It is vital that everyone maintains an active lifestyle to ensure they remain healthy and this of course includes children and young people. Today…
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Can I exercise if I have high blood pressure?
What is hypertension? High blood pressure, also known as hypertension is when your blood pressure reading is 140/90mmHg or higher. Worryingly, one in four…
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Healthy body, healthy mind: the brain benefits of exercise
We’ve all heard the old saying ‘healthy mind in a healthy body’ – an old Roman saying first coined by the poet Juvenal –…
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Breathe easy: exercising with asthma
According to Asthma UK there are approximately 5.4 million people with asthma in the UK, around 1 in 11 of which are children. If…
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Fight your fitness fears
For some people, it’s not the burpees, ten mile runs or leg crunches that are the hardest part of working out – it’s walking…
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Hints and tips for being active with COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties. The British Lung Foundation said millions…
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Age and activity shouldn’t be strangers
I’m a people person. Yes, I know that sounds like cheesy management speak but it’s true. I’m far more comfortable getting out and about,…
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Playing the pools: What to expect from your first swimming lessons
One quarter of adults in the UK can’t swim 25 metres (YouGov 2016) – that’s one length of a standard size pool. It’s also…
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Sweat more, stress less
Busy school run, long commutes, deadlines to meet, urgent emails just a click away, all whilst trying to keep the family running – modern…
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Walking football: A great way to keep playing the nations favourite game!
Football – arguably the most popular sport in the UK with thousands of teams from grassroots to elite level covering a huge age range.…