Meredith C. Peddie

Jul 21, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Jennifer Gale |Meredith C. Peddie

The quality and length of sleep can affect long-term health. Photo / 123rfNew research shows three-minute exercise sessions while relaxing at night can increase sleep times by as much as 30 minutes – challenging common advice about avoiding activity before bed. Exercising before bed has long been discouraged as the body doesn’t have time to wind down before the lights go out.

Jul 21, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Jennifer Gale |Meredith C. Peddie

Exercising before bed has long been discouraged as the body doesn't have time to wind down before the lights go out. But new research has found breaking up a quiet, sedentary evening of watching television with short bursts of resistance exercise can lead to longer periods of sleep. Adults spend almost one third of the 24-hour day sleeping. But the quality and length of sleep can affect long-term health.

Jul 18, 2024 | theconversation.com | Jennifer Gale |Meredith C. Peddie

Exercising before bed has long been discouraged as the body doesn’t have time to wind down before the lights go out. But new research has found breaking up a quiet, sedentary evening of watching television with short bursts of resistance exercise can lead to longer periods of sleep. Adults spend almost one third of the 24-hour day sleeping. But the quality and length of sleep can affect long-term health.

Jun 13, 2024 | mdpi.com | Kate Campbell |Meredith C. Peddie |Natalie Ashton |Kim Ma’ia’i

1. IntroductionType 2 diabetes has been termed a “defining disease of the 21st century” requiring urgent global action [1] (p. 2087). While previously regarded as an irreversible and inevitably progressive condition, it is now understood that remission from type 2 diabetes is possible [2,3,4] and should be a primary therapeutic target at the time of diagnosis.

Apr 4, 2024 | dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jennifer Gale |Jillian J. Haszard |Meredith C. Peddie

1 INTRODUCTION Sedentary behaviours have become ingrained in contemporary lifestyles due to shifts in transportation choice, occupational requirements, building design and the prevalence of digital entertainment, which collectively promote increased sitting and decreased activity.1-3 Observational evidence indicates that greater total time spent sedentary4, 5 and, more specifically, sedentary time accumulated in prolonged uninterrupted bouts, increases the risk of developing diabetes,6...