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Diabetes: Taking the right steps for prevention and management

[fa icon="calendar'] 14-Nov-2019 14:19:22 / by Emily Apps posted in healthy eating, fitness, swimming, sport and leisure, Obesity, physical activity

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Knowing you have to exercise and wanting to exercise are two very different things, but sometimes it's just one of those things that has to be done.

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I Weigh...

[fa icon="calendar'] 24-Jul-2018 17:36:00 / by Emily Apps posted in diets, fad diets, healthy eating, fitness

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Fad diets-1You may be thinking you need to get in shape for an upcoming holiday. You want to stop your jiggly bits jiggling before you have to get in your swim wear. Look in your best shape before you start uploading your pictures to Instagram.

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When the kale crisps just aren't cutting it..

[fa icon="calendar'] 25-Mar-2018 14:30:00 / by Emily Apps posted in diets, healthy eating, fitness

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AdobeStock_74036198.jpegApril is just around the corner and it’s the time when New Year’s resolutions begin to teeter. You’ve been sticking to your new routine for a while but it’s not as easy as it was when you were feeling refreshed and had a ‘new year, new you’ attitude.

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BMI - A big fat lie?

[fa icon="calendar'] 21-Mar-2018 16:55:00 / by Emily Apps posted in healthy eating, fitness

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GYM.jpegEverybody thinks that Body Mass Index, or BMI as it’s more commonly known, is an accurate way to work out if someone is healthy.

Alas, it’s not.

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Obesity: The Bigger Problem

[fa icon="calendar'] 11-Jan-2018 17:10:03 / by Emily Apps posted in healthy eating, fitness, sport and leisure, Obesity

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AdobeStock_74036198-1.jpegMonday 8th January marked the start of National Obesity Awareness Week here in the UK.

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Fasting: Myths & Truths

[fa icon="calendar'] 20-Nov-2017 15:20:29 / by Emily Apps posted in healthy eating, fitness, fasting

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AdobeStock_74036198.jpegThousands of fitness professionals and bloggers claiming that fasting is making them feel healthier, more alert and gives them a clearer mind but is there any medical research that actually backs this? Fasting diets are never the same. You can fast for a set amount of hours a day, for full days, alternating days, with water, without water… it depends on the reason and how much determination you’ve got!

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Fad Diets and Crazy Routines

[fa icon="calendar'] 27-Sep-2017 15:30:09 / by Emily Apps posted in east ham, newham, activenewham, diets, fad diets, a2s, healthy eating, fitness

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So many of us are guilty of trying fad diets and ridiculously intense workout sessions to try and lose weight before a holiday or trying to fit back in to our favourite outfit that has become slightly too tight. But how many of us put all the effort in for a few weeks and then go back to our old habits?

Weight loss is more likely to be more effective when at least 150 minutes of exercise is done a week and with just 45 minutes of exercise helping to eliminate 500 calories off your daily diet, it doesn’t take long to start seeing the effects. Combined with a healthy, balanced diet this can equate to an easy few pounds lost every week if done daily.

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