Absolutely. Changing one physiology almost always affects the other. And because they are so intimately linked, it would be wrong of us at BtS not to dedicate some words to them. Because for many of us, work is a major part of our lives. It is where we spend much of our time, where we … Read more
Because its been much discussed recently, I’d like to briefly touch on the importance of office design for employee health and productivity. Before I do, I’d like to give a big thank you to the Occupational Health & Wellbeing magazine for their huge input here. So let’s begin. Office health and wellbeing these days isn’t … Read more
This is a very common question. Surely we can all sit for as long as we want because if we exercise later, all the bad effects will be wiped out. Right. Wrong. Well mostly wrong. The Lancet has recently published scientific discoveries showing that this can be done, but only if we get 60-75 minutes of … Read more
Recently, one of the largest public health research bodies, the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) announced something quite earth-shattering. If you missed it, they released a statement saying that it is time for public health messages to focus entirely on sitting less (rather than exercising more). They believe that this is a more feasible route, … Read more
