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Today we’re going to talk about something a little different with a good friend of mine, Dr John Sykes aka “health and fitness doctor”.
Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr John is a qualified GP with a strong interest in Sports Medicine. He regularly lectures at Bristol medical school and he’s the reason why I’ve been dragged down there so many times to talk to medical students!
In this episode, we talk about why movement and exercise can benefit:
- Inflammation balance
- Support mitochondria
- Weight loss and how this affects inflammation
- Cardio respiratory fitness and its relationship to longevity
- Cancer and preventing recurrence as well as improving outcomes during treatment
Summary
I’m sure you will agree – that was a super interesting chat that I had with Dr John – it’s clear to see that managing to fit some sort of exercise into our daily lives can be so incredibly beneficial to those of all ages.
I hope that you will be as motivated as I was after speaking with Dr John and will be having a look at the options for increasing the exercise and activity levels in your life, even if it’s by small steps at a time.
Focusing on lifestyle changes in your daily activities, like some of the tips that we spoke about on the podcast, can potentially lead to us all living healthier and happier lives.
If you’re interested on hearing more about what Dr John is up to, please click on the links here which will take you to the relevant social media pages.
We’ve also noted below here some of the references that we spoke about on the podcast.
Podcast Reference Material
- NHS Choices Website Benefits of Activity
- CMO Guidelines for Physical Activity
- Activity Levels and Sedentary Behaviour Levels in the UK – Physical Inactvity Report 2017
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- Parkrun – Information about the volunteer led association of parkrun and how to get involved
Guest: Dr John Sykes
Dr John Sykes is a GP based in Bath who has a keen interest in Lifestyle Medicine and is a Trustee and Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr John takes great pleasure from empowering and encouraging his patients to be more active, eat better, relax daily and optimise their sleep in order to improve their health and reduce their risk of disease.
He is a Mac Nutrition Uni Certified Nutritionist and has organised and run several conferences and teaching sessions on Lifestyle Medicine for students and healthcare practitioners in the UK
