Introducing the S.O.F.A (Sit On Fitness Apparatus). 🛋️ We Are Undefeatable has teamed up with #BillBailey to bring you this year’s must-have #fitness equipment. It'll keep you active without leaving the comfort of your living room. Find out more: bit.ly/4dvGhSw

There is a mixed picture for levels of walking, wheeling and cycling. Walking and wheeling are steadily increasing, with 225 miles clocked per person (a 10 per cent increase from 2019). The hoped for post-pandemic boost hasn’t emerged for cycling - the average distance

Very good thread by one of our members. The urgency for a reduction of car traffic and a massive boost to sustainable transport is growing

This podcast is really good! Please bookmark it to listen later. About what works for people to start being more active and connected - massive improvements in health and happiness Moving Medicine Active Together (Partners) Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK parkrun UK @weareundefeatable We Are Undefeatable Versus Arthritis

Excellent talk by Lucy Pollock! Talking about older people in illness and health. How to maximise life: (Stop smoking, reduce alcohol, eat well, exercise, connect/community) Age UK

Prof Scarlett McNally Age UK British Geriatrics Society Age UK Camden Jugdeep Dhesi Centre for Perioperative Care Thank you dear Prof Scarlett McNally it was such a treat to meet you! I LOVE your The BMJ columns speaking kind wise words . Grinning like crazy here ❤️🥳

Interesting figures

In today’s The Times and The Sunday Times I wrote about two striking trends in smoking habits. One is that while the number of daily smokers is down to about 10%, the number who smoke less often has remained broadly level since 2019… 1/3 thetimes.com/article/f563d5…

Sorry for my dodgy slide formatting Prof Scarlett McNally ! Loving Peter’s decision making in this Centre for Perioperative Care video. Everything works more smoothly with BRAN!

As we all get ready to go back to school this week we're supporting Bikeability with their upcoming #CycleToSchoolWeek as they ask you to make a pledge to make a journey by bike between 23 and 27 September 2024. Find out more at cycletoschoolweek.com

Fantastic impactful research work by Carol Woodhams and Dame Jane Dacre

My The BMJ article about helping others and connecting for better health. Acknowledging the references: RoadPeace The Richmond Group The Jo Cox Foundation Department for Transport MWF Medical Journalists' Association Ageing Better

I am humbled every day by our amazing volunteers Sue Ryder and their commitment to and passion for the work they do - great article here on volunteering by Prof Scarlett McNally

🧵We have written to The MPTS asking them to attend our Council to explain their handling of sexual misconduct cases. Our surgical community is concerned whether sufficient penalties are consistently being applied, especially where the GMC has pushed for a stronger sanction.

IT'S FINALLY HERE! 📢 Announcing Wheels4Me London - a revolutionary INCLUSIVE scheme in collaboration with Motability Foundation Sustrans and Peddle My Wheels, providing FREE cycle loans for all those who need something beyond a standard 2-wheeler! Visit Wheels4me.Co.Uk TODAY

Exciting! Eastbourne got its first School Street today. Lovely to see children and adults chatting, walk/cycle/scooting safely. Well done Langney Primary Sch Swale Academies Trust East Sussex County Council Sustrans Sustrans South Children are 20% of the population - good transport frees their adults too.

Thank you to Prof Scarlett McNally for the mention in her latest The BMJ article and for her unwavering support for RoadPeace

Now if only we could go back in time and also interview Diana Beck, what a conversation that would be! English Heritage The Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh RCSI

This is worth watching for every member of any perioperative team. Can be used in training with acknowledgement. Thankyou Steven Shorrock and team #humanfactorsergonomics Centre for Perioperative Care Prof Scarlett McNally Annie H CHFG Peter Brennan The Royal College of Surgeons of England BOA #orthotwitter

"Let’s celebrate and enable the millions of unsung heroes who are making communities, lives, and health better—including their own." In the UK about half of adults volunteer. Prof Scarlett McNally looks at the benefits for everyone involved bmj.com/content/386/bm…