Immune Strengthening
Mayo Clinic video on the benefits of exercise for the immune system.
Health Benefits of Physical Exercise – evidence
The primary purpose of this narrative review was to evaluate the current literature and to provide further insight into the role physical inactivity plays in the development of chronic disease and premature death.
Yoga breathing for health, sleep and invigoration
TED Conference video.
Physiological decline during ageing
Summary of information from Roy Shepherd, University of Toronto on physiological capability and exercising impact throughout our lives. Dated 1998, some data will be out-dated, but still of some general interest.
Standing on Shoulders
An aspect of some “modern” compared with more traditional societies is the lesser appreciation of people who have “gone before”. Partly this is due to the speed of activity and change in modern life. Inherent in modern society and its economic systems is new knowledge, novel ideas and “new , improved whatever”.
How to boost your immune system
Harvard piece about how to boost your immune system.
Leisure physical activity is linked with health benefits but work activity is not
Science Daily report in April 2021 of research by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark comparing leisure and work physical activity influences on cardiovascular health.
Physical inactivity is a killer
British Medical Journal article of March 2021 on related research.
Healthspan
As Western societies continue to age we will hear increasingly of healthspan.