Fitness & Sport

Advice on getting back into exercise after a break
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6 tips to help you get back on track after the holidays?

Are you dreading the journey back to the gym post holiday. You had every intention of keeping up a bit of exercise but the couch to 5k app lies unused and your 1k weights haven’t been taken out of the box! Your leggings feel a little tight around your waist and thighs (and you thought lycra was super stretchy) and your heart has picked up a beat at the very thought of the gym and a fitness instructor barking out positive messages as you squat and lunge! I know how you feel. If you’ve take a few day, weeks or maybe months off then it can be hard to get back into it, so here are my tips for

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How to make 2019 your healthiest year ever

Last year the Government warned that those aged 40 – 60 face the biggest health crisis. If you’re worried you’re not the healthiest you can be, you may be wondering what you can do about it… The Government has faced up to the fact that we are becoming an unhealthy nation and it’s not just childhood obesity that is to be blamed. Experts have said middle-aged people in England (those of us falling into the 40 – 60 age bracket), face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, too much time spent sitting at our desks, fast food consumption and the daily grind. They have highlighted that many

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Post New Year Fitness Blues

New Year is the time that many wannabe fitness enthusiasts get their gym shoes on and take out a gym subscription only to fall by the way side by mid-month. But for the hardened gym fanatic it’s sometimes just as difficult to get going post New Year. You know the feeling; your leggings feel a little tighter round your waist and thighs (and you thought lycra was forgiving); when your heart races a little faster at just the thought of the forthcoming Spin class and you haven’t even clocked the teacher yet; You’re hovering at the vending machine and last year’s Mars Bars look 'oh so inviting' and

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7 favourite yoga stretches this travel season

Staying fit and healthy when I’m traveling is a must so I make sure I travel with essential nutrition and stretch as I go so I don’t arrive stiff and jaded. Here are my favourite stretches which you can do at the airport, on the plane, in the arrivals hall and by the pool. These are great for anybody and at any time but especially when you’re on a long haul flight. Make sure you keep moving on any long haul flight and stretch at least once every hour. My recent blog has some top travelling tips to keep you fit and healthy while on the go . If you can’t get out of your seat these are great

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How to stay healthy at the office

Counteract office life and sitting at a desk with these health tips Staying healthy at the office can be a challenge for everyone. There’s always something to tempt you to fall out of your healthy eating routine from Friday cakes, to sweet treats at the coffee machine and Birthday celebrations. That’s before all those beige foods at catered lunches and meetings too. Staying healthy in the office isn’t easy but it can be done. It's not about perfection, but it's definitely about being prepared. Here are my best tips to keep you healthy at the office. Eat breakfast This is a cornerstone of a

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Spring back into fitness

It’s time to get fit and active this Spring! If you broke your ‘Go to the Gym’ resolution back in January, don’t fret. Spring is the perfect time to set a new goal and get fit and healthy before the summer season. I generally work out five times a week and if I’m not at the gym or in a class I’m walking the dog or on the cross trainer or trampette – my latest crazy fad! But I haven’t always been this way. For years my trainers languished in the bottom of the wardrobe collecting dust. But all that changed when I suddenly realised I was about to give up the chance of a work related holiday in

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