Strength Training Takes Centre Stage

The local councils around most towns have thir work cut out when it comes to making sure all the older folk can get to their gyms and health centres to satisfy the push towards moving the older ones into a class or two rather than let them clog up the doctors surgeries. It has been … Read more

Changing Eating Habits For Long Healthy Life

There are hundreds of different diets and eating regimes that folk start getting into because a pal has had success on it, or they see something on social media that strikes them as relevant to their needs. It’s all so different from a few years ago when a diet literally meant cutting out half the … Read more

Acquiring The Right Kit Is Half The Job

As with every sport or activity, much greater enjoyment is gained once the participants have invested in the right equipment and bought the correct kit. The essential basics include a lightweight racket weighing no more than between 70 amd 95g with shuttlecocks – can be either nylon or feather. Also very important are non marking … Read more

Helping Junior Learn To Eat Well From Early On

Watching a close relative develop her motherhood skills over the last year has been an privilege and an absolute eye opener. The well trodden ways of yesteryear are of course well out of date and have been turned on their heads. When it was our turn, babies were never to be left on their back … Read more

Keeping An Eye On Blood Pressure & Cholesterol Is Stilll Worthwhile

pressure sensors in fitness gear

It can be difficut to know what is important and what is selling stuff when we get submerged with healthy lifestyle information whenever we watch commercial tv or use social media.  There are hundreds of companies out there all selling supplements and ‘health products’ and it can be really confusing for the average consumer. The … Read more