The Movement Prescription Trailer: Transforming Physical Activity in Primary Care

Promising to transform your understanding and approach towards physical activity in primary care, The Movement Prescription podcast is a treasure trove of insights. Lifestyle and Physical Activity Champions, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, Dr Callum Leese and Dr Suzy Scarlett, are here to paint a picture that moves away from rigorous exercises and lays focus on the importance of re-introducing movement into our daily lives. 

We have a line-up of exceptional guests offering their unique expertise. Listen to Russell Kane, the renowned comedian, and an advocate for lifestyle medicine, and Michele Zanini from the Italian Olympic triathlon team, share their insights on how physical activity can revolutionize health. Learn from Dr Emma Lunan and Dr Charlotte Marriott as they delve into managing long-term conditions and mental health with physical activity. We'll also explore the concept of green prescribing and the art of motivational interviewing with Dr Hamish Reid. So, tune in, subscribe for updates and join the conversation with the hashtag #activepractice on social media. Let's embark on a journey where small changes will lead to big things.

Produced using funding from NHS Tayside Educational Fund and the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

Find us at https://themovementprescription.co.uk/

Transcript

0:00:07 - Hussain

Hi, my name is Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi and I'm one of the Royal College of GP's Lifestyle and Physical Activity Champions. 

0:00:16 - Callum

Hi, I'm Dr Callum Leese. I'm a GP ST3 and I'm at the start of my journey, but we're all here to learn. 

0:00:23 - Suzy

Hello, I'm Dr Suzy Scarlett. I'm a GP and a GP trainer, based in Edinburgh. I'm a lifestyle medicine physician and I'm here to hopefully learn and also inspire about physical activity and primary care. 

0:00:35 - Hussain

Are you a passionate and inspiring sport person, an enthusiastic advocate of physical activity for your staff and patients? Maybe you're ready to be inspired or inspire your fellow GPs. Or maybe you're none of the above, aware that you might feel a bit better if you moved a bit more and you want to find out all about it. Well, this podcast is the one for you. 

0:01:02 - Callum

Do you feel that you need to know more about physical activity and how to promote it in primary care? It's a problem. I've come across a lot in my training and I still don't know where I'm going. So what we've done as a group of enthusiasts, is get experts from across the field to come and talk to us and explain what they know, so that we can know more and you can know more. A podcast by GPs for GPs. 

0:01:25 - Hussain

The Royal College of GPs lifestyle and physical activity group have been operating since 2017 with a simple aim to improve the lifestyle and physical activity knowledge and understanding among staff so that we can better equip our patients. This is a podcast looking at physical activity. That's not exercise. It's all about the perspective. We're looking to re-engineer movement back into our lives, not make people feel bad that they have to squeeze in exercise during the already busy schedules. 

So this is not going to be the podcast for marginal gains, but instead how can we empower people to simply move more. We've got a fantastic series of podcasts lined up for you on a whole host of different topics. We've also got a range of individuals that we will be interviewing during these sessions, including Russell Kane, the famous comedian, but also a serious advocate for lifestyle medicine and how it can improve your life. On the other hand, we've got people like Michele Zanini, who works with some of the best athletes in Team GB and understanding some of the insights of working with these high-performers individuals and how we can apply it to our patients. 

0:02:52 - Suzy

I'll be talking to Dr Emma Lunan about long-term conditions and physical activity and how we can break down the barriers for people with symptoms and long-term conditions and engage them with physical activity. I'll be talking to Dr Charlotte Marriott about mental health and physical activity and touching on one of my favourite topics green prescribing. 

0:03:11 - Callum

Followed on from that, we've got Dr Hamish Reid, a sports doctor with a special interest in motivational interview and how we use our language to inspire change in our patients, and also Hussain, Suzy and Dr Rob Lawson people who've been GPs for years, telling us about different things they've done to make small changes that have big differences. 

0:03:35 - Suzy

We're here to pique your interest, shift your perspective and show you what's possible, because we know that one change leads to another and small changes lead to big things. 

0:03:47 - Hussain

And promote on social media using the hashtag active practice. Share your ideas, engage with your colleagues. 

0:03:55 - Callum

And ask us any questions. Let us know if there's any topics you want to discuss, or even if you're an expert and want to come on the show and talk about something you're doing in your community. Tag us on Instagram, twitter, with the hashtag active practice. 

0:04:13 - Hussain

Subscribe to this podcast to get regular updates of new episodes, and whatever platform you use to consume and also share it with your colleagues and people that you feel are interested and passionate about lifestyle, medicine and, in particular, physical activity. 

0:04:31 - Callum

The aims of this podcast are to inspire, educate and break down barriers.