Calm Your Beans

As we come into the winter months outdoor activity gets hasslesome and food portions increase so many of us will put on a few pounds over the winter period. We take a look at some unusual quick fix diets.

One of the best ways to increase the effectiveness of your exercise regime is a heart rate monitor (or HRM for short). By keeping an eye on your heart rate, you can ensure that you aren’t pushing yourself too hard or being too easy on yourself, either.

Hectic working schedules and busy home lives see many of us rushing through our days. With many not having time for breakfast in the morning (the most important meal of the day), meals become a quick 10 minute bite between meetings before running home to throw something together to feed the family. Our faced paced lives call for fast paced eating, and this is increasingly easier as more and more convenience/fast foods are available to us daily. However, there are many reasons why we should slow down when we are eating; here are 5 reasons why it is beneficial to all of us to eat slower.

The Dukan Diet; the latest favourite among celebrities is hotly tipped as the answer to permanent weight loss.  With stars such as JLo, Nicole Kidman and Gisele Bundchen all swearing by the new diet, more and more seem to be jumping on the Dukan band wagon.  Since rumours emerged that Kate Middletons enviously tiny silhouette [...]

Have you heard of Zumba?…No?…Where have you been?! Zumba is the newest fitness trend to sweep the nation and with claims it makes a workout feel like a party I just had to try it for myself.  Not being one to enjoy any form of exercise, particularly one which requires having to actually move, the [...]