With Martin away working at a bootcamp, my challenge this week has been keeping up my training on my own.
Before leaving, Martin gave me a programme for me to complete in the gym. As my leg was still a bit sore at the beginning of the week, I went to a couple of spinning classes instead so I wasn't bearing any weight on it. I stayed with my gym buddy Sarah to do some weights after a class as well, just to keep up with my resistance training.
I felt confident enough to get back in the gym by Sunday and in the afternoon, managed to tear myself away from the 6 Nations to go up...
An Exeter-based marketing agency is trialling a new system to increase the physical activity of their staff, with the aim of boosting the overall wellness of the company.
Managers at Big Wave Media are hoping that by tracking their physical activity using MyZone , the team will become more conscious of their fitness.
MyZone is a heart-rate based system that uses wireless and cloud technology to accurately and conveniently monitor physical activity. Employees of Big Wave Media have each been given a heart rate monitor to wear while they’re exercising. When they bring the...
Until fairly recently, my diet and fitness had taken a bit of a back seat to vodka and bacon sandwiches. But about this time last year, fed up of feeling fat and needing a week-night hobby that didn't involve Eastenders, I joined the David Lloyd gym in Exeter. And because I pay a fortune for it and signed up to a year's contract, I felt I didn't have much choice but to go!
It took me a little while to work out that getting fit didn't necessarily mean getting slim, but once I'd realised this, I signed up to the Slimming World plan to give me a bit of guidance on how to eat healthily...
The NFU has announced that it remains committed to supporting the government’s TB eradication programme for England, including a badger cull in those areas where TB is persistent and high, despite the outcome of yesterday’s backbench business debate.
147 MPs voted for a motion calling for culling to be abandoned in favour of vaccination with 28 voting against – but the majority of MPs who spoke in the debate were in favour of culling.
NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond, who listened to the debate...
British Osteopathic Association Supports National Back Care Awareness Week
The British Osteopathic Association (BOA) is giving its full support to this year’s National Back Care Awareness Week, which takes place from 8th to 12th October. The theme, this year, is “Builder’s Back Pain”.
Daniel Hayward from Exeter Osteopaths commented: ‘The BOA is delighted to give its support to National Back Care Awareness Week which aims to raise awareness of the causes and treatments of this debilitating condition. Back pain accounts for half of all chronic pain people suffer and is the...
A new osteopathic clinic is officially opening its door at Higher Huxham, Belmont Road, Exeter EX1 2HF. Exeter Osteopaths Active Health Clinic will offer a range of treatments to a wide range of clients, from sports injuries, spinal pain, arthritic pain and whiplash. As well as this they will be offering cranial osteopathy for babies and pregnant women which is ideal for those who prefer a more gentle approach.
Exeter Osteopaths Active Health Clinic offers acupuncture, TCM, Sports Massage, Pilates, personal training. Partners Daniel Hayward and Toby Borradaile have recently been...
New research has discovered that all too many adults are unaware of just how important a healthy mouth is – leaving them vulnerable to bleeding gums, lost teeth and even a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and other illnesses.
To find out more about the South West’s oral health habits, research was commissioned by the Simplyhealth Advisory Research Panel (ShARP). The panel is a body of independent experts set up to help communicate the latest intelligence on a variety of important health areas, brought together by Simplyhealth – one of the leading names in healthcare....
