By Dr Nicky Keay @nickyKfitness Focusing on changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI) alone as outcome measures of lifestyle interventions, ignores the beneficial multi-system and psychological effects of lifestyle medicine, in particular exercise. This includes advantageous changes in body composition for health and performance. Why is body composition important? Because not all weight is equal in terms of […]
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Dealing with injury trends in real time: reflections from Sydney’s Volleyfest 2017
By Nash Anderson @sportmednews, Balraj Ougra @backspace.chiro and Pete Garbutt @Pete_Garbutt VolleyFest is an annual Australian Beach Volleyball Festival showcasing international Beach Volleyball talent in Manly, Australia. The festival is held for ten days in November or March and is known for its beach-side atmosphere with stunning views, beach volleyball and its all-round entertainment. Originally a […]
Should SEM have greater prominence in undergraduate curricula?
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Daniel Mauro Launched in 2006, the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) confirms the growth of the SEM speciality in the UK [1]. Every day, clinicians see illness related to physical inactivity. SEM is not just about elite athletes and sports injuries, it incorporates various […]
Is obesity really non-communicable?
By Dr Cain Clark @DrCainCTClark, Prof Tony Ghaye @TonyGhaye2 Obesity, broadly speaking, is characterised by having a body-mass index above 30 kg.m2, and described as a non-communicable risk factor. Between 1993 and 2017, the proportion of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) that are overweight or obese has risen from 57.6% to 68% in […]
‘The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 countries: the PURE study’ – What it all means
The Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series #bjsmPApopBlog By Sonia Cheng @soniawmcheng “Vacuuming and scrubbing the floor are enough exercise to protect the heart and extend life!” “Household chores could save your life: The tiny amounts of physical activity from cleaning the floor and tidying up cut your risk of death by 28%!” You may […]
Reflections on the World Rugby Science Network 2017
By Kate Moores @KLM390 and Claire Guthrie @C6uthrie Bringing together the best minds in World Rugby to discuss training, recovery, injuries and everything in between, the World Rugby Science Network (#RSNLive17) held the third annual conference at the University of Bath on Tuesday 12th September. Dr James Betts started the day off discussing protein and carbohydrate intake post-training […]
Paragliding: the sky is the limit for the sports’ medicine.
By Dr Matt Wilkes @freeflightphys Free Flight Physiology Project Extreme Environment Laboratory University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Paragliding has emerged as one of the most popular unpowered, ‘free flight’ disciplines. Rapid advances in wing and harness design have meant that even recreational pilots regularly fly over 100 km at a time, with the world record […]
Widerstandstraining – ein oft vernachlässigtes Medikament das jeder in seiner Hausapotheke hat
von Dr.Yorgi Mavros @dryorgimavros The Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series #bjsmPApopBlog For the English version of this post, click here. Je älter wir werden, desto mehr verlieren wir an Muskelmasse, nämlich rund 1% pro Jahr. Noch schlimmer allerdings ist der Kraftabbau, der noch etwa dreimal schneller vonstatten geht1. Die Konsequenzen dieses Kraftverlustes sind […]
Health, Hormones and Human Performance: BASEM Spring Conference 22 March 2018
Early Bird Booking Deadline – 15 December 2017 Why? The balance and timing of exercise, nutrition and recovery is key to optimising health and all aspects of human performance. Intricate network interactions between the Endocrine system and metabolic signalling pathways drive these positive adaptations. However, non-integration of these lifestyle factors can disrupt signalling feedback pathways and predispose […]
Long-term maintenance of weight loss: challenges and opportunities
By Joseph Matthews (@JoeJohnMatthews) Dr Kevin Hall and Dr Scott Kahan’s commentary, titled ‘Maintenance of Lost Weight and Long-Term Management of Obesity’, was recently published in the Medical Clinics of North America journal. Key challenges faced by individuals attempting to maintain weight loss are outlined in the paper (1). These include: Appetite changes – “…it has […]