Eating Our Veggies and Burning Off Pizza Since 2011
When you first start going to the gym, it can be a bit intimidating. You’re there trying to lift the smallest dumbell or pushing the machine with just one or two weights on it, surrounding by people grunting and throwing around items that weigh the same amount as a small…
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Look at him – isn’t he gorgeous. And if that smiley face wasn’t enough to give you all the feels, the fact that his owner, Eric O’Grey, says he owes his life to him should work. His name was Peety and this is their story. It begins in 2010 when Eric…
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I’ve spent the last few days catching up with the huge pile of magazines in the corner of my office – seriously, I don’t feel I’ve read anything on paper for ages and that’s not good when you write magazines for a living. I’ve seen loads of great tips while…
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It’s that day again – the one where we decide to all the same things we failed miserably at last year. But this year, let’s try and change things a bit with some simple tips that help maximise your chance of sticking to your New Year’s Resolutions. Starting with the…
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I’m in serious need of some musical motivation right now – I’ve not found any new music I want to workout to and my playlist hasn’t been updated for ages. However the other day when I was talking to Jessie Pavelka for my Quorn post we talked about the music…
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When it comes to the ability to taste foods us humans are divided into three camps – 50 percent of the population simply taste things normally, 25 percent have a lowered sense of taste and find it hard to detect tastes like sweet, sour or bitter – and the other…
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Cycling is great exercise – but, it can seem a little less appealing – or safe – in winter if it’s dark or slippery out. So, I asked some experts how to make cycling seem a bit more appealing if the weather isn’t exactly outdoor-friendly. If you’re new at winter…
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He’s pooped….how do I clear up poop? This was the slightly bizarre conversation going on at Health-e-Towers the other morning. It seems my new personal trainer isn’t quite so good on the personal hygiene front. Okay, he’s also a small animated giraffe called Flubby who appears on my phone encouraging…
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It’s a skill, trust me but I’m talking about today because I read a study this week that said if one spouse (but let’s just use partner from now on as the idea of marriage scares me) increases their exercise, the other is also much more likely to follow suit….
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So yesterday was a nice day, the team over at healthista.com named me as one of their top 10 health bloggers to check out. They said lots of nice things in the article – my favourite being the quote below….. She’s honest and funny and like someone you’d like to…
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