Exercise

Is Your Current Lifestyle Making You Ill?

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How Do You Make Time (That You Don’t Have) For Exercise?

How Do You Make Time (That You Don’t Have) For Exercise?

As an ex gym owner and fitness instructor, one of the popular questions I was asked was how do you make time for exercise? In today’s fast paced lifestyle how can you spare time that you don’t have to exercise? The answer is surprisingly simple and it’s something which I suggest you do starting from ...
Lifestyle Practice Three – Get Physically Active

Lifestyle Practice Three – Get Physically Active

Today we are going to look at lifestyle practice three which is to get physically active. In article one we started to look at the Lifestyle Practices essential for a healthy lifestyle, in two we looked at the importance of drinking water and three the need to sleep 8 hours nightly. These are ...
Why Should You Exercise First Thing In The Morning?

Why Should You Exercise First Thing In The Morning?

So why should you exercise first thing in the morning? Being active is so important to your health. It needs to be ingrained into your daily routine. If you want to be living a healthy lifestyle then you need to be exercising. Some form of physical activity is required. The good news? Something as simple ...

Top Five Amazing Benefits of Walking

In order to become more active and increase your fitness along the way, it is not compulsory to join a gym and become a slave to the routine. Indeed, for most casual exercisers, becoming a member of a gym can seem a little intimidating. As with most things in life, the ...
Starting A Fitness Program To Lose Weight

Starting A Fitness Program To Lose Weight

Are you thinking about starting a fitness program to lose weight? After all you know how essential it is if you want to be living a healthier lifestyle. A fitness program is one of the best things you can do to lose weight, but it is also essential for good health. The biggest ...
Physical activity improves quality of life

Physical activity improves quality of life

I was watching television a few nights back, and was gobsmacked at the programme I saw. They were talking about the bad advice that the gym industry has been peddling, that exercise helps you lose weight. I’m not kidding you. This program made the claim it doesn’t. In fact it made ...
An Inactive Type Starts At Wearside Virgin Rackets Club

An Inactive Type Starts At Wearside Virgin Rackets Club

Today I’m going to write about my business partner Neil, an inactive type who I’ve got down to Wearside Virgin Rackets Club at long last. Your health is the most important thing in the world. Maybe you only come to realise that when you go through a period of ill health. The ...
Warning: Inactivity Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Warning: Inactivity Can Seriously Damage Your Health

I was horrified the other day when I saw my Dad sitting on his couch with both legs bandaged all the way from his knees to the bottom of his feet. The reason for this is basically he doesn’t do enough walking and this has been the problem since he has ...
Exercise Bike Interval Workout

Exercise Bike Interval Workout

Working out on a stationary bike can assist you in burning tons of calories. Cycling is an effective way to improve cardiovascular and muscular endurance, as well as lose weight. Of all the exercises that can help you lose weight, cycling is simply one of the best. If you want to lose ...
Get Fit for Badminton

Get Fit for Badminton

Having recently taken up this new hobby of mine it is now important to me to get fit for badminton. Equally I know I need to get fit to win, and being a competitive type this is crucial to me. I have to be honest and admit to my frustrations at ...