Month: March 2015

The Nation’s Hidden Health Threat

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK is asking MPs to recognise physical inactivity as one of the largest health threats in the UK. In its Manifesto to...

NICE Publish New Physical Activity Quality Standard

NICE has published the quality standard Physical Activity: encouraging physical activity in people of all ages who are in contact with the NHS, including staff, patients and carers. Physical inactivity...

Doctors leaders offer solutions to health committee challenge of physical activity

Doctors leaders have welcomed a report by the parliamentary health committee on the need for greater emphasis on the benefits of physical activity.  Doctors from the Royal College of Physicians...

Health Committee report puts emphasis on physical activity regardless of weight

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK welcomes a report released by the House of Commons Health Committee, Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health, emphasising that “there needs...

Include walking more to maintain a healthy weight says NICE

Small, practical steps are the best way of maintaining a healthy weight. Limiting screen time, walking more, and eating healthily are among the most effective ways of maintaining a healthy...

How can we increase interest in physical activity interventions?

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK is taking a lead in developing the role of medics in using specific exercise for the treatment of a range of...