Health and Fitness
Top tips for new runners
Dark days, freezing weather, no money and still feeling the excess of the holidays. Sound familiar? Get out of a rut and into the fresh air with RunBreeze, the leading online specialist seller of running socks, clothing and accessories.
8 February - Ditch the Gym Day
Gyms up and down the country will have seen a huge increase in joiners during the month of January as millions take to the treadmill to shift the festive pounds, but as most committed gym-goers have noticed the queue for the cardio machines doesn’t last long – in fact it’s just six-weeks!
28% of Brits don’t believe in ‘beauty sleep’
According to research by Dreams Beds, 28% of Britons admit to sacrificing sleep in favour of their beauty regime. Yet folk-lore, beauty experts and doctors all agree that sleep is nature’s most powerful health & beauty ‘product’.
Banish the bloat
Lifehouse Country Spa Resort’s Resident Naturopath, Sue Davis, provides us with tips on banishing the bloat, an increasingly common problem for the modern day man and woman.
Get beach body beautiful with chef-prepared meals
It’s not just celebrities who can afford personal chefs to help them shed the pounds and improve their bods for summer - now you can too with Diet Chef’s easy weight loss plan delivered straight to your door!
Are you taking bad breath seriously?
Most of us believe that bad breath isn’t a big deal - just a quick brush of the teeth or popping a mint or chewing gum in your mouth and the problem will go away. However, bad breath is not just a social problem, it could possibly be a health issue too.
Surgeon’s skills prepare Alex for Arctic adventure
When Alex Parker fell from the roof of a house, fracturing his back and badly injuring two discs in his neck, it would have been reasonable to assume that, at the very least, his days of sporting adventures were over.
Boot camp specialist launches Facebook competition
Lifestyle 247, a boot camp and retreat provider which specialises in helping change lifestyles for the long term, has launched a Facebook competition where entrants can win a platinum five-star package worth more than £10,000.
The great British pain in the neck
People living in Britain are among those most likely to suffer neck pain according to an article published this month which states those living in high-income countries are more susceptible to the problem than those living in low or middle-income countries.
Ban on sale of cigarettes from vending machines in Wales
There is one week to go until a new law is introduced in Wales which will ban the sale of cigarettes from vending machines.
New medical treatment is shocking patients and their pain
A 70-year-old woman says she "feels years younger" after undergoing a revolutionary course of medical treatment that is becoming more widely available in the UK and has been proven to be an effective alternative to invasive surgery.
Sex up his smoothie
A recently published scientific paper has highlighted that an ancient Peruvian remedy could genuinely help boost men’s sex life.
Spring clean in a cup
Spring is the perfect time to give your body an MOT in the run up to summer. Whilst there are hundreds of supplements, magic pills and detox diets out there promising to help give your body a boost one company could have made it as easy as putting the kettle on.
Do you know the UK’s sportiest tot?
The count down to the Olympics has begun (only 182 days to go!) but Team GB should look out as the search is on for the next generation of sporting talent! The Haven Fun & Fitness campaign is looking for the UK’s sportiest pre-schoolers deserving of the prestigious ‘Sports Tot of the Year’ award.
Ouch! top UK injury hotspots revealed
Research by Personal Injury law specialist First4lawyers has revealed the UK’s top injury hotspots, highlighting Cardiff and Norwich as the most injury prone cities.