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6 Christmas Exercise Ideas

As I have been discussing in some of my previous articles Christmas is a difficult time when it comes to fitness.  Tempting foods are all around, the weather is generally poor and common colds and the flu are increasingly common.  This makes it very difficult to maintain an exercise routine over Christmas.  However, if you make proper plans then you should be able to maintain a proper exercise routine.  In this article I will be providing you with 6 top tips for maintaining an exercise routine over Christmas. 1) EXERCISE IN THE GYM:- I personally exercise in the gym so this one is not a … [Read more...]

The Importance Of Getting Enough Sleep This Christmas

In the winter getting out of bed in the morning becomes decidedly trickier.  Instead of waking up to clear blue skies and bright sunlight we often wake up to dark, cold, wet weather.  However, it's not just the weather that makes us want to stay in bed.  Research suggests that our circadian rhythms change over the winter months.  In this article I will be discussing why you may feel like staying in bed all day over the Christmas period, what you can do to get yourself up bright and early and why quality sleep is so important at this time of year. As I mentioned above the urge to stay in bed … [Read more...]

Don’t let SAD Ruin Your Christmas

The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and happiness where people come together and enjoy the presence of family and friends. However, this is not the case for everyone. For some people the reduced daylight hours and the lack of sunlight actually cause them to develop a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In this article I will be discussing SAD in greater detail and hopefully help you avoid the condition this Christmas. According to SADA, SAD affects approximately 7% of the UK population each year between the months of September and April. It is particularly … [Read more...]

The Common Cold & The Flu Explained

As we roll into December it just seems to get colder and colder (well over here in the UK at least).  Generally, this is not a good time for people trying to follow a fitness regime.  High calorie foods such as minced pies and Christmas sweets seem to be coming more and more abundant whilst the cold weather makes it increasingly difficult to get the motivation to do some exercise.  On top of this winter and Christmas time seem to bring with them two unpleasant health ailments – the common cold and the flu (also known as influenza).  Many people seem to confuse the symptoms of these two … [Read more...]

My Featured Fitness Playlist at Go Healthy, Go Fit

Hello everyone.  I'm just making a quick post to let you know that I have been featured at Andrew Rubalcava's blog - Go Healthy, Go Fit.  It all came about when I commented on one of Andrew's guest posts at Mark's Daily Apple.  Andrew then got in touch with me asking if I would like to be part of a series of articles he has been doing on fitness bloggers and the music they workout to. It was a topic I had never really considered before even though my Ipod rarely leaves my side when I workout.  This got me thinking about how important music is when I workout.  After all, the music that my … [Read more...]

How To Get Back On Track With Your Fitness Training

Recently I've been doing quite a few posts on fibre.  My plan was to continue writing about diet and nutrition but because of what has happened to me over the last week I decided to write about something different for this post. Let me explain a little further.  I took this week as a holiday from work.  Since I live with students in a student area, I imagined that there would be quite a bit of partying happening during my week off.  However, I thought that although I might be consuming a little (or even a lot) more alcohol my diet and exercise regime would not suffer.  Sure, maybe I would … [Read more...]