Jason Gill is Professor of Cardiometabolic Health in the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He leads an active multi-disciplinary research group investigating the effects of lifestyle on the prevention and management of vascular and metabolic diseases and has published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers on these topics. He is also Director of the University of Glasgow’s MSc programme in Sport and Exercise Science %26 Medicine. He frequently appears in TV programs, documentaries and science events for the general public.
All sessions by Jason →Should we all be hitting the gym three times a week, doing yoga, HIIT training or simply getting in our 10,000 step per day? How much does physical activity affect your bodyweight and is this affected by your genes?
Does carrying too much weight make you less active? Does how we measure physical activity influence how much we need to do? Should we worry about sitting too much? And if you are strong and fit can you get away with being inactive?
With new exercise fads cropping up, seemingly, by the day, how are we supposed to know what to do to stay healthy? In this interactive session, Professor Jason Gill reveals what science can really tell us about how much we need to move to maximise our chances of a healthy life, followed by a Q&A.
During the expert session, Jason Gill engages the audience through a Q&A chat, an interactive Mentimeter app activity on necessary physical activity levels, and sharing scientific data on exercise benefits and recommendations. Jason discusses his work in developing physical activity guidelines, emphasizing the importance of muscle strengthening activities and limiting sedentary time.
Using studies and real-life examples, he highlights the relationship between fitness levels, physical activity, and health outcomes, encouraging participants to find ways to incorporate regular exercise into their daily lives.
Understanding that one size does not fit all when it comes to physical activity, and learning how to recommend appropriate amounts based on scientific evidence is essential for promoting optimal health.
Realizing the importance of using precise measurement methods like activity trackers to assess physical activity levels accurately and account for discrepancies between self-reported and actual activity.
Recognizing the benefits of both muscle strengthening activities and cardiovascular exercises in reducing the risk of adverse health outcomes, and understanding that a combination of both provides the best results for overall health and well-being.
In this expert session, Jason Gill leads a captivating discussion on the significance of exercise and fitness, acknowledging that one size does not fit all. Jason shares his professional background as someone who develops physical activity guidelines based on scientific evidence.
He initiates an interactive activity using the Mentimeter app, asking participants to share their estimated necessary amount of physical activity. Jason then introduces a graph depicting the relationship between physical activity and mortality risk, emphasizing that even small amounts of activity can yield substantial benefits.
He asks participants where they would draw the line for recommending an amount of physical activity for the population based on this data. The expert proceeds to discuss the recommendations from organizations such as the World Health Organization and the UK guidelines.
These recommendations suggest at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activities like brisk walking or 75 to 150 minutes per week of vigorous activities like running, as well as high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for those willing to commit.
Jason shares a study on HIIT's impact on health outcomes and discusses the importance of muscle-strengthening activities and limiting sedentary time. He also addresses the discrepancy between self-reported physical activity and actual physical activity and introduces the concept of regression dilution bias, which occurs when data is measured imprecisely.
The expert session continues with Jason discussing the importance of muscle strengthening for functional performance and metabolic health benefits. He also explores ways to encourage muscle strengthening activities at home and presents a home-based exercise program.
Jason discusses physical activity and cardiovascular fitness, emphasizing their relationship and impact on health outcomes. He shares insights into the importance of both aerobic and resistance exercises for overall health and well-being.
The expert also touches upon the relevance of Body Mass Index (BMI) in measuring health and risk when individuals engage in muscle strength training.
Throughout the session, Jason answers questions from participants about topics including too much exercise, cardio vs. muscle strengthening exercises, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). He emphasizes that a combination of both aerobic and resistance exercises provides the best results for most people.
From the survey every participant gets when the session ends, in their own words.
I loved the fact that truly nuanced answers were given to all the questions without casting shade on alternatives. This was the single most brilliant webinar I have ever heard. Thank you!
Share some ideas of effective workout sessions, Thank you for the excellent session
Excellent session. Really well delivered. Very impressed!!
Wonderful and relevant webinar! Thank you!!!
Very engaging speaker and highly relevant content. Very interesting with all the numbers, and easy-to-implement take home messages to apply in everyday life. THANK YOU!
It was extremely useful thanks to studies, facts and science to explain the values of exercise. Such as benefits, the frequency and the "famous" 10k steps. I've read a couple of books related to the topic, however the session was really educational. 10/10
I understand it may be difficult to organize this kind of event, but please keep doing it! It's always interesting (at least for me) to get new inputs and especially supported by facts/numbers like done today. Thank you!
I've learnt that we need to not let exercise slip and we must do a little of something everyday and remember that we are doing it for our own good, thank you very much for the talk.
It is interactive, and the block above says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.
Should we all be hitting the gym three times a week, doing yoga, HIIT training or simply getting in our 10,000 step per day? How much does physical activity affect your bodyweight and is this affected by your genes? It is built for a general working audience: no prior knowledge is assumed, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction.
Jason Gill is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.5 out of 5, across 255 responses, and rate Jason personally 4.6 out of 5.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Jason, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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