Health and Fitness
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.
Lose your ‘mummy tummy’ on a fitness break in Tuscany
If you're longing for your pre-baby figure and time is of the essence, look no further as The Mum and Baby Experience offers a fabulous fitness break in a child-friendly villa in Italy.
Bowel Cancer - Know the facts
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK with 38,500 new cases every year. Around half of these people will die, making it the second most common cause of cancer death after lung cancer, but despite this, many of us have no idea what the symptoms are.
Fitness First announces new £1 million club in Spitalfields
Olympic silver medallist and former world champion, Roger Black, is set to open Fitness First’s new £1 million club, Spitalfields Tower, in the heart of London’s financial district on 3 February 2011.
iSoft apps now on Blackberry after Elite Alliance
iSoft has joined the BlackBerry Alliance Program as a BlackBerry Alliance Elite Member under moves to introduce applications for care beyond traditional settings and hospital walls.
Take control of your body with Good Vibes
Power Plate experts Good Vibes has partnered with a leading nutritionist to offer you a unique package that will ignite your fat loss this year and give you control of your body.
Beware the silent killer
Confused.com is urging all consumers to do a safety check on all their gas appliances, chimneys and flues, to protect themselves from the silent killer - carbon monoxide poisoning.
'Mineralise' your diet for optimum health
Minerals are vital for the human body to remain healthy, yet many people do not manage to reach their recommended daily intakes (RDA).
Premium savings on premium bikes at Halfords
Shake off the cobwebs and get over the January blues. For excitement and adventure, Halfords has the bike for you at great prices to get active again.
Ex-smokers missing out on lower life insurance premiums
Around 3.3 million ex-smokers in the UK are collectively paying £316 million more a year on life insurance premiums than they need to because they haven't informed their policy provider they have quit, according to new research by Sainsbury's Life Insurance.
‘Weight-loss surgery not a soft option’ says author
On the eve of National Obesity Week (23rd-30th January 2011) and in response to reports that slim women are now joining the ranks of the severely obese in considering weight-loss surgery as a dieting solution, Carol Bowen Ball of bariatriccookery.com and author of the UK's 1st bariatric cookery book 'Return to Slender' says "Life after weight-loss surgery is not just about eating less."
Start the New Year with power porridge
New Year, new you? Look no further than the most recent collaboration from breakfast gurus Rude Health and tea-makers teapigs - Power Porridge.
New home test helps identify heart attack risk
Imagine if 3 fully laden Boeing 737s were to crash every day of the year killing everybody on board bringing the total killing over 191,000 people. According to British Heart Foundation statistics, that is the amount of people who died last year as a result of suffering a heart attack or stroke in just the UK.
Older population take responsibility for health
Research released this week by healthcare provider Simplyhealth shows that the UK's older population is doing all it can to live a healthy lifestyle.
Why does ‘bad’ food taste so good?
This week (17 - 23 January) marks National Obesity Week. Britain is the fattest nation in the European Union and Jamie Patterson, accredited psychologist at Abermed, the UK's largest occupational health provider, believes that there is a maze of psychology behind obesity.