Following recommendations: Week 25 2020

I like that title better so I’m going to try to stick to this formula. Consistency is key, as They say. Cardio Just as last week I did 150 minutes of running in a tempo that felt alright. Which gave me a total of 23km at 6:30-ish pace. When I ran my 60m run I …

Recommendations for physical activity —2020: Part 1

Well that was an overly complicated title. Let’s start off with the stats: Fitbit, Runkeeper and MyFitnessPal:Weight: 78kg (78.4kg)Average calorie intake/burn: 3082/3459Resting heart rate: 52 bpm (55 bpm)Fitness score: 52Average steps: 26kTotal minutes of cardio: 150Pace: 7:00 (minutes/km)Sleep: Something was seriously wrong with the stats so I won’t include them I also want to add …

It will only get harder

TLDR; you should take learning into your own hands now because it will only get harder in the future. Here are some tips to get you started: Broaden 1, Read the national paper for your profession, in my case Fysioterapi, or FysioScience which compiles current studies (costs a bit) or check out Forskning Pågår2, Read …

Prepare for autumn by deepening your knowledge about something

Sometimes… Actually quite frequently, I feel like I’m missing something at university. I’ve passed all exams (#humblebrag) but there is a piece of the puzzle that is missing. The thing is, as good as the basic education is it doesn’t provide a systematic enough approach to examination and theory in my opinion. At least not …

Notes from Clinical Medicine 2 part 1 (Pain Rehabilitation)

”Don’t worry, it’s only 18 pages” In the following link is an amalgamation of my notes from lectures and the course literature. Rehabiliteringsmedicin Vecka 1This document includes ”Introduktion i Rehabiliteringsmedicin”, ”Presentation av en patient”, ”Neuropatisk Smärta”, ”Myalgi och Fibromyalgi”, ”Whiplash Associated Disorders, långvarig smärta och överrörlighet” and ”KBT vid långvarig smärta”. Some things are cleaned …

Ways to follow the recommendations (part 3)

Over the last 3 weeks I’ve changed a lot about my habits. Before I did more resistance exercise than running, but I’ve switched that around. 150 minutes is quite a lot of running, but I don’t feel exhausted. Neither do I feel weaker for doing less resistance. Maybe it is also because I’ve lost weight …

Ways to follow the recommendations (part 2)

This week I made it both easier and more difficult for myself. I ran 4 times for a total of 153 minutes. This was more challenging than last week owing to the fact that running for 60m is much more exhausting than running 2x30m. Next week I think I will try to run around 35-40mx4 …

Sensationalizing Solid Science

I worked hard to not write 3000 words for this article. Enjoy my ranting. My phone regularly pings me with news from outlets that publish articles in areas that interest me. As may be obvious from my blog, physiology is one of those areas. So when a press titled “Why strength training might come at …