Dublin Simon Fun Run October 9th, Phoenix Park
This year the 27th Dublin Simon Community Fun Run will take place on Saturday October 9th 2010. The Fun Run attracts over 3,000 participants and spectators, including families, professionals, amateurs, and school participants of all ages.
The main event is a five mile run through the Phoenix Park which kicks off at 10.30am. There are also [...]
Win a free Power Plate® session and find out how Elle MacPherson achieves “the body” and Rafael Nadal builds his stamina!
This amazing fitness technology accelerates the body’s natural response to vibration. Different poses, such as a squat or lunge, are held for up to 60 seconds and as the platform vibrates, your muscles contract in a reflex action. This makes it possible to perform a full body work-out, which can include warm up, balance, strength, [...]
Search for Ireland’s next footballing prodigy
Have You Got What it Takes to Impress The Special One?
(To apply visit: www.sky.com/sky1)
Sky1 and Sky1 HD today launched a search for Ireland’s next footballing prodigy. Open to 16-18 year olds FOOTBALL’S NEXT STAR will offer young players the chance of a lifetime – a contract at Jose Mourinho’s Italian [...]
What is Counselling?
Appeared in the March 2009 edition of Life and Fitness.
In the coming months I hope to write some brief articles on the many issues that cause distress to many people, which sometimes result in their resorting to counselling. In this first article, however, I would like to explain what counselling is all about, with a [...]
Are You Stressed Out?
We hear so much about people being stressed out all the time now but what does this actually mean and what can we do about it?
STRESS is part of our daily lives and it can mean different things to different people. What is stress to one person may not be to another, some people need [...]
Detox
Detoxing is a concept we are constantly bombarded with especially this time of year, detox your relationship, your wardrobe your mind and last but not least your body. So what does this really mean, who should do it, and why is it good for us? Detoxing is not some radical event that is going to [...]
Green Tea and Weight Loss
There’s recently been a lot in the weight loss news concerning green tea. Green tea’s weight loss effects have been causing more and more people to start sipping the ancient Japanese brew. But just how does green tea help you lose weight? And does it really work or is it all just hype? This article [...]
Weighty Issues
It is a shame that in their quest to a better physique that so many women demonstrate nervousness if not outright fear of weight training. Over and over I hear from new female clients ‘I dont use weights as I dont want to bulk up’.
Many of these same women have spent endless mind numbing [...]
Top Tips for a Healthy Summer
Author: Dr. Muireann Cullen
Christmas has come and gone and the time for New Year Resolutions has begun. Being healthy over the silly season may have been particularly challenging and the overindulgence can result in the average person putting “lose some weight” top of their New Year’s resolution list.
On average, people can gain up to 2 [...]
Herbal Teas – How Good Are They?
We, the Irish, are well known as a nation of tea drinkers, for most Irish emergencies (and non-emergencies) the teapot is often called into active duty. But did you know that the tea you drink could help your health? It’s true, but it does depend on what sort you choose.
Herbal teas are not [...]
