Exercise
Gear up for summer
To celebrate World Health Day (7 April), the IAM calls for cyclists or would be cyclists around the UK to dust off the cobwebs and get out on their bikes.
Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom
NIKE and TomTom have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom. The new running watch, which is now available in-store and online in the UK priced £179, provides athletes with the most dynamic and motivational running experience in the world thanks to its unique functionality, beautiful design, and direct connection to nikeplus.com, the world's leading running community with almost 4 million members.
My big 'thin' royal wedding
If they’re like the rest of us mere mortals, Kate and Wills could be set to pile on a whopping 13lb post-wedding, so is marriage actually bad for your health?
Affordable gym chain starts fitness revolution
In the biggest shake-up of the £2.5bn fitness industry in twenty years, affordable gym chain, Pure Gym, is starting a revolution to make fitness more accessible following survey results that reveal the biggest barriers to joining a gym are high membership fees (72%), fixed contracts (40%) and lack of time (55%).
Top triathletes head for Nevis
Athletes are ready to take their marks, get set and go to the Caribbean island of Nevis for the first-ever TriStar111 Nevis International Triathlon.
Brits get on their bikes as fuel prices reach an all time high
Rocketing fuel prices have led to a surge in interest for cycles, according to Idealo.co.uk.
'Look 10lbs lighter in 10 seconds' with Miraclesuit Swimwear
Miraclesuit swimwear is a collection of body-shaping pieces designed to make women “Look 10lbs lighter in 10 seconds” and give them super confidence on the beach or round the pool.
Wahanda celebrates International Fitness Week
The over indulgent Christmas holidays excess, those extra few pounds put on to get through the dreaded January blues and more recently Pancake Day has aided in us looking a bit plump round the edges - but it’s mid-March now and we’re fast running out of excuses for not even attempting to get in shape.
Matthew Langridge: From sports fan to sports star
In 2008 British rower Matthew Langridge won an Olympic silver medal and since then has become a world champion in the sport – not bad for a man who had never tried rowing until being inspired to give it a go after watching Sir Steven Redgrave’s gold medal winning efforts in Atlanta in 1996.
Warranty Direct backs ‘oarsome’ Oxford ladies
The UK’s leading provider of direct automotive warranties, Reading-based Warranty Direct, has thrown its weight behind the Oxford University Women’s Boat Club team.
Fitness First make A1 decision
Managers at Fitness First’s head office in Poole, have become one of the first companies to add the new Audi A1 to their company car scheme. The new Audi A1 has only been on the road for a few months, but has made a great impression on the staff at Fitness First.
Retirees in Woking to get advice on keeping active
Keeping active is the subject of a seminar aimed at the over 65s being held at Mayford Grange, near Woking.
Goals Soccer Centres releases iPhone app
Goals Soccer Centres announced today that it has released an iPhone application in partnership with mobile experts Adactus Ltd. With 41 centres in the UK and having opened in Los Angeles, Goals has cemented its strategy to innovate and lead the industry.
Dame Kelly Holmes tries sandboarding in Abu Dhabi
Multi-gold medal winning Olympian, Dame Kelly Holmes, swapped her running shoes for towering dunes as she tried her hand at sandboarding in Abu Dhabi's vast Rub' Al Khali (Empty Quarter) - the world's largest expanse of unbroken sand, equivalent in size to France, Holland and Belgium combined.
Super 60s prove age is just a number
The over 60s are fitter than ever, leaving their younger counterparts behind when it comes to exercise.