Because the density of car infrastructure is too high!

Public lecture at PAHRC "From Blyth to Bathgate: How can we better impact physical activity inequalities" Prof Emily Oliver Wednesday 19th Feb www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stewart-al... @mariehmurphy.bsky.social @coralhanson.bsky.social

Great mix of data and powerful human stories in this latest piece on Prehab for Cancer by #GMActive. Prehab patients spent on average: - 36 hours less in hospital - 10 hours less in critical care More: www.gmactive.co.uk/news/prehab4... #WorldCancerDay | @gmmoving.co.uk

It is #trysomethingnew week with sportscotland. Here pickleball Scotland Ambassadors introduce the game in Letham4all community hub in Perth. Smiles more important than scores😊

Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling theconversation.com/australia-sp...

What can I do to protect myself against respiratory diseases such as #influenza and #COVID19?

“The report makes two main practical demands to the football industry, beyond the obvious of reducing emissions, raising awareness and collecting more data: to ban polluting sponsors and to redesign the football calendar to make it more regional.”

In our NEW PAPER, as early career researchers, our call to action is... "advance the understanding of the role of POLITICS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY..." Read free: doi.org/10.1093/heap... P. McCue, @brittanyswelam.bsky.social @joeyjmurphy.bsky.social & S.Edney for @healthpromint.bsky.social

This is a clever and attractive bike rack! 🚲

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath grist.org/biking/one-m...

totally worth a read! "Short list of common sins in published clinical trials includes misinterpreted p-values, automated model selection, use of change scores, “table 1 tests” and subsequent covariate adjustment based on them, over-interpreting subgroup differences, and needless categorization."

“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com

Even a small dose of physical activity can be good medicine; www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Another reminder: Respiratory infections spread mainly through the air. That’s why they affect the lungs. Masks, worn correctly and consistently, reduce the spread of respiratory infections. Respirators work better than masks. Washing hands isn’t wrong, but it won’t stop airborne transmission.

Biking to work reduces the odds of dying from cancer by 51%! You’d think transit planners would find the hell out of bike lanes given how much money that saves to public and the government. Even “fiscal conservatives” can’t debunk the obvious societal good and savings from that. Fund bike lanes!

"Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO www.blogto.com/city/2024/12...

What if we designed our cities, and the land-uses, densities & infrastructure that make them what they are, so that daily activity and exercise was just a normal, ordinary, almost “invisible” part of every day life? It’s actually not that hard. We just have to change our priorities. #HealthyCities

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V/@lloydalter.bsky.social

👨‍🎓 PhD studentship - interested in #PhysicalActivity promotion? We're offering a funded PhD (overseas surcharges apply), and we invite applications from a broad range of backgrounds to help us think differently. Deadline: 31st Jan. Full details and contacts below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLC852/p...

Celebrating today with the news that @PickleballScot1 has been recognised by @sportscotland as the National Governing Body in Scotland. It really is Christmas. @MareeToddMSP @ActiveScotGov @kayjmunro. Bsky.social @wearestoryshop @SDS_sport @scotsportassoc.bsky.social @scotsparc.bsky.social

As the coaching and education officer for Pickleball Scotland I am delighted to award Robert Macklin his Club Coach award. Robert works with young people in Drumchapel Glasgow. Can I find a pickleball community here on Bluesky?

Oh.. and if you want some evidence to support this you could start here 😉: ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The more we share, the faster we accumulate knowledge, & the more we do this, the more our work can help the many challenges & threats the world faces. #OpenScience

Yes! This! Guidelines are for us (researchers), not for the public. Physical activity messages should forget the threshold and promote short term/immediate benefits - and these usually relate to social and mental health! ✨ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Wondering who the faces are behind The SPRINT Project? Let us introduce ourselves and see our individual profiles through the starter pack ⬇️ Watch this space as more of the team join bluesky 🦋 You can also learn more about us here: www.sprintproject.org/aboutus-meet... go.bsky.app/NaSNU11

@unisq: a PhD by publication with Scholarship as part of an MRFF funded research project: Improving the physical and mental health of people born with innate variations of sex characteristics. Contact [email protected]. Applications by 14 February. see: www.unisq.edu.au/scholarships...

Superb article about planning for people not cars www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

This is the way knowledge exchange should be conducted- thank you @susanmichie.bsky.social

The therapeutic potential of exercise in post-traumatic stress disorder and its underlying mechanisms: A living systematic review of human and non-human studies Co-produced and 'living' systematic review (pre-print & not yet peer reviewed) wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-720 #exercise #PTSD

Enjoyed recording documentary on alternative approaches to prevent & manage depression. Of course if spoke about #exercise for #depression Wim Hof, Dorian Yates & over 30 scientists will feature

Ready to start your journey into behaviour change interventions? Our introductory course will teach you about key concepts & tools in behaviour change. Learning is self-paced over 4 weeks, plus a live Q&A with experts. 👉 Starts 13 Jan: www.futurelearn.com/courses/beha... @susanmichie.bsky.social

Sandra Macrae tells us about how efforts are always successes in pickleball @scotparc.bsky.social Making pickleball a very inclusive sport

Professor Cindy Gray tells us about inequality in PA and how some interventions can reduce @scotparc.bsky.social

Now the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport talks the talk @scotpark.bsky.social but also walked the walk and cycled to the venue!

@mariehmurphy.bsky.social intruding the SPARC conference @scotparc.bsky.social - great day ahead!

J of Physical Activity & Health: interesting new issue: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

Counterintuitive but shows the importance of research.

Working in physical activity? Get around this Starter Pack created by @benjane.bsky.social go.bsky.app/DsHNWPf

Still time to register for my free professorial lecture, titled Sidelined: The problematic history of women’s sport. The event will take place on 10 December in the Deeprose Theatre from 5.30pm. Secure your free place via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professori...

#Physicalactivity and sedentary behaviour interventions for people living with both #frailty and multiple long-term conditions and their informal carers: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation. (Young et al, Nov 2024) doi.org/10.1093/agei...

Another successful club coach workshop in Perth for Pickleball Scotland. Thanks John and Sandra Macrae and Graeme Matheson for leading #pickleball

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

Another successful club coach workshop in Perth for Pickleball Scotland. Thanks John and Sandra Macrae and Graeme Matheson for leading #pickleball

Hot off the press!🔥 “Men Need Role Models”: Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers for Yoga Participation Among Men: doi.org/10.1177/1557...

Physical fitness can lower risk of dementia, research finds

I’ve been missing these Dad jokes Ben - bring them on into blue sky thinking

Paper on exercise intensity definitions now accepted by both JSaMS and MSSE. JSaMS pre-proof online: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

New people added! Here's my attempt at a Starter Pack for #PhysicalActivity Researchers and Advocates. Please recommend any others as they join the #BlueSky party go.bsky.app/DsHNWPf

People in Scotland are walking more often compared with more than a decade ago www.ed.ac.uk/news/2024/wa... Study led by Tessa Strain #walking #physicalactivity @mariehmurphy.bsky.social