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Health
Let Go! 5 Reasons why you should stop holding on, on a treadmill!
Holding onto the treadmill is always wrong, regardless of your size, age, experience, weight or exercise goals (save for momentary heart-rate check).
The importance of drinking water before, during and after exercise
Many people don’t realise the importance of drinking enough water and the effect it can have on our health, eating habits and weight loss.…
Exercise? Don’t sweat it! Top 10 tips to exercise during a heatwave
This unusually hot summer in Britain means that the heat is on when it comes to exercise.
The importance of swimming for health, fitness & of course safety!
Did you know that just 30 minutes of swimming 3 times a week will provide you with a full body workout, providing you with…
The ‘S’ word – how much sugar is too much for me and my family?
Sugar is public enemy number one right now, and with the shiny white stuff blamed for growing levels of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and…
Stretch yourself: yoga and its benefits
From CrossFit to ultra-marathons, many of us think exercise is fast-paced, hot and sweaty. But physical activity doesn’t always have to vigorous to be…
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 –…
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…
Could your macronutrient ratio be the reason you are not losing weight, building muscle or maintaining weight?
What are your macronutrients? Macronutrients consist of protein, carbohydrates and fats, which are all processed differently – the processing of which is called the…