With lockdown continuing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, walking both for weight loss and general fitness has become a key part of our lifestyles. And now with lockdown restrictions eased, we can get ou…
Walking for health and fitness | 7 tips for National Walking Month
May is National Walking Month, so with lockdown still in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, walking both for weight loss and general fitness and health has become a key part of our lifestyles. Order …
Walk yourself slimmer in two weeks
Put on your hiking boots and shed extra pounds with our easy and effective two-week walk-fit plan! When it comes to improving your health and fitness, it doesn’t get much simpler than walking. But its…
Boost your wellbeing with a walk in the rain
It’s time to re-invent the way we perceive drizzly autumn days and discover what a stroll in the rain can do for our health and wellbeing (which, it turns out, is a lot!). The scent calms your body an…
Try our expert tips for holiday fitness
Get some expert tips for your summer holidays in our fitness Q&A, from Simon Cass, who is a personal trainer and co-founder of Invictus Training (invictustraining.co.uk). Q: Do you have any tips …
REVIEW: Release your stress on a yoga and walking holiday in Ireland
Counter burnout and stress with a mid-week hiking and yoga retreat in the beautiful wilderness of Southern Ireland By Fiona Cumberpatch Padding barefoot into the yoga studio at The Cliffs of Moher Ret…
We review the most comfy women’s trainers and shoes
Do you ever struggle to find comfortable walking shoes or women’s trainers? There’s nothing quite as annoying as forking out for a comfy looking shoe, only to find yourself covered in blisters within …
Walking or cycling can make your brain YOUNGER
Regular exercise – including walking, stair climbing or cycling – has been proven to have amazing effects on your ‘brain age’, with a study revealing it can make your grey matter behave up to 20 years…
Embrace winter weather – the Scottish way!
Shrug off the January blues by embracing coorie – the Scottish art of cherishing all things cosy, and channeling the natural world to feel happy… With this being one of the darkest, coldest months, th…
Climbing the stairs – does it REALLY improve your health?
Good news for gym-haters: it turns out that the often-repeated advice to ‘climb the stairs instead of the lift’ during the day does actually make a difference when it comes to your heart health. This …