Fitness

15 August 2012

Tummy Toning Tips

If there was ever a time to seek midriff inspiration it would be now. It seems everywhere we turn toned tums are making an appearance from Olympic poster girl, Jessica ...
14 August 2012

How to get a body like Jessica Ennis

Millions of people watched as our Golden Girl, Jessica Ennis, won gold in the Olympics - and it was most certainly a hard task to peel your eyes off her ...
10 August 2012

The Ultimate celebrity bikini body

We've all been working hard trying to achieve that perfect bikini body, but whose body is it we actually want to look like?  Extensive research has found that it's not just ...
9 August 2012

Olympics has ‘Inspired’ Britons to Lead ‘Healthier’ Lifestyles

The Olympics have taken over our televisions and our time and now they're influencing our lifestyles too.  New research has found that the great physical shape of the Olympians competing in ...
9 August 2012

New workout craze: Bhangra Aerobics

Bhangra Aerobics is a holistic cardio workout which tones your glutes, legs and arms and is particularly good for your posture. “Infectious bhangra dhol (drum) beats set the scene and will ...
8 August 2012

Top tips for exercising in the sun

When you sweat you don’t just lose water, you lose important body liquids such as electrolytes and salt – It is crucial to maintain a balance of these liquids for ...
7 August 2012

Warm up and warm down safely whilst exercising

With sport being fashionable this summer, it’s important you know how to warm up and cool down in order to prevent injury and keep your body in a healthy state.  ...
6 August 2012

Top five tips for practising yoga

Yoga is great for toning the body and releasing stress. It can be used for a whole body workout or a simple meditation. Have you ever tried it? Rita Chohan from the ...
3 August 2012

Tips to fit in a morning workout

A morning workout may sound like hell but it provides many more benefits than you can possibly think. It sets you up for the day and gives you more energy to ...
2 August 2012

Exercise of the Week: Vinyasa for toned arms

Exercise of the week is a new feature which looks at one particular move and describes how we can do that move and the effects it has on our body. This ...
2 August 2012

People across the UK aren't exercising safely

Exercising is important for us all to take part in to ensure that we stay fit and active, but what's even more vital is that we exercise safely and according ...
1 August 2012

10 tips on how to stay in shape after the summer holiday

You've spent a long time trying to perfect your holiday body, only to go away and come home to find that you're starting to abuse it once again.  Staying in shape ...
31 July 2012

The ultimate holiday workout

Fitness and strength does start to decrease after about 2 weeks of inactivity, so it is good to stay active, whilst abroad. Far too many people use traveling as an excuse ...
29 July 2012

Holy smoke! Lack of exercise as deadly as cigarettes. Let’s get fighting fit

Did you see in the news that lack of exercise is just as deadly for your health as smoking? Guidelines say that each person requires a minimum of 2.5 hours ...
29 July 2012

Olympics spark exercise renaissance as five million take up sport

Over five million more GB adults have been inspired to take up exercise this summer due to a combination of the Olympics, Wimbledon and the UEFA European football championships, of ...
28 July 2012

Older people want to do more exercise but less than half are doing the recommended amount

Age UK reveals today that less than half of over 55s are doing the recommended 2.5 hours of exercise per week with one in eight not doing any exercise at ...
27 July 2012

Call for innovation to help people live active lives

Britain is increasingly being labelled as an unhealthy nation, but a new poll commissioned by the Tomorrow Together campaign from the Technology Strategy Board shows that 43.6 million Brits want ...
26 July 2012

Exercise of the Week: Shake Weight

Exercise of the week is a new weekly feature in which we will describe an exercise and explain exactly what benefits is has on your body. We can all get stuck ...
25 July 2012

Find out which Olympic sport you're most suited to

We're all getting in the mood for the Olympics which start on Friday, but which sport would you be best suited to? An NHS Choices online tool, designed to reveal an ...
20 July 2012

Exercise of the Week: The Plank

Exercise of the week is a brand new weekly feature in which we will describe an exercise and explain exactly what benefits is has on your body. We can all get ...
12 July 2012

Mothers simply can't afford to exercise

Lack of childcare facilities at gyms is one of the prime reasons for 21 per cent of UK women aged between 20-85 not exercising, according to a new study.  The findings ...
11 July 2012

A Guide to Keeping Fit

Keeping fit is a goal many would like to achieve, but what does ‘keeping fit’ actually mean? It’s actually a very general term that can be interpreted as many things. For example ...
10 July 2012

Fitness for Free

Getting fit doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on gym equipment or gym memberships; with a bit of initiative and good planning, you can shift the pounds from your waistline ...
10 July 2012

Dame Kelly Holmes shares her fitness tips

Dame Kelly Holmes MBE is no stranger to staying fit, and here she shares her tips to help us all get in shape.  The athlete was recently confirmed at Tesco's Ambassador for ...