{"id":823,"date":"2017-10-05T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=823"},"modified":"2017-10-05T11:01:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T11:01:28","slug":"exercise-through-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/10\/05\/exercise-through-the-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise through the ages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hallam’s physical activity lecturer spoke to The Guardian about the benefits of aerobic and strength exercises.<\/strong><\/div>\n
As a new report reveals the mental health benefits of just an hour\u2019s physical activity a week, Dr David Broom advises The Guardian on which exercises are more appropriate for each age group.<\/p>\n

What’s the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise<\/h1>\n
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As a new report reveals the mental health benefits of just an hour\u2019s physical activity a week, it seems there is nothing a workout can\u2019t cure. Here is why we should all sit less and move more<\/p>\n

Are you sitting comfortably? Bad idea. Stand up and walk around the house. Leave your desk and jog down the office stairs. Even better \u2013 jog up the stairs. If it\u2019s lunchtime, go and join a yoga class or head for the shops on foot. What\u2019s to lose? You are going to feel better and live longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hardly a day goes by without a new piece of research flagging up the benefits to our physical and mental health of getting more active. On Tuesday, a study of 30,000 Norwegians by the brilliantly named\u00a0Black Dog Institute<\/a>\u00a0in Australia found that even one or two hours\u2019 exercise a week\u00a0can help prevent depression<\/a>. On Monday, the\u00a0Wildlife Trust revealed<\/a>\u00a0that two-thirds of its volunteers, digging ditches and building bird tables in the open air, had better mental health within six weeks.<\/p>\n

Getting off your backside and moving about, preferably a bit vigorously some of the time, will stave off heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes. It can keep your blood pressure steady and helps you sleep. You may not shed pounds, but it will help keep your weight stable. It can overcome anxiety and boost self-esteem. Older people who are active are less likely to have a hip fracture or a fall.<\/p>\n