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Looking for a way to make your daily walk more interesting – and also improve your mood, and even potentially your overall mental health? We have it, it’s called a Gratitude Walk and all you need to do it is a pair of walking shoes – and for our version, your camera phone. This post …
Should you exercise when you’re sick or is it going to set you back? The answer depends on what you have – and where your symptoms are. I was supposed to be telling you all about an exciting new set of DVDs I’ve been sent in the post today. Instead, my only exercise has been …
When it comes to lists of the world’s healthiest foods, chia seeds are on it – but, if you’re adding them to your diet in an attempt to embrace the benefits of chia seeds, there’s something you need to know – chia seeds can cause bloating! Here’s why and how to stop it … This …
This week I discovered I have an exercise nemesis – and its name is the Plank. Those of you with naturally flat stomachs may not have experienced this muscle-led instrument of torture, but basically, it involves balancing horizontally on the floor held up on your elbows and toes while pulling your tummy in (there’s a …
I’m very excited today. It seems I have been nominated for an award. The Guild of Health Writers award for Best Consumer Weekly Feature to be precise – for a piece I wrote for the British magazine Stylist. Considering the last thing I won was…..ummmmm, nothing ever….I’m not holding out much hope (especially as my …
A long time ago in a land far, far away (let’s call it New Zealand) I was quite a serious runner. Not a fast runner, but a persistent one. In the years I lived there I ran 20+ half marathons, one marathon……and something called the Goofy Challenge. This takes place each year, at Walt Disney …