Health and Fitness
Get into shape on a weight loss and fitness holiday
How did summer creep up so fast? It won’t be long until the bikinis and swim shorts will be making an appearance, yet there is still time to slim down and shape up.
Sing your heart out and keep body and soul in tune
No longer are we a nation of unfound talent; with so many shows on the box, 'ordinary people' now have the chance to perform on stage in front of cameras and TV personalities.
Zumba Fitness Rush style packs
505 Games and Majesco have just released the first Zumba Fitness Rush downloadable dance style pack featuring three exotic Bollywood songs to spice up your workout and build your track library.
Make history with the Vegan Society
People are increasing going vegan to improve their health, at the same time challenging our society to end exploitation of animals, and suggesting that plant-based diets may now be a key part of the solution to global problems from climate change to obesity.
Fruit and veg - just one more
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week 21 - 27 May, Health Research UK is urging everyone to aim for 'just one more' portion of fruit or veg and help to prevent a range of conditions including heart disease.
Pensioners fail to count the cost of ill-health in retirement
Despite the on-going debate about the need to fund long-term care for the elderly, only one in five people planning to retire this year have made financial provision for ill-health in retirement, new research from Prudential shows.
Don't pick up more than your luggage
Every year thousands of us get away to enjoy a relaxing holiday, and while we can't do anything about the long queues and crowded airports away, we can prevent picking up those nasty bugs.
Only a fifth of Brits getting their recommended 5 A Day
Just one-in-five Britons are eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, a poll for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has found.
Spring Showers Syndrome (SSS)
With the May forecast looking wet and dreary we shouldn’t underestimate the impact it can have on our emotions.
Recession-hit Brits feel increasing bite of the ‘health crunch'
With the UK dipping back into recession and food inflation on the rise, new data from PruHealth, the insurer that rewards healthy behaviour, finds the continuing rise in cost of living is meaning 10.6 million Brits are not eating as healthily as they would like to and over half (52%) believe their health has suffered as a result of the recession.
Priory launches new Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy course
Following the launch of its Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) programme, the Priory Hospital Brighton and Hove is offering a new MBCT course designed at developing new ways of handling difficult moods and mental states.
Shape up in style with a fitness break in the Irish Lakelands
If you want to treat yourself to a break that will rejuvenate you, mind, body and spirit, then boutique hotel Wineport Lodge in the Irish Lakelands has the answer.
Cutting edge wellness programme will help save lives and money
A cutting edge wellness programme launched this week is set to save money and save lives. ‘Enhanced Omega Wellness’ is based around the enormous bed of evidence that our intake of the right types of fats can affect virtually every aspect of our health, from cardiovascular health, to mental and emotional health.
Eat well from 9 to 5
Do you find yourself 'flagging' at work but 'full of beans' at the weekend? If the answer is yes then a healthy balanced diet, low in fat and high in fibre and vitamin-rich fruit and vegetables could be just what you need.
Getting fit could make you sick
Researchers at Loughborough University have recently stated that training for a marathon or doing regular intense sessions can weaken your immune system and make you up to six times more vulnerable to viruses and infections, compared to those who are not as active!