About Our Podcast
The Movement Prescription is a podcast created by primary-care doctors for primary care practitioners. Passionate about physical activity and lifestyle medicine we want to address the challenges practitioners face in delivering physical activity promotion.
The Story
The Story
One third of adults in the UK fail to meet the 2019 Chief Medical Officer’s PA Guidelines, resulting in huge detrimental implications on an already stretched health service. According to the Department for Health of England and Wales, lack of PA is associated with 1 in 6 deaths in the UK and costs the NHS £0.9 billion annually (and £7.2 billion to the UK economy).
Lifestyle interventions in healthcare settings have been shown to be effective at initiating behavioural change and reducing the risk of disease progression. A recent systematic review of the literature by Kettle et al., showed that PA interventions delivered in primary care were effective at increasing PA in patients. Furthermore, research has shown PA promotion within primary care to be a cost-effective intervention.
Despite the evidence supporting its effectiveness, healthcare professionals are not routinely delivering PA promotion. There are a significant number of barriers for this, but two of the most commonly cited are a lack of knowledge and a lack of appropriate resources.
Recent published research has found that 83% of GP trainees in Scotland feel inadequately trained to deliver physical activity promotion. This is despite specific learning outcomes for GPSTs mandated by the RCGP, including knowledge of lifestyle factors, evidence-based approaches, and skills in behavioural change. Part of the problem is a packed curriculum and severely time-pressured GPs.
To address this, Callum, Suzy and Hussain have co-produced a podcast series with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. The podcasts aims to deliver education and inspiration to health-care professionals regarding physical activity and it’s promotion. We are looking to address the gaps in medical education (just 4.2 hours of 5-6 years of medical school are spent teaching regarding physical activity) in a low cognitive load way, with the ultimate aim of changing patients (and practitioners) behaviour and attitudes to physical activity.
Recent Episodes
Training Through Adversity: Dr. Polly Swan's Olympic and Medical Journey
Suzy interviews Dr. Polly Swan, an elite rower and medical doctor, on the Movement Prescription podcast. They delve into Polly's Olympic success, medical career, and balancing both endeavors. The discussion covers Polly's challenges, including injuries and overtraining, and the support she received....
"Designing Movement" with Robert Jamison
Join me in a conversation with Robert Jamison, a pioneering architect known for the BBC/Netflix show “Your Home Made Perfect”. Robert offers an insight into his life, and how yoga plays a central part of his daily routine and well-being. And we talk about how the convenience of 21st century building...
Healing Through Nature: How Green Spaces Improve Health
Urban green and blue spaces (UGS) are hugely beneficial to human and planetary health. With the environments in which we live, and the rapid growth of urbanization, we as healthcare professionals have an advocacy role in promoting green space. Join me as I chat with Sarah and Dan from the Centre for...
Our Team
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Host
Hussain Al-Zubaidi
Host
Suzy Scarlett
Host
Callum Leese
Editor
Chris van de Konijnenburg
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