Use it or lose it!
Diseases as a result of inactivity are the main cause of death in the UK and many developed countries (World Health Organisation, 2003). Do you know how to avoid developing several major chronic...
View ArticleChildrens Health & Carrying Heavy School Bags!
Local osteopath, Jill Shooter, warns parents to think about the effect of heavy school bags on their children’s health. For Back Care Awareness week held in October, the British Osteopathic Association...
View ArticleAre you a Sofa Mermaid?…
If you are, it could make you ill… The link between exercise and cancer…Did you know that women who exercise regularly prior to reaching the menopause are less likely to develop breast cancer,...
View ArticleMind over Matter, the Psychological Effects of Sports Massage Therapy
Beat stress, improve mental agility and boost your immune system. Athletes who receive Sports Massage Therapy believe they performed better than those who didn’t undergo the therapy, according to...
View ArticleParty, party, party!
It’s December which can mean only one thing; Party season is officially here at last. Woo Hoo! ‘Tis the season for some serious celebrating – but going to parties and enjoying family time at this point...
View ArticleHow to be healthy, happy and fit in 2013
If there’s one phrase guaranteed to get you cringing at this time of year, it has to be ‘New Year, New You’. Groan! If you hear it once you’ll hear it a hundred times, but rather than inspiring you to...
View ArticleKeep on keeping on, one step at a time!
Lost your New Year, New You mojo already? Come on, admit it. That earnest New Year’s Resolution you made about this being the year you’d whip your body into shape – has it rather fallen by the wayside?...
View ArticleFunctional Training: what’s that all about?
Do you know your Burpees from your Swiss Balls? No, I’m not talking exotic cocktails but something called Functional Training. But if that’s all double Dutch to you and you can’t tell you TRX from your...
View ArticleSleep your way to a slimmer you!
Are you busting your guts (quite literally) on regular exercise whilst sticking to a clean and healthy diet, and yet still finding that you just can’t get rid of that oh-so-stubborn beer gut or muffin...
View ArticleThe Secret To Preventing Mummy Tummy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock of late, it can’t have escaped your notice that the Duchess of Cambridge recently gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. But the new mum had barely paused for breath...
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