The Movement Prescription
Promising to transform your understanding and approach towards physical activity in primary care, The Movement Prescription podcast is a treasure trove of insights. The Royal College of GP's 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.
This podcast is brought to you in collaboration with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
The Movement Prescription
Healing Through Nature: How Green Spaces Improve Health
Urban green and blue spaces (UGS) are hugely beneficial to human and planetary health. With the environments in which we live, and the rapid growth of urbanization, we as healthcare professionals have an advocacy role in promoting green space.
Join me as I chat with Sarah and Dan from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. We talk about the importance of green space for health, some of the amazing ongoing examples of promotion in health care and the offerings on the table. This includes NHS Forest, being led by Dan and Sarah, which promises to give trees to any GP practice!!
Greener Practice – Greener Practice – UK's primary care sustainability network
Green Exercise | University of Essex
Tree Equity Score (free, online, mapping tool): https://uk.treeequityscore.org
NHS Forest website: https://nhsforest.org/
Natural England review of reviews: https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5939107801595904
Food growing toolkit, here's the link to it in the networks: https://networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/resources/food-growing-toolkit-healthcare-settings
Recent WHO Publication:
Urban Green Space for Health: a review of the evidence Urban green spaces and health (who.int)
Recent Paper published in Lifestyle Medicine:
Urban green and blue spaces for influencing physical activity in the United Kingdom: A narrative review of the policy and evidence - Leese - 2024 - Lifestyle Medicine
Produced using funding from NHS Tayside Educational Fund and the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
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