The Evidence Is Catching Up With Me

The UK's top doctors just refreshed their activity guidelines, and the emphasis moved toward the program I already coach: strength, less sitting, daily movement, and defending muscle on GLP-1.

On July 10, 2026, the four UK Chief Medical Officers published a refresh of their physical activity guidelines. The headline is what did not change: the weekly cardio target held. What moved is the emphasis, and it moved toward strength, toward the harm of sitting even in people who exercise, toward daily movement, and toward protecting muscle for the growing number of people on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. That is the program I already coach. This is what they said, and the one place I still go further than they will put in writing.