Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group

@LLHRGroup

Multi-disciplinary team of University and NHS staff at @LDC_tweets @LeicResearch researching lifestyle in the prevention and management of chronic disease

Leicester Diabetes Centre leicesterlifestyleresearch.org.uk Joined May 2021

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Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group @LLHRGroup Nov 4, 2024

Two key challenges in physical activity surveillance:

1. Determine cut-points sufficiently generalizable for international surveillance

2. Reach consensus on a standardised PA measurement protocol for use in surveillance

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Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group @LLHRGroup Sep 25, 2024

New paper providing age-referenced centiles enabling interpretation of the volume and intensity of accelerometer-assessed physical activity of UK adults relative to their peers.

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Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group @LLHRGroup Sep 9, 2024

Looking for a new career opportunity? We are advertising for Professors, Associate Professors and Research Fellows:

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Closing date: 10th Nov

Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group @LLHRGroup Aug 27, 2024

A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away!

The latest publication from our group adds to the evidence that habitual daily physical activity is a powerful determinant of health and longevity.

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le.ac.uk A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds | News | University of Leicester A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research...

Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group @LLHRGroup Aug 14, 2024

Regular exercisers should be reassured by results of heart study!

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leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk Regular exercisers should be reassured by results of heart study, experts claim - NIHR Biomedical... A study investigating the belief that too much exercise can be bad for the heart has found that the heart’s structure and function does adapt to high levels of habitual physical activity but these...