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Ireland was in 14th place out of 27 EU Member States for activity levels

Daily average steps during the first week of installation increased by 955 additional steps

Dara Gantly on why doctors may not be ready to prescribe 150 minutes of exercise If you were told that a pill could lower your risk of heart disease, various cancer, diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis, you would certainly read the literature and consider taking it.

Doctors and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to routinely inform and advise their patients to engage in physical activity (PA) in order to promote health and prevent illness, urges a new RCPI report.

Higher levels of total physical activity are strongly associated with lower risk of five common chronic diseases — breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to a study in The BMJ.

Membership of social groups, such as book clubs, after retirement is linked to longer life with the impact on health and well-being similar to that of regular exercise, a study suggests.

Irish people aged over 50 are now more likely to be active than inactive, which should benefit them health wise, according to a new survey from Age & Opportunity’s Go for Life and Sport Ireland.

A new Finnish study has added to the evidence for the protective effect of physical activity for later mental health in women.

By Dara Gantly.