Tips on lowering cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance (known as a lipid) and helps make hormones, cell membranes and vitamin D. It’s absolutely vital. Cholesterol is made in the liver and carried in the blood stream in the form of lipoproteins. There are a) low-density...
The ins and outs of the BMI measurement
The BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out whether you’re a healthy weight. Now, let’s think about that word weight. Our weight incorporates all our organs, bones, blood, muscle and body fat. During our strength-training...
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD SHUT-EYE FOR OUR FITNESS
How much we move our body influences our health. It’s one of the three main markers of health. How much and what we eat also plays a part. The third piece of that jigsaw is sleep, a topic absolutely fundamental to our wellbeing. When we sleep our body and brain...
WHY WEIGHTS COULD BE YOUR MENOPAUSE SAVIOUR
Nice pic isn’t it?. That’s Bude, Cornwall about a month ago. Right, onto our topic. If you’re between the ages of 40 and 70 and you’re either approaching, knee-deep in or out the other side of the menopause, then strength-training will help you not just...
THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISING OUTDOORS (yes even in Winter)
It’s well documented that exercise brings with it a host of benefits for both physical and mental health. There is also evidence to suggest that the environment of that exercise can influence those benefits. Exercise outdoors (dubbed years ago as ‘green exercise’)...Page 1 of 14
