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Opinion: Tackling obesity via green prescribing: A piece of cake or a half-baked strategy?

Green prescription measures are simple. Unfortunately, the reality has been more complex, New Zealand have socially prescribed for over 20 years, however, over 30% of population are measured as obese. Source: PM Live, August 2020

The Role Of Systems Thinking In Organizational Change And Development

Contemporary businesses operate in ecosystems full of interconnectedness and constant feedback loops. Mapping such complex systems helps organizational leaders navigate into adaptive strategies. Source: Forbes, June 2020

Blog: The Treachery of Images: On the Limits of Systems Maps

While a system map is often a useful representation of a context of phenomena, it is always fundamentally incomplete. Source: LinkedIn July 2020

Blog: Why talking about physical activity in the right way is more important than ever

In this blog, Dr James Nobles talks about the Bristol recommendations for talking about physical activity, and how important this is in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: ARC West April 2020

Systems thinking our way through this together

Greame Sinnott blog on systems thinking amid COVID-19 Source: Activepartnerships.org, April 2020

What happens to your body when you swap your car for a bike?

Today’s average commute is 56 minutes a day — an awfully long time to be sitting still listening to that radio host you can’t really stand. Cycling can help alleviate the three key side effects of commuting: Stress, lack of exercise and Expenses Source: https://www.merlincycles.com/blog/infographic-swap-car-for-bike/ (February 2019)

Investing in cycling pays off, but ministers are ignoring the evidence

This week the government announced £5bn over five years for cycling and buses, including 250 miles of cycle routes, which they say will be built to tough new design standards. Although Boris Johnson said on Tuesday in the Commons that just £350m of that would be for cycling, this appeared to be a mistake. The DfT says there will not be any clarification on how much money will go where until the spending review. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2020/feb/12/investing-in-c

Can exercise help treat anxiety? National College Health Association

Chances are good that you, or someone you know, is dealing with anxiety. One sobering study shows that people with anxiety tend to be more sedentary and do less intense forms of physical activity, if any. That’s ironic, because lacing up your sneakers and getting out and moving may be the single best nonmedical solution we have for preventing and treating anxiety. Source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-exercise-help-treat-anxiety-2019102418096 (October 2019)

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