At Sunday's Great South Run, in Portsmouth, two of our three Team Telegraph runners are placing their faith in a secret ingredient: porridge. "It will be served with bananas, raisins, a fair amount of salt and a blob of manuka honey," Sarah Odell says. "It's perfect, slow-release energy food. It's hard to get hotels to prepare it just right, so Tarquin and I will probably smuggle a little Bunsen burner into the place where we're staying and make it ourselves."
LifeCoach: perspiring during exercise
(Telegraph 19/10/2009)
Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice. Q Every time I exercise I seem to sweat profusely to the point where I need to bring a couple of tops with me for each gym session. Other people who train as hard as me don't appear to sweat half as much. I am not overweight and, during the day, I don't have a problem with sweating. Is my excessive sweating when exercising something to be concerned about?
Children are 'exercising less'
(BBC 28/09/2009)
Only one in eight youngsters is getting the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). It surveyed more than 1,000 children aged eight to 15 in July and August. The survey found that a third of the children did less than an hour of exercise a week and 20% thought you only needed to do it if you were fat. Researchers say the lack of activity is starting at a younger age and energy- dense snacks compounding the problem.
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