Freeze your way to fitness: How the cold can help you lose weight
When winter comes around, for most people it's time to break out the warm clothes and hot drinks. The low temperatures make it hard to get out of your nice warm bed each day, and by the time February comes around most people are...
4 indoor exercises for the colder months
The cold winter months are arriving, and as such you might find that you avoid going outside as much. Maybe it's harder to get out of bed for your morning jog, or you simply decide to take the bus rather than cycling into work....
4 new sports to try right now
Getting the right amount of exercise can be a tough task. It's easy if you enjoy it, but if you really hate the gym then nothing is going to make you head down there three times a week. This is why many people take...
Even one exercise could boost your health
Starting any kind of exercise for the first time can be intimidating. It's easy to look at professional athletes or even just the people we find attractive and think: "I'll never be like them, so what's the point?" However, everyone has to start somewhere....
4 tips for beating your personal best
Beating your personal best is always a challenge. Whether you are looking to take a few seconds off your 5k running time, or add one or two more miles to your cycling record, it can be very dispiriting when you are agonisingly close to...
Healthy substitutes for your favourite foods
When most people think of healthy eating, they picture boring salads and being hungry all the time. It can be hard to get motivated to go on a diet when all you want to eat is pizza and chips. However, you don't have to...
Why a low-fat diet may be bad for you
Although many people believe reducing fat intake is the best way towards a healthy lifestyle, new evidence suggests that cutting out such foods could have a negative impact on your health.
Research from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, published in The Lancet journal,...
5 benefits of jogging to work
Commuting can be a necessary evil for many workers, who are often left on congested train carriages or busy buses every morning and evening.
However, there is a solution - replacing all or part of your journey with a jog could improve your mental and...