Events taking place around Ireland as part of Breast Health Day
Events for 15 October Breast Health Day are taking place in the following locations (by county):
1. CLARE: Shannon FRC, Respond Centre, Riveanna View, Shannon: (061-707600): 2 guest speakers giving talks on “Importance of Breastcheck” & “Breast Awareness” followed by general dance session, 10-12.30pm.
CORK: Curves, The Boys Club, Church Rd, Bantry (027-20222): All day exercise session open [...]
10 – 16% of Breast Cancer cases related to lack of exercise
Europa Donna Ireland calls on women of all ages to get active on breast health day
Thursday 15th October marks Europa Donna Ireland’s (EDI) Breast Health Day. 10 – 16% of breast cancers are related to inactivity and with over 22 free events taking place around the country EDI are calling on women of all ages [...]
Free Diet Ebook
We came across a useful Diet Ebook recently entitled ‘52 Guaranteed Strategies to Lose Weight and Keep it off‘. The Ebook can be downloaded for free from The Brain Changing Diet website. The strategies are listed in a brief, easy to read format and offer some useful, no nonsense tips to anyone who is trying [...]
Oxfam TRAILTREKKERS set off to span the globe and challenge poverty
Participants in one of the world’s toughest team challenges went the distance as they set off on Oxfam’s TRAILTREKKER challenge event on Saturday (26th September).
Trekking by day and by night through the Mourne Mountains, the Ring of Gullion and the Tain Way, 93 teams of four people were each walking the 100km route [...]
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, [...]
New magazine to help you manage stress
With stress playing an even bigger part in our lives during these times it is a great pleasure to see a new in house magazine produced by Catherine Connors-Bevalot (who also writes for Life and Fitness) devoted to the subject. The new title called ‘De-Stress’ contains numerous articles in this issue that will empower the [...]
Back to school warning: Know the difference between swine flu and meningitis
Meningitis Research Foundation is urging all parents and teachers to be extra vigilant about meningitis as children return to school. Cases of swine flu are expected to rise again as the school term gets underway and winter approaches. MRF is warning people how easy it is to mistake the early symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia [...]
Exercise and surf, blog or Twitter at the same time
Lack of time is one of the most used excuses for not exercising. Yet how many hours a week do you spend in front of the computer surfing the net, writing blog posts, updating your Facebook status or using Twitter? I’m as guilty as anyone on this I must admit.
A US company now produces the [...]
Parents with dental insurance are more likely to bring their children to the dentist
Vhi DeCare Dental has announced the results of research into children’s dental health habits and found that children are not going to the dentist early enough. More than half of parents polled stated their child’s first dental visit was by age four. The European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry recommends that [...]
Limerick Women's Mini-Marathon is launched
An estimated 4,000 walkers and runners are expected to participate in the 2009 Limerick Leader Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday, 4th October next.
The annual mini-marathon, which is coordinated by the Limerick Athletic Club, takes place around the University of Limerick campus.
In 2008, the 7-kilometre event attracted 3,455 competitors from all over Ireland. This [...]
