Health and Fitness
Winter health check
It’s the new year and with the return to work came the return of the dreaded early wake up call. As we try to juggle work, home and social life, are we prepared for the potential bugs and viruses doing the rounds?
The Fight in the Forest for LiveStrong
If you would like to start getting fit for 2011 and support a good cause at the same time, why not enter one of a number of sporting challenges taking place on the Beaulieu Estate, in the heart of the New Forest National Park, on Sunday 3rd April.
Victoria’s secrets: Top tips for a happy & healthy 2011
From her first race at nine years old, Victoria Pendleton showed promise, and in 2001, whilst she was still a student, she won one bronze and three silver medals in the British National Track Championships.
Chronic heart failure patients manage their condition from home
Patients in the Wakefield district suffering from chronic heart failure are taking part in a trial which allows them to manage their condition better from home.
Residents' gym proves popular at Holborough Lakes
At Berkeley’s Holborough Lakes development in Kent, maintaining your New Year’s resolution to keep fit and healthy couldn’t be easier.
Squash is back
With a new year now underway, you may be thinking about dropping those Christmas pounds or trying out a new hobby or even something the whole family can get involved in.
Game-changing Nike+ SportWatch GPS
NIKE and TomTom have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom. The new running watch, unveiled at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, will provide 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.
Get F1 fit for the 2011 season with Porsche
Launching the Porsche Human Performance 2011 calendar on 29 January is the ‘Get Race Fit’ programme, a half-day coaching session, which takes the principles of motorsport fitness and combines them with expert advice, this year from professionals including F1 star Mark Webber and MotoGP rider Bradley Smith.
Will you celebrate your 100th birthday?
Latest figures from the DWP show that more than 2 million people already over age 50 will reach their 100th birthday! This is fantastic news. We should all be celebrating the tremendous advances in healthcare that have led to such dramatic changes in longevity in the past few decades.
Kick the habit and save a packet
With Brits across the country pondering their New Year resolutions, moneysupermarket.com reveals those who kick the smoking habit could see a difference in their wallets as well as their health.
Brits resolve to be leaner, fitter and sort out their finances in 2011
Dieting, taking more exercise and sorting out finances top the nation's New Year's resolution list according to new research by comparison site, Gocompare.com.
Over 17 million Brits suffer from financial anxiety
Over a third of Brits, or 17 million people, worry about their current or future financial situation on a daily basis according to moneysupermarket.com, and stress about it more than their jobs or health.
MOT yourself this New Year
With the start of a new year, road safety group GEM Motoring Assist, voted No. 1 for breakdown cover in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey 2010, is advising people not only to check and MOT their car but to make sure they are also personally fit and legal to take to the road.
Brits spend a lifetime worrying
Remembering to lock the house, upsetting others and putting on weight are just some of the main worries for Brits.
New Year diet success – is it all in the stars?
Around 14 million of us will start diets in the new year, but the average dieter will have already quit by the second weekend in February.