Fitness

The benefits of regular brisk walking as part of a healthy lifestyle have been recognised for years. Walking remains one of our most accessible and directly beneficial forms of exercise. Regular brisk walking helps to: maintain a…
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The so-called Palaeolithic diet, based on the lean meat, fruit and veggies that our Stone Age ancestors ate, is now being teamed with a Palaeolithic workout. Designed to tone muscles and promote wellness, it emulates the activities of Stone…
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Women store more fat than men to protect their vital organs so no matter how small or lean you are trying to get, there will always be body fat around the belly. Having said that, strengthening the pelvic floor through Pilates and core…
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Weight gain, especially around the waist, is a problem that many people face as they get older. Although a more sedentary lifestyle, or more fattening diet are often blamed, researchers in the USA have also identified an enzyme which…
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Most women who want to establish a great health and fitness regime, realise the importance of cardiovascular and resistance training (aerobic and toning activities) and factor these into their workouts. However, there are three key elements…
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Are you afraid to exercise in case it makes you hungry so you eat more? Although it’s logical to assume that exercise stimulates appetite, this doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, when you exercise with high intensity, your appetite may…
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You need moderate daily physical activity to maintain or improve your health and you must aim for at least 30 minutes on all or most days of the week. Moderate activities speed up your heart rate and breathing. If you have been a couch…
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If you struggle to work out at the gym for an hour or more at a time, there may be good news. A study, published in the ‘American Journal of Physiology’, found that men who exercised for just half an hour each day lost more weight than…
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Everyone knows that eating a low-fat, low-calorie diet and getting regular exercise helps shed pounds, but when it comes to losing weight and body fat, diet and exercise are most effective when done together as compared to either strategy…
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A lot of women purposely avoid vigorous strength training and similar leg exercises, the rationale being that they want sexy, shapely legs, not thick thighs and calves. However, the truth is that these are exactly the types of exercises you…
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