We know that exercise is good for us. It improves our physical and mental health as well as improving longevity. But, what type is best? Most of the recommendations that we hear about are for cardiovascular exercise, but strength training is important too. Recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO) for adults include 150 weekly minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise …
Baseline
Start with a few simple baseline measures of your health and fitness to see your progress. These can keep you accountable and motivated to stick with your plan, because it all adds up and seeing your progress makes it easier to stick with your new habits!
April is Cancer Awareness Month
April is Cancer Awareness month and while there are many factors that contribute to the rising cases of cancer. There are lifestyle habits that can reduce risk and help you recover from treatment and manage a diagnosis. Early diagnosis makes a big difference so don’t neglect regular screenings.
A dangerous combination
When it comes to our health there is more evidence that maintaining and gaining muscle makes a difference. A recent study gives us more proof that muscle matters!
Fibermaxxing
If you want to maximize your healthspan, fibre is your friend. In fact, new research shows that eating more fibre improves gut health and overall health, while increasing the number of disease free years you have as you age, roughly the equivalent of 9 extra healthy years!
What difference does ten pounds make?
Body composition is important because what you are made of matters, a lot. Muscle is key for healthy ageing. We lose muscle as we age, it is harder to gain and more important to maintain. The benefits of losing ten pounds of body fat or gaining ten pounds of muscle can improve your health.
How are you ageing?
Even though we think of time passing in a predictable way, ageing doesn’t. There are many factors that can change our biological age and it now appears that there are two time points where ageing accelerates. How are you ageing?
Exercise is therapy
Anxiety and depression affect 25% of the world’s population. Mental health is now recognized as a necessary component of health. Exercise has always been considered an important component of good mental health, and if you have ever felt better after a workout you know it makes a difference, but when compared to traditional therapies how does exercise stack up?
Show your heart some love
February is heart month and here are three ways you can reduce your risk of heart disease.
How to reduce your cancer risk
It is World Cancer Day. Reduce your risk of cancer with lifestyle habits. Exercise and diet are powerful tools in reducing your risk of a diagnosis. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, exercise has been proven to repair damage to DNA.
Fancy a cuppa?
A new review has strengthened the benefits of drinking tea. If you enjoy a cuppa make sure it is tea with no other ingredients for all the health benefits.
Exercise keeps your brain young
Many studies have proven how exercise improves brain health and you may have noticed that after your workout you have an improved ability to focus. New research shows that we can keep our brain younger with consistent aerobic exercise, resulting in clearer thinking, better memory, and improved mental well-being as we age.