Nathan Stephens narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

In this blog, Nathan provides a brief introduction to the evidence base on physical activity and dementia, suggesting that action on increasing participation in physical activity is a political mandate. He also includes his experiences of developing and evaluating an intervention to increase opportunities for people affected by dementia to participate in physical activity.  

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-physical-activity-dementia/

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Nathan Stephens is a PhD Student and unpaid carer, working on his PhD at University of Worcester, studying the Worcestershire Meeting Centres Community Support Programme. Inspired by caring for both grandparents and personal experience of dementia, Nathan has gone from a BSc in Sports & Physical Education, an MSc in Public Health, and now working on his PhD.

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