Category: Fitness and Health

I like my food, and no doubt that has helped contribute to my middle aged spread, especially as I will veer towards anything sweet - cakes, biscuits, chocolate. But of course I know that if I am out...

Now that I have been walking regularly for a little while, and I have started to power walk occasionally, I wondered whether I would benefit from power walking every day? Would adopting this practice...

There's no doubt about it, sometimes you just don't feel in a good mood. Even the happiest of people have times when life gets on top of them, things get you down, and quite frankly you just want to...

Hiking is a great way to enjoy nature and get some exercise, but for some people, hiking can be uncomfortable or even painful. If your hands swell up when you walk, you're not alone. This common...

I always advocate having water to hand when walking, and whilst I probably don't drink enough water day to day, if I am going on a long walk I will always have at least one bottle with me. I also...

Many years ago, in my teens, I used to be a runner. I wasn't an elite or even club athlete, but I used to go out plodding round the streets of my home town, and a couple of times a month me and my...