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| Tuesday, 31 May 2011 08:52 |
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Monday 30th May - not feeling very well this week. Heavy chested, coughing, tired. 'Tis the season. Soup, veggies, rest for me, along with work - not sick enough for time off. Tuesday - I did wake up at 5.30, and I rolled over and went back to sleep. And then this evening, I am tired, hungry, and not feeling like doing 4 x 5 min efforts. I did run 4 x last week. I'm not well. No point being bloody minded about it. Wednesday - An early night last night and a much brighter girl today. I did go out running, and whilst I started off thinking I would be kind to myself and be guided by heart rate more than anything, I got into my 4x5 minute pieces at (10k) race pace and actually enjoyed myself. So much so, that only 90 mins later I was at yoga, and I'll probably get to my complimentary pilates class tonight at lululemon. All back on track :) More articles in the news this week about bowel cancer - the first, about alcohol and it's links to cancer which are now thought to be absolutely causative (like smoking and asbestos), and then about bowel cancer rates amongst younger adults increasing. The worrying thing about that trend is that the scientists don't know why yet. It could be that generally, we eat more meat, are fatter and drink more alcohol. That makes sense, but it is not proven yet. Just to put another one in the mix - science, skeptism and medicine. I have these links up on my Vital Core Physiotherapy facebook page as well, if you would like to check that out. Thursday - no pilates last night as they are not running it this month :( But I decided to do my next running session this morning, as I was going to be able to do it in the 'not dark'. 3x 200m sprint, 4 x 600m sprint. Not my fastest, not my worst. Preggie class to stretch at the end of the day Friday - no training Saturday - still not well. Coughed up much charmingness during Strong Core class this morning. Off to Wallaroo for the night, won't take the shoes. Sunday - 5km walk in the sunshine. Need to throw this lurgy.
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The Cancer Council came out this week and announced that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption, and that alcohol should be considered to be as carcinogenic as smoking and asbestos are. As well as being highly associated with throat and mouth cancers, it is now found to correlate highly with breast and bowel cancers. Perhaps it should not be so surprising that a substance that can so alter mood and ability, even at very mild levels should turn out to be in fact, not good for us.
This story, an editorial from the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this year has some amazing targets - it ties in with our look at sitting and health, and is about developing healthcare systems that support exercise - recognise it as being as vital a measure of our health as is blood sugar levels or blood pressure. It recommends 150 minutes of physical activity per week for adults as a minimum. 30 mins on 5 days. For children, it is 420 mins / week - 60 minutes every day. How close are you?
This is another article on inactivity / obesity and health from Sports Medicine Australia, highlighting the link between an inactive childhood and a lifetime of battling depression. It is food for thought (!) these days where there seems to be much paranoia about safety of children away from their parents watchful eyes, and therefore a tendency to want to keep them closely under watch instead of encouraging more activity and indeed risk taking behaviours. The ability to judge situations for risk and to be able to take appropriate risks builds self esteem and resilience. Not much to do with bowel cancer awareness, but close to my heart as well.
Another article on sitting
This one is in really simple terms - if you walk 30 mins (as recommended) and sleep 8 hours, most of us still have 15.5 hours per day not moving. You cannot sit all day behind a screen, then drive your car and sit and watch tv with out it being bad for you. A good read.