Dr William Bird MRCGP MBE 3 rd November
Dr William Bird MRCGP MBE 3 rd November 2020 Physical Activity and the Environment Benefits of Green Exercise
If we take an hour to equal 1, 000 years, then four days is 100, 000 years – the time from the origin of mankind to today 4 days ago 10 hours ago 4 hours ago 9 minutes ago 80 seconds ago 100, 000 years ago hunter gatherers 10, 000 years ago agriculture 4, 000 years ago civilisation industrialisation technology © 2020 Intelligent Health
Our factory setting is to be in a sociable group, supportive environment and have a purpose People Place Purpose Sociable Connect © 2020 Intelligent Health Nature Take Notice Autonomy Be Active, Give Keep Learning
Stressful events Resilience People Strong social networks Place Feeling safe and secure Connection to Neighbourhood Purpose Sense of purpose & worth Sense of control Strong Resilience Chronic Stress Satisfaction Happiness Active Lifestyle Healthy Diet
Human Mismatch Hypothesis Ideal Environment Li, N. P. , van Vugt, M. , and Colarelli, S. M. (2018) ‘The evolutionary mismatch hypothesis: Implications for psychological science’, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(1), pp. 38 -41. © 2020 Intelligent Health
Human Mismatch Hypothesis Ideal Environment New Environment Area of Mismatch Li, N. P. , van Vugt, M. , and Colarelli, S. M. (2018) ‘The evolutionary mismatch hypothesis: Implications for psychological science’, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(1), pp. 38 -41. © 2020 Intelligent Health
People Place Loneliness Hostile Purpose Fear and Chronic Stress © 2020 Intelligent Health Lack of control
Chronic Stress Loneliness © 2020 Intelligent Health Inactivity Poor diet Obesity Smoking
Chronic Stress Hormones Inactivity Poor diet Obesity Smoking Chronic Inflammation Mitochondria as a key component of the stress response. Manoli et al. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism Vol 18 No 5 2007 © 2020 Intelligent Health
Inflammation: The cause of Causes Diabetes Cardiovascular disease Cancers Chronic Inflammation Anxiety and Depression Obesity Starts in children as young as 6 years old Arthritis © 2020 Intelligent Health Dementia
“Green exercise is associated with better cell-ageing profiles with increased telemorase compared to indoor gymbased activity” G Olafsdottir, P Cloke, E Epel, J Lin, Z van Dyck, B Thorleifsdottir, T Eysteinsson, M Gudjonsdottir, C Vögele; Green exercise is associated with better cell ageing profiles: Gunnthora Olafsdottir, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 26, Issue suppl_1, © 2020 Intelligent Health 1 November 2016
Children aged 5 -7 yrs: Longer time spent in public green spaces was associated with longer telomeres Miri, M. , de Prado-Bert, P. , Alahabadi, A. , Najafi, M. L. , Rad, A. , Moslem, A. , Aval, H. E. , Ehrampous M. H. , Bustamante, M. , Sakhvidi, M. J. Z. and Nawrot, T. , 2020. Association of greenspace exposure with telomere length in preschool children. Environmental Pollution, p. 115228. © 2020 Intelligent Health
The Hippocampus enlarges with exercise by 20% in both children and elderly © 2012 Intelligent Health/NHS London
Rural children have a larger Hippocampus Kühn, et al 2020. Brain structure and habitat: Do the brains of our children tell us where they have been brought up? . Neuro. Image, 222, p. 117225. © 2020 Intelligent Health
How does nature benefit health? (a) Less stressed, (b) More exercise, (c) More positive social interactions and Hartig T. , Mitchell R. , De Vries S. and Frumkin H. (2014) Nature and health. Annual Review of Public Health 35, 207– 228. © 2020 Intelligent Health (d) Better quality environment for health promotion (i. e. has lower levels of air pollution)
Green Space Reduces Feeling Lonely After adjustment for socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, less green space in people's living environment coincided with feelings of loneliness and with perceived shortage of social support. © 2020 Intelligent Health Maas, J Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health. Health & place, 15(2), pp. 586 -595.
Green Space improves perceived Health People with more green space within 1 km feel healthier, have less health complaints and have better mental health © 2020 Intelligent Health Maas, J Social contacts as possible mechanism behin the relation between green space and health. Health & place, 15(2), pp. 586 -595.
Simultaneous and interwoven health of people , places and communities. © 2020 Intelligent Health
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Green Gym Vs Aerobics Resilience People Strong social networks Place Feeling safe and secure Connection to Neighbourhood Purpose Sense of purpose & worth Sense of control V Reynolds 1999 OCHRAD 3/12/2021 © 2015 Intelligent Health 20
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Stressful events People Loneliness Weak Resilience Place Stress Hormones Hostile no nature Purpose No value or control Chronic Stress Addictions Inactivity Poor Diet IMMUNE SYSTEM Chronic Inflammation Metabolic © 2020 Intelligent Health Sleep GUT Lung Heart Brain Catecholamines Glucocorticoids Skin Bone Muscle Ageing
Building Active Communities William. bird@intelligenthealth. co. uk © 2020 Intelligent Health
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