Aside from the miserable day yesterday we have been fortunate that the weather has improved particularly for those of you doing an exercise / time outdoors type challenge. I have certainly been trying to get out for a walk most days. It is interesting the impact the pandemic has had and still has on people’s life styles.
In happy news I heard this week that an article I did the statistics for entitled «A comparison of respiratory particle emission rates at rest and while speaking or exercising» has been accepted. I was very fortunate to be approached last year by colleagues in chemistry to collaborate with them on their research. They study the movement of aerosols in the environment and therefore during covid have been doing many comparison studies of different activities that can feed into government rules on what should be allowed. In fact Jonathan Reid, the lead in the project, appeared on this year’s Royal Institute Christmas Lectures with Jonathan Van Tam. Another paper from their projects came out recently looking at impacts of singing vs talking for both kids and adults – see https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsfs.2021.0078 if of interest.
Anyway sadly covid numbers are on the rise again particularly in the South West so I’ll be covid testing later in order to come in for the Masters mingle which I hope some of you will be attending tomorrow!
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cCHANGE Team commented on Day 17: Getting more exercise while the sun shines 3 years agoHi William, We are loving the recipe pictures. There are some lovely, interesting meals coming through, even for a seasoned vegetarian like me. It's really interesting to read about some of the co-benefits you are noticing too around eating healthier generally, and I can see you are reflecting on waste, and also getting outside. Have you found yourself thinking about the other participants' challenges? I was wondering how do you think our systems or cultures need to change to scale up a lower impact diet, like the one you are having this month? Is it systems only, or does our culture need to change too? It's interesting to read about the studies you are involved in in relation to COVID-19. It has been an amazing example of large-scale system and cultural change, and we did it on a global-scale in relatively short space of time across most of the world! On a more immediate note, I hope you manage to avoid catching it this time and enjoy your weekend. We're looking forward to seeing what's on the menu. :) Best, Leonie Respond
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