The Imperial NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a partnership between the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College, has been awarded nearly £113million by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in the latest round of funding announcements (August, 2011). This award will start in April 2012 and will be used to support translational research and healthcare innovations across the partnership over the course of five years.
Resources on brief physical activity guidance for older adults in isolation for patients and clinicians Giving Older Adults Brief Physical Activity Advice. Given current clinical pressures, clinicians dealing with older adults will likely have limited time, and this adapted 3As model may provide a possible structure to clinician’s advice. Ask: Permission to discuss physical activity as something that could make a difference to health and wellbeing Advise /Explain/Explore: Ask how they physical activity levels have changed and what they could do to increase it? Agree: A plan considering what they will do, how they will do it. Try to ensure that it includes some cardiovascular, muscle and bone strengthening activities including resistance exercises, balance and co-ordination elements to the plan. Cardiovascular : Ideally the individual should be slightly out of breath when performing the activity. Aim to build to 150 minutes
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