#13 Exercise & Activity - with Dr John Sykes

<p>Today we’re going to talk about something a little different with a good friend of mine,&nbsp;Dr John Sykes aka “health and fitness doctor”.</p><br /><p>Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine,&nbsp;Dr John is a qualified GP with a strong interest in Sports Medicine. He regularly lectures at Bristol medical school and he’s the reason why I’ve been dragged down there so many times to talk to medical students!</p><br /><p>In this episode, we talk about&nbsp;why movement and exercise can benefit:</p><ul><li>Inflammation balance</li><li>Support mitochondria</li><li>Weight loss and how this affects inflammation</li><li>Cardio respiratory fitness and its relationship to longevity</li><li>Cancer and preventing recurrence as well as improving outcomes during treatment</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Follow Dr John on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/healthandfitnessdoctor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/healthandfitdoc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><br /><p>Dr Rupy's new book, The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness, is out 21st March - available in all good bookshops and ebook. Pre-order on Apple Books <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-doctors-kitchen-eat-to-beat-illness/id1438953633?mt=11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br /><p>Dr Rupy's bestselling cookbook The Doctor's Kitchen is out now. Order on Apple Books <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-doctors-kitchen/id1255093515?mt=11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>