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Fun Non-Gym
Author: Sarah Jane Hunter
18/03/09
Here are some suggestions that will help your Menopause Diet. 1. Boost your daily intake of fruits. 2. Choose melons, bananas and citrus fruits like oranges and lemons, which are high in potassium. 3. Potassium rich foods help balance sodium and water retention. Also include some dried fruit like apricots and figs. 4. Boost your daily intake of vegetables (inc. salad) Choose in particular, yam, dark leafy vegetables like kale, collard greens, spinach, pak choi, broccoli and cabbage, as well as p...
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Fun Non-Gym
Author: Alba Feely
16/02/09
Can working out in the morning burn more calories? I personally love working out in the morning, yes I know to some of you this may be madness but my reasons for choosing this time are because It really sets me up for the day after my morning workout I feel ready for anything!! By exercising in the morning it means it’s done. I’m not very good at waiting until the evening to workout as I’m too eager and want to do it first thing. But more importantly it stops anything coming up durin...
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Fun Non-Gym
Author: Sarah Jane Hunter
16/02/09
Not everyone enjoys the winter months. Long dark evening make it difficult to get out in the fresh air, wind and weather encourages you to stay indoors, low temperatures turn you to comfort foods and the combination of central heating and frosty outdoors can make your skin dry and tight. But it doesn't have to be like that! Here are some ways to energise the winter months so you look and feel great. Winter-proof your skin Stay hydrated by drinking lots of water and moisturising really well. Eat ...
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Fun Non-Gym
Author: Alba Feely
15/02/09
A great way to get exercising if you dont like the gym or cant afford the time of going there is to workout at home. – You can have lots of fun making your own mini-obstacle courses. If it's a nice day you could do it outside using your garden or back yard for this. Use a bench for doing press ups and you could use either a bucket or plant pots to jump over. Be careful not to fall or hurt yourself. If you're indoors you could do lunges by the kettle, do step-ups on the stairs and s...
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Fun Non-Gym
Author: Sarah Jane Hunter
10/02/09
Statistics show that 2 in 3 of us have back pain at any one time and 80% of us will experience back pain during our lifetime. Most back pain is caused by a disc problem. ANATOMY OF THE SPINE The spine consists of 24 bones called vertebrae which sit on top of one another to form a column. Each vertebra has a cylindrical body in front with a wishbone-like structure sticking out behind forming the knobbly bits that can be felt down the backbone. Cradled within the arms of the wishbone is the spinal...
