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Alcohol and Family Fitness
The risks of alcohol and the way it may impact on your fitness routine...
Are You Doing Enough Exercise?
How much exercise do you do? Try our short quiz to determine if you are doing enough to keep fit and healthy....
Busy Mum: How I Feed My Children Healthy Meals
How a busy mum manages to make sure her children eat well...
Calorie Burning Exercises
Some typical examples of how many calories are burnt during exercise...
Children's Self Esteem
The ways in which sport and exercise can be beneficial to children's self-esteem...
Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
The ways in which cholesterol and blood pressure affect the health of your heart...
Do Children Burn Calories at a Different Rate to Adults?
Why children tend to burn calories more quickly than adults....
Encouraging Reluctant Teenagers to Exercise
The ways in which teenagers reluctant to try sport can be gently encouraged to exercise...
Energy Drinks and Food
Why it is important to eat and drink the right kinds of foods when exercising....
Exercise as Recreation rather than a Chore
Hints and tips to make exercise more fun....
Exercising with Small Children
The best ways to exercise when your children are young....
Family Excursions Without the Car
Ways in which you can organise fun days out which keep the children fit....
Finding an Activity to Suit Everyone
Important factors to consider when trying to find a pastime for the whole family....
Finding Time to Exercise
Tips and hints on how to build exercise into your daily routine....
Fit and Healthy Holiday Activities
The ways in which different types of holiday can be healthy without being boring...
Fitness Ideas for Older Family Members
Ways in which family members of all ages can become involved in sport...
Fitness: Help an Unenthusiastic Partner to Join In
The ways to coax your partner into joining in your family exercise routines and the keys to understanding why they may not want to....
Fitting Fitness Around Your Job
Why fitness is important because you have a stressful job and tips on how to establish a routine which works for you....
Fun in the Garden
The ways in which you can safely utilise your garden as a sporting arena....
Gardening to Keep Fit as Family
Ways to involve family members in gardening - from the youngest to the oldest....
Growing your own Produce
Why you should grow your own produce and what benefits it can bring...
Healthy Menu Plans for Feeding a Family
The best ways to plan your week's meals so the whole family benefits....
Healthy Versions of Popular Junk Foods
Junk food can be tempting, but isn't very healthy. See the ways in which you can replace junk food with good food...
Heart Disease and Associated Illnesses
The reasons why you should exercise to lower the risk of heart disease....
Help Small Children to Eat Fruit and Vegetables
Ways in which you can encourage youngsters to eat more fruit and veg....
Household Chores to Keep Fit as a Family
How chores can help you factor in exercise every day....
How I Improved My Fitness: A Case Study
A case study of one person's experience of getting fit....
How I Lost Weight Safely: A Case Study
A case study of how one person slimmed down healthily....
How much is too much Exercise?
The ways in which you will know if you are doing too much exercise....
How to Create Healthy Lunchboxes
Ideas and tips to make children's lunches healthier...
How to Get your Family to Eat 5-a-day
Hints and tips for increasing family members' fruit and veg intake to five portions a day...
How to Help Children who Enjoy Sport rather than Excel
Why it is important to maximise your children's enjoyment of sport, regardless of their ability...
I Was a School Cook: A Case Study
A school cook's view of the healthy eating revolution....
Individual Sports versus Team Sports
An overview of the respective advantages of team sports and individual sports....
Introduce Competition in Active Recreation
The ways in which keeping score in training sessions can benefit participants....
Involve the Whole Family in Mealtimes
The various ways in which you can encourage healthy eating by getting your family involved in meal preparation...
Join a Local Sports Club
A description of the benefits of joining a sports club as a family...
Lead by Example in Fitness and Exercise
Why it is important for you to set a good example in terms of exercising...
Leave the Car at Home
The different solutions to being a car-less family....
Low BMI but Stomach Fat: How to Target the Weight loss?
Some people, especially women, do tend to put on weight on one part of their body, and the stomach is one of the most common places. To lose this weight, targeted exercises are key....
Mental Health and Exercise
Ways in which exercise can help people with mental health problems
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Myths Associated With a Healthy Lifestyle
Busting some of the myths people believe when talking about healthy lifestyles...
Obesity and Bullying
The psychological effects of being bullied for being overweight....
PE Teacher: How I Handle Kids Who Won't Exercise
One PE teacher's methods of helping reluctant children to exercise....
Quality Time for you as a Couple
Why finding a sport you both enjoy is a good way of developing quality time as a couple....
Questionnaire: Am I at Risk of Health Problems?
A short quiz which should highlight unhealthy areas of your lifestyle...
Quiz: Which Sport is Best for Me?
A short quiz to find out how best to play to your strengths when choosing a sport....
Rainy Day Fitness
A list of ways to exercise successfully, whatever the weather...
Recipes to Help Your Fitness Regime
Eating healthily is just as important as exercising, see our simple low fat recipes to help with your fitness regime...
Retro Activities for Family Fitness
Ways of exercising from days gone by...
Reward Children for Reaching their Goals
The advantages of using a reward system to help your children exercise....
Sensible Bedtimes for your Children
Why a sensible bedtime is important and the reasons children need plenty of sleep...
Shopping with Healthy Eating in Mind
The best way to plan meals a week at a time and still eat healthily...
Snacking and the Family
Why snacking can be healthy as long as you eat the right things...
Start Early: Exercises for Babies and Toddlers
Ways of exercising with your children from an early age, to get them into good habits early in their lives...
Stopping Smoking
The various ways in which you can try to stop smoking...
Supporting your Children's Sporting Activities
The ways in which a parent can and should support their sporty children...
Teamwork - a Skill for Life
The reasons why it is important to equip your child with teamwork skills through playing sport....
The Advantages of Playing Sport Together
The ways in which a shared interest in sport can benefit your family....
The Benefits to Family Life of Exercising Together
The ways in which a group form of exercise can benefit your family....
The Community Aspect of Playing Sport
Why playing sport alone is a bad idea, and why the community side of sport is so vital....
The Cost of Family Exercising
Ways to keep the cost of family exercising to a minimum while still gaining maximum benefit from it....
The Importance of Eating Breakfast
The reasons that breakfast is labelled the most important meal of the day....
The Importance of Supporting Each Other
Why a family's support is so vital for those who play sport at any level....
The Increase in Obesity in the UK
How obesity has increased and the reasons which may be behind it....
The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
An overview of the risk factors associated with developing type 2 diabetes....
The Role of the Parent in Sports Teams
The dos and don'ts of being a parent with a child on the sports team...
Training for a Goal Together
Why training for a specific goal with someone else is better than doing it alone....
Turn off the TV and Get Fit
Why the television should be turned off to allow more time to be devoted to exercise....
Typical Calorie Counts in Popular Foods and Meals
A list of calories in some of the most popular fast foods and alcoholic drinks....
Volunteering at your Children's School
The way in which your children's fitness can improve through you volunteering at school....
Walking or Cycling to School Safely
Safety measures you can take in order to ensure your child's journey to school is the safest it could possibly be....
Warming up and Cooling Down: Build Good Habits
The different ways of warming up and cooling down and why they are important for all types of exercise....