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…
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Lift it up: the benefits of weight training
When someone says ‘weightlifting’ what do you see? Sweaty, muscle-bound ‘bros’ grunting in front of mirrors in the gym? That might have been the…
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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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Exercise your appetite
Your body is an engine and, just like any mode of transport, it needs to be fuelled properly to keep it going.
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Up and running: 10 top tips for newbie runners
The running season is now beginning. People across the country are signing up to park runs, fell runs, 10ks, marathons and the increasingly popular…
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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…
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Ditch ‘Me Time’ Baggage To Improve Public Health
If we just changed our mindset a little, I think we’d start to see a big difference.
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Least fit primary school pupils 20 years ago would be the fittest pupils today
A BBC television programme which aired in late January highlighted some shocking statistics around the fitness levels of our children. It pointed to indoor…