Health & Fitness - Keeping Fit, Diet and Well-Being

As cycling continues to increase in popularity more and more ladies are taking to two wheels to get around town and indulge in leisure cycling. Evans Cycles, the UK’s largest specialist cycle retailer, are demystifying the bike buying experience and hosting a series of Ladies Nights at various stores throughout the country in May.

Want to know how to improve on 5-a-day, the catchy campaign to encourage us all to eat five portions of fruit or veg? Just add some British turkey! Turkey is one of the healthiest of meats, being low in fat and packed with vitamins. Eating a serving of turkey alongside your 5-a-day is the perfect way to keep your body happy, healthy and fit. The key to getting the right balance in life is to plan ahead – and now the people behind British turkey have just made that easier for us.

Vitamin danger – latest studies show some vitamin pills do more harm than good. But there is a safe, simple and delicious way of getting the required nutrition without pills. Quality canned fish provide A and E vitamins as well as protein, vitamin D, Omega 3, Iron and in some cases calcium as well! Fish4Ever products can give a safe and easy supply of your recommended daily dose*.

Summer is coming, which means its time to start thinking about looking good in the sun. But there’s no need to start worrying about complicated diet plans or odd looking diet shakes because, according to leading nutritionist and author Fiona McDonald Joyce, losing those few extra pounds to fit into your swimwear doesn’t have to mean sacrifice, but rather simple and tasty swaps.

It's World Asthma Day on May 6th; a time to bear in mind that four people in the UK die every day from the condition. Asthma affects 5.2 million people UK-wide, but a growing body of evidence is offering new hope - relief can be helped along by munching on fruit and vegetables.

It's not how much fat you eat, but how much of the different types of fat that's important, say Swedish researchers who recently discovered that eating monounsaturated and polyunsaturated may lead to a reduced risk of developing breast cancer in women over 50.