Preview books - Understanding Sports and Exercise
Medicine
Although the proliferation of magazines, newspaper
articles and TV programmes devoted to fitness might suggest that more and
more people are taking up exercise, the reality is very different.
Many people get hardly any exercise at all. Health experts are constantly
urging all of us to take more exercise but is there really good evidence
that doing so will benefit our health? The answer is a very definite yes.
A mass of research studies has shown that men and women whose lives include
some regular physical exertion feel better and are less prone to a develop
a whole range of conditions. Everyone should take regular exercise.
Professor Greg McLatchie is a Consultant Surgeon
at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust. He was Director of the National
Sports Medicine Institute from 1992–1997 and is Professor of Sports
Medicine at the University of Sunderland. His sports medicine interests
include rugby, soccer, martial arts, golf, athletics and weightlifting.
