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29 Apr 19 |
Movement For Movement 2018 evidence update launch
Ann Gates, Founder and CEO of Exercise Works! Working with universities across the UK, Exercise Works! have updated the #MovementforMovement resources to include recent evidence on physical activity strategies and clinical practice for non-communicable diseases, pregnancy and surgery. These resources are free to providers of ...
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09 Dec 16 |
Unhealthy Working Lives
An estimated 90% of the workforce in the UK commute to work, with the vast majority of these taking a ‘non-active’ mode of transport. The evidence on the bene ts of active travel (e.g. walking or cycling) for our health and wellbeing has been well described but for many commuters active travel isn’t an easy […]
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09 Dec 16 |
SCPN Stepcount Challenge
Back in early Spring this year an email popped into our inbox – an invitation to take part in a workplace step count challenge. Now, we work in a cancer prevention environment so we have good knowledge of the importance of being physically active, and we do try to practice what we preach, but to […]
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03 Feb 15 |
Exercise Works!
We know that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are killers and increase the heavy burden of immobility, disability and untimely death on patients and nations, who we care about. Yet, we also know that many of these NCDs are preventable and treatable with a variety of simple interventions such as: Moving more Sitting less 3. Enjoying ...
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