Everyone enjoys the summer, especially us Brits – after a long, icy winter and a temperamental spring, summer is a welcome reprieve from defrosting the car and wearing five layers to stave off the effects of hypothermia... but summer can have its own unique pitfalls. Here’s how to stay safe, healthy and happy this summer! 1. Fend Off The Swarms As soon as you’ve ventured outside wearing a t-shirt and shorts, a terrible buzzing sound heralds the arrival of bees, wasps, and other insects whose apparent sole purpose is stinging you, biting you or otherwise ruining your day. But there’s no need … [Read more...]
Keeping Fit on Your Cruise Holiday
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Ellis Green who writes for LoveCruise.co.uk. ----- For some unknown reason, it appears that a majority of people believe that a cruise holiday is all about expanding waist lines, over-indulgence & hangovers! But this doesn't have to be the case. Passengers are offered the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the healthy alternatives without missing out on any fun. A holiday at sea allows you to discover new things, make the most of state-of-the-art equipment and meet new people every day. In this article I will be discussing 5 … [Read more...]
Did I Manage To Get My Body Vacation Ready?
Hello everyone. In one of my recent posts I plugged Rusty Moore's latest free report – The Vacation Body Blueprint. In this post I mentioned that I was travelling to Brazil in the next three weeks and was going to be using the techniques in Rusty's report to try and tone up before I went. Well those three weeks have now passed so this is just a quick post to let you know how I got on before I jet off to Brazil. HOW DID I GET ON WITH MY DIET AND EXERCISE ROUTINE? 1) DIET:- The plan for my diet was to make three main changes: - Cut down my carbohydrate intake by replacing my lunchtime … [Read more...]
Learn How To Get Your Body Vacation Ready
Hey everyone. Today I wanted to let you know that Rusty Moore of The Fitness Black Book has released a fantastic new, free report called “The Vacation Body Blueprint”. Although Rusty stays in good shape all year round when he goes on vacation (holiday to people in the UK) he likes to get his body in extraordinary shape. In this report Rusty discusses the strategies he follows in the three to five weeks leading up to a vacation to go from “good” shape to “great” shape. Some of the strategies are pretty aggressive but according to Rusty they can get you as ripped as Cam Gigandet in Never … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Bank Holiday Action Plan
"If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories." - Brain Candy Website If only the above quote were true it would be a lot easier to stay fit and healthy when the holidays come around. If you live in the UK then you will know that today is a bank holiday which means many people will be off for days out to see their families, visit the zoo or go to a theme park. Whilst there is nothing wrong with taking time to relax and enjoy the day off work, bank holidays do often cause people to stray from their normally very good eating and exercise habits. One bad day is not … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from Free Fitness Tips
Hello Everyone. I'm just leaving a quick post to wish you all a Merry Christmas. This blog has grown a lot this year and that is down to the continued support of my readers. I hope you all have a wonderful day, enjoy spending time with your family and get to have a rest after a tough year. This month I have been writing about how you can keep your diet and fitness regime on track over the festive period. I started the month by writing about the common cold & the flu and then moved on to discuss whether vitamin C can help reduce your chances of contracting them. I then moved on to … [Read more...]
4 Top Tips For Improving Your Mood This Christmas
In my last few articles I have been discussing how our mood often suffers at Christmas. Not only do we have the stress of organising gatherings with family and friends, buying presents and the cold weather to deal with but we also have an increased chance of catching the common cold or the flu. On top of this research has shown that the lack of sunlight in the winter months can lead to a type of winter depression called Season Affective Disorder (SAD). However, it's not all doom and gloom. There are a number of things you can do to ensure your mood stays positive over the festive period. … [Read more...]
5 Outdoor Exercises You Can Do This Christmas
In my previous article I discussed 6 Christmas exercises that you can use to stay fit over the festive period. In that article I suggested that you join a gym, get some exercise DVDs or get a Wii fit so that you can exercise in an indoor environment that is warm and light. However, if you can brave the winter weather and the cold outdoors there is plenty of scope for exercising outside this Christmas. In this article I will be discussing five outdoor exercises that you can try over the holiday period (if you are brave enough). 1) GO SLEDDING:- As long as it snows then sledding is a great … [Read more...]
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...]