Fitness

There are things you begin to notice as you reach a certain age that never affected your wellness before; bending down to tie up your shoelaces is tricky, getting a full night’s sleep is difficult, and let’s not even mention trying to climb…

You may not expect an owner of a fitness studio to advocate something free, such as walking, to kick-start your weight loss and wellness regime, but this is exactly what Daniel Bartlett, Owner of Daniel Alexandra Holistic Health and…

There’s been a long debate as to whether walking or running is better for your fitness as wellbeing, and research is beginning to emerge that sheds light on the issue. So which is better? In short, it depends almost completely on what you…

Cleaning is possibly the most loathsome task of daily life, but sprucing up the house could help you to improve your fitness and lose weight. This is according to a new survey by fitted furniture retailer Betta Living, which found that the…

For Mike Rubin, a sports writer for The Evening Sun, the last eight weeks have been challenging. Why? He and wife Shannon have been trying to revamp their lifestyle and journey towards better wellness, fitness and weight loss. Shannon…

A contest recently appeared in Men’s Health, looking for a man to take on the challenge of changing their body shapes for good. Bodies don’t automatically become muscular, of course, and this challenge has involved a dedicated plan of…

As men get older, they may start to worry about the wellness of their heart. It is well document that having a fit and active lifestyle can  help to benefit your cardiovascular wellbeing, but it is also now known that fitness can help to…

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It’s an excuse probably familiar to many of us. “I just don’t have time to exercise,” is the plaintive cry. Well, that old chestnut won’t be getting trotted out for much longer if new research is to be believed. A Danish study has…

Getting the perfect body is not just a case of sticking to a strict diet, depriving yourself of all your favourite foods, and waiting for your body to shape up all on its own. This kind of attitude is what often leads to yoyo dieting, or…

The Healthy At Every Size (HAES) movement is a reaction against the current paradigm in the treatment of overweight and obesity. Many wellness experts see excess body weight as essentially a problem in itself for wellbeing, impossible to…

Spring has arrived, and that means that there is no longer any excuse for not getting out of the house and enjoying the weather whilst improving your fitness at the same time. The benefits of exercise are well proven, and if you are…

Some recent newspaper reports have claimed that running is not as healthy for your body as walking, whilst others suggest that walking is as good as a run when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease. So, how healthy is running for…

For any sufferer of Fibromyalgia, every painful muscle may cringe at the concept of exercise for fears that it may worsen the condition. Fibromyalgia symptoms are one of the grey areas of muscular disorders, with very few doctors able to…

Yoga is an ancient practice which has been used for thousands of years as a way to calm the mind, improve flexibility and increase balance. But many people opt to use it as a weight loss tool - included in this group are the Nepalese police…

If you're trying to lose weight, you'll no doubt be wondering which exercise regime provides the best and fastest results. Is it cardio or weights? Well, the truth it that it's both. A combination of the two provides you with each set of…

If you believe that your talents can't help you succeed, think again. With one planning to become a teacher and the other destined to become a Marine, the Joe and Anthony Vennare would never suspect that they would ever take the internet…

Once again, scientists and doctors have squiggled across the delicate line of fitness training to inform you that there are more ways to getting that trim tummy. The conclusion might surprise you. It has been discovered that a brisk…

A young woman named Maribel became an inspirational character when the university where she was a lecturer first adopted a wellness programme. Maribel took a cavalier attitude towards fitness, and joked that she and her colleagues should…

Everyone knows that fitness is vitally important for both wellness and wellbeing, but unfortunately this knowledge does not often translate into action. Despite most people knowing that they should have an active lifestyle, few people…

Depending on your starting point of personal fitness and what sort of outcome you’d like to work towards, the best exercises for your personal needs will vary. However, there are some general guidelines and types of exercises that will help…

There’s no need to carry on running with bland, damaged old trainers. New trainers can protect your feet and even boost your running performance. There has been much more research and product development into the way a shoe flexes when…

Nicole Damaris is a New York City girl, who likes to keep fit but understands that the daily grind of finding a way to improve fitness can be a bit of a chore. That’s why she’s started an exciting new fitness craze in NYC: the Daily…

Most people find their weight loss efforts go awry because they try to do too much too soon. It’s better for your overall wellbeing, and your long-term weight control, if you start small and build up to bigger things and walking is a great…

Martial arts like taekwondo are a brilliant way of losing weight. That’s because they bring together a number of different aspects important for shedding the pounds. Here are four important ways that taekwondo can help you get healthy and…

If you want to gain weight, then exercise is an extremely beneficial way to do it. Though it seems counterintuitive, exercise can help you increase your muscle mass in a healthy way, instead of resorting to unnatural pills and other weight…

Women need to do much more exercise than men to achieve the same weight and fitness outcomes. New research has revealed that women doing the same fitness programme as men have to work 20% harder than the men to get the same results. The…

Everyone knows that, in order to stay healthy, it’s important to have a balanced diet, but far too many people ignore the beneficial effects that exercise can also have on their bodies. Fitness is an often undervalued element of wellness,…

Weight loss and lean muscle are the goals of a lot of women, but how do you achieve this without sweating it out and making a fool of yourself at Zumba? According to wellness expert Victoria Everman, Pilates is the way…

You might not think yoga can help with weight loss, but the right poses – done in the right way – can help you to burn fat while also taking care of your overall wellbeing. According to fitness experts Philip Knox and Devin…