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Exercise - How practical is it to do what the NHS recommends?

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Exercise - How practical is it to do what the NHS recommends?  The NHS recommends that adults should take at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week, but how practical is this? Especially if you have the school run, followed by work, followed by another school run. While, somehow, also having to fit in essentials such as shopping, eating, and sleeping. The health benefits of exercise are clear. It can reduce blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses. It can also improve your mental health. So exercise is important. The more exercise that you take, the better you will look and feel. A report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine analysed nearly 200 large studies. They estimated that if everyone in the studies ...

From Cardiac Ablation to the Great North Run (August update)

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Long and Winding Road - or what I have learned from 40 years of running.

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . The Long and Winding Road - or what I have learned from 40 years of running. Why I started running  My particular long and winding road started in June 1982. The local independent radio station, started advertising for the Mersey Marathon. 1981 had seen the start of mass participation long distance running in England with the first London Marathon in March and The Great North Run in June.  Now fundraisers for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital saw a road race as a means to raise funds and so organised the first Mersey Marathon to be run on 24 September 1982.  When I heard the advert I said to a colleague in work that I would like to run in it. He said that I would never be able to do it. That made me determined that I would do it. There are many ...

From Cardiac Ablation to the Great North Run (July update)

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My First Marathon - the 1982 Mersey Marathon

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . My First Marathon - the 1982 Mersey Marathon In June 1982, the local radio station started advertising for the first Mersey Marathon. 1981 had seen the start of mass participation long distance running in England with the first London Marathon and The Great North Run. Now fundraisers for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital saw a road race as a means to raise funds and so organised the first Mersey Marathon. It was to be run on 24 September 1982. When I heard the advert on the radio, I said to a colleague in work that I would like to run in it. He said that I would never be able to do it. Rather than putting me off, it made me determined to run it. I was twenty six and had not run since I was thirteen in school. Even then, running was something to be endur...