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The Plus Size Debate, for The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine
Is it time to ditch plus-size labelling? With almost a third of UK women considered plus-size, many believe the term is now meaningless. WHEN Australian fitness brand The Upside launched its new ad campaign earlier this year, it could never have foreseen the furore it would spark. Designed to celebrate all body types, its […]
Continue readingAre Mums under pressure to lose the babyweight? LBC Radio Interview
Maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy is important for the health of both Mother and baby. Getting back to a healthy weight is also important after the baby’s birth. But how fast should a women lose the baby weight? Are women under too much pressure to lose weight quickly? The topic was discussed on […]
Continue readingFun Fitness for kids – Keeping active as the nights draw in
An excellent guest post from Joanne McGowan of Act One Adventures, who provide fantastically fun Parties, Activity Classes and Events for children. The summer holidays have come to an end and most of us are getting back into a routine of school/nursery again. You have hopefully had a summer of getting out and about, playing in […]
Continue readingIf You Don’t Like It Don’t Do It
If you don’t like it don’t do it. You’re an adult aren’t you? Are you just going to follow like a sheep, doing exercise you don’t like, eating food you don’t like, because you really really want to look good and you really really think this stuff is good for you? Well let me tell […]
Continue readingThe Scales Will Make Fools Of You
They’ve been the cause of many a panic, headache, bad mood, as well as joy, pride and feelings of self-control. Tears are shed and frustration, anger and disappointment take hold. The scales sure do have us under their thumb don’t they. I doubt there’s a person reading this who hasn’t at some point got on […]
Continue readingDon’t Give Up On Lent
Anyone giving up anything for lent this year? Do you feel pressure that you SHOULD be giving up some vice of yours for the 40 day duration of lent – chocolate, cigarettes, browsing Instagram after 9pm?! Lent is a Christian festival comprising the 40 days leading up to Easter, whereby people give up luxuries (it used […]
Continue readingFitness Fanatics Have Higher Sex Drives
It’s true! Eating well, exercise and being a healthy weight with a healthy body fat % is very likely to increase a person’s sex drive. HOWEVER it’s not for the reasons you might think. So not many people are going to feel particularly confident, sexy or energetic if they’re carrying an extra two stone and […]
Continue readingBaby Body Pride
If you’re fed up with seeing unrealistically perfect images of women in the media, you are definitely not alone, and this is no more apparent than amongst mothers who often feel at the very least completely inferior to their celebrity Mum counterparts who flaunt their perfect bodies like their most prized achievement is the fact […]
Continue readingMaking A Habit A Habit.
I’d like to talk about habits. Habits are great. They are what people who are consistently fit and lean do. And the best bit? You don’t even realise you’re doing them! Because that’s what a habit is – it’s done unconsciously, automatically, without a second thought at all, and is therefore completely effortless. You’ve heard […]
Continue readingNew Year New You
January 1st. The day we start the diet/stop smoking/join the gym/whatever. Or perhaps January 2nd, to give us a day to get over the hangover and polish off what’s left of the Christmas chocolates. Either way the tradition of making resolutions at the turn of the New Year can be dated back 4000 years […]
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