Health and Fitness
Driving Luton to go smoke free
Luton Borough Council and Luton Stop Smoking Services (LSSS) have joined forces to deliver a new project, which aims to keep commercial vehicles in the town smoke free and raise awareness of the health risks of smoking.
Kids search for new swimming stroke
Are your kids bored of breaststroke? Fed-up of front crawl? Think they can do better than backstroke and butterfly? Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham is calling on kids up and down the country to help Swim4Life create a brand new swimming stroke.
Simple measures keep older people fit and healthy
Simple measures such as good footcare, sight tests and light exercise can help older people live better, Care Service Minister Phil Hope said today as he launched the Older People’s Prevention Package.
2009’s coolest fitness gadgets
Fitness should be fun so why not grab a friend and workout together. Here, the LA Muscle TV team give their recommendations for some cool little gadgets that will get you in shape as well as raising your street cred.
How Mandy Smith got her health back on track
Body Energy is a unique treatment which has helped model and make-up artist Mandy Smith to get her health back on track. For over 20yrs Mandy suffered ill health which, at one stage, saw her weight plummet to a mere 5.5 stone.
Swap sun and sangria for star-jumps and sit-ups
The ultimate girlie holiday no longer includes a bikini and sun cream but cycling shorts and muscle rub. Gone are the days when a week away with the girls involved a trip to Magaluf or Ibiza, today’s modern women are shaping up and slimming down.
Bulging men want a slice of their wives' weight-loss pie
This country is at war with obesity and now men are joining their women in the fight, says Exante Diet.
Charge bikes launches project with Jeff Griffin
This season sees the launch of a brand new collaborative project between Charge bikes and menswear designer Jeff Griffin. Both urban innovators in their own worlds, the two brands have united to create a limited edition fixed gear bike, due for release in early September.
Women encouraged to consider financial implications of cancer
We all worry about our health to a certain degree, but when it comes to more serious issues such as cancer it’s still easy to take an ‘out-of-sight, out-of-mind’ approach. While many of us will know a female friend or family member who has been affected by the disease, we may still think it will never happen to us.
Tom Shanklin ‘drop kicks’ his way to perfect vision
Welsh Rugby Union and Lions star, Tom Shanklin, is looking forward to the start of the new season following successful vision correction surgery with laser eye specialist, Ultralase, in Cardiff.
Olympic City to host world’s largest triathlon
The Mazda London Triathlon is set to take the capital by storm at London’s Docklands this weekend with a record number of competitors (14,500) battling it out in the swim-bike-run event, reinforcing triathlon’s position as the fastest growing mass participation sport in the world.
The shape of things to come
Whether you’re in your twenties or fifties, the hour glass figure remains the body shape the majority of us aspire to.
Less support for smoking ban in pubs than in restaurants
When it comes to legally stopping smoking in public places there is less customer support for a ban in pubs than in areas such as restaurants.
Fiona Philips launches campaign to save traditional playtime
As a child was there anything better then varnishing a conker in the hope of beating your pal, the rush and excitement of British Bulldog or the elation of skipping? Well if you remember the good old days look away now, as new research reveals the demise of these treasured childhood activities.
Brits unaware of the signs of skin cancer
With many British families packing for their annual summer holiday, basking Britons could face a cloud on the horizon this summer with many unaware of how to check for skin cancer, research from Friends Provident reveals.