There’s no disguising it…this blog is about the virtue of sleep and physical activity. Now, unless you’ve been living the life of a hermit, you’ll know both are good for you and that there’s oodles of evidence to proof it.

Back in March this year (2022) – after three years of persistence – I published my first non-academic book entitled Get Moving. Keep Moving. It’s a book about people returning to physical activity and exercise in ‘mid-life’, which I’ve defined as being in one’s 30s, 40s and 50s.

Like many debut books, this one felt very personal.

Work strain and burnout have been significant occupational health issues for decades, reflecting what some have called the “violence” of work. Interestingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has made aspects of working life simultaneously easier and harder.