Today is National Fitness Day and during these challenging times, we all know that exercise will make us feel better mentally as well as physically. Regular exercise has been shown to boost mood and emotional wellbeing and has been recommended…
Fitness app Her Spirit has launched its campaign, ‘Your Best Year Yet’, to inspire women to make healthy lifestyle changes during this time of inactivity and growing mental health problems. ThisGirlCan’s powerful advertising campaign highlighted the importance of exercise to…
Having trouble nodding off at night? Or perhaps you fall asleep easily but regularly find yourself wide awake at 4am. Eve Boggenpoel suggests what you can do about it. If life since lockdown has seen you missing out on shut-eye,…
In 2018-19 the UK had 581,000 self-reported cases of workers being a victim of non-fatal work-related injuries. Imagine how frustrated you’d be if you had to stop exercising due to an injury sustained at work. With this in mind, the…
Steven Virtue, Fitness Content and Programming Manager at Total Fitness, the North’s leading mid-market health club, shares five tips for exercising safely in soaring temperatures. Whether taking advantage of the warmer weather to enjoy a run or cycle in your…
Did you know that poor gut health can affect your mental health and wellbeing? Rosie Weston, Nutritional Therapist and CNM graduate explains. Poor gut health shows in a wide variety of symptoms which may not appear related – from bad…
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day and there is no doubt that 2020 has been an incredibly testing year for many people. It has been a year that has seen an unprecedented increase in anxiety and stress levels worldwide…
How often do you drink water during the day? Recent research, by Actiph Water found that 90 per cent of Brits are not drinking the NHS recommended six to eight glasses of fluids per day, with 20 per cent often…
Has anxiety over the events of 2020 been getting the better of you lately? You’re certainly not alone but there are things you can do to manage your anxiety and reduce your stress levels. GP Juliet McGrattan has some advice.…
David Wiener, Training Specialist at AI-based fitness and lifestyle coaching app Freeletics explains how exercise can alleviate stress, but also reveals how to ensure you don’t overdo it. Many people exercise to reduce stress. Why is it effective from a…