City to Surf Training
Whether you’re walking, jogging or running the City to Surf, hopefully you’re well into your training as there are now less than 6 weeks to go. As mentioned in our newsletter last month, interval...
Category: General Health & Fitness
Healthy Numbers
Our lives are constantly surrounded by numbers such as phone numbers, PINs, credit card numbers, prices of good and services, post codes and date of birth. We all know that there are 206 bones...
One Kilogram of Fat
We eat food to fuel our bodies for energy, growth and repair. However, when we regularly eat more energy than our body needs, the excess is stored inside fat cells. There are roughly 37,000 kilojoules (kJ)...
Exercise For Your Body and Mind
We all know that exercise is good for us physically, but it can also strengthen the mind and improve our mood. Research has found that: Exercise can improve a person’s mood and mental performance....
Making the Most of Your Metabolism
The word metabolism is derived from Greek and simply means ‘change’ or ‘transformation’. Human metabolism represents the sum total of all physical and chemical changes that take place within the body; the transformation of...
Better Out Than In
A recent review carried out by a team at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in the UK has concluded that there are benefits to mental and physical well-being from taking exercise outdoors....