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Cycle to Work Day 2018 – Cycling Health Benefits

Cycle to Work Day 2018 – https://www.cycletoworkday.org/

Wednesday 15th August 2018 is Cycle to Work Day 2018, and it aims to encourage everyone to travel to work on their pedal bike.

It is the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event. Since the event began in 2012, over 2 million miles have been ridden.

The health benefits  from regular cycling include:

  • improved joint mobility
  • improved posture and coordination
  • increased cardiovascular fitness
  • decreased body fat levels.

Cycling can help to prevent depression, obesity and arthritis.

Riding a bike, along with a healthy eating plan, is a great way to lose weight.

According to  research, a half-hour bike ride everyday can burn nearly 5 kilograms of fat over a year.

Everyone who pledges their miles has the chances to win some incredible prizes.

To find out how to pledge and for more information about Cycle to Work Day, CLICK HERE.

To read more about the health benefits of cycling,CLICK HERE.

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and exercise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weight loss options.

 

 

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Great North Run – Health Benefits of Running

GREAT NORTH RUN GREAT NORTH RUN great north runThe UK’s Great North Run is the biggest half marathon in the World with over 57,000 runners taking part in the famous 13.1-mile run.

Great North Run is on Sunday 11th September 2016 and begins in Newcastle city centre.

There are other events happening in the local area on Saturday 10th September such as the Junior and Mini Great Run, the worlds biggest pasta party and the Great North 5k.

Other running & swimming events are also organised by the same people in other cities/areas (for adults & children) throughout the year.

Running is a great way to keep fit and to socialise with others, as there is most likely a local running club that you can join in your area.

Running/jogging has lots of health benefits such as:

  • relieve stress
  • lose weight or help maintain a health weight
  • improve cardiovasular fitnes
  • strengthen muscles

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and exercise but still haven’t had success in losing weight, please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

MORE ABOUT THE GREAT NORTH RUN
Great North Run (adults): CLICK HERE
Junior and Mini Great North Run: CLICK HERE

For more health benefits of running/jogging, CLICK HERE

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Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Health Benefits

This summer, 162 countries will be participating in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, between 7th September – 18 September.2016 Paralympics 2016 paralympic 2016 paralympic

This year the event will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in South America. Thousands of athletes will compete in 22 sports competitions such as swimming, boccia and judo.

Around 4,350 athletes will compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games, and approximately 1,650 will be women. This is a 9.9% increase on London 2012 Paralympic Games.

A total of 264 athletes will compete for Great Britian and Northern Ireland (“Team GB”) in 19 sports.

Some of the benefits of taking part in a sport are:

  • can help to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
  • improved posture
  • increased cardiovascular fitness
  • making friends/meeting people

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and exercise but still haven’t had success in losing weight, please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

MORE INFO ABOUT THE GAMES
Official Rio Paralympic Games sites: CLICK HERE or HERE
Team GB: CLICK HERE

For UK news & TV coverage, CLICK HERE

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Health Benefits Of Football/Soccer

Football, also known as soccer, is the most popular sport in the world – billions of fans watched the World Cup on the television.football

Football can be played at most ages and by any gender.

Playing football has lots of mental, physical and social benefits.

Some of the health benefits of playing football are:

  • increased cardiovascular health
  • help to maintain a healthy weight or lose weight
  • increases bone strength

For more information on the health benefits of playing football, CLICK HERE.

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and excerise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

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Olympics 2016 – Health Benefits

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This Summer, 206 countries will be participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics, between 5th August – 21st August.

This year the event will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in South America. Thousands of athletes will compete in over 26 sports competitions such as swimming, athletics and judo.

A total of 366 athletes will compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“Team GB”) at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. While this is significantly smaller than the 542-strong team at the London 2012 Olympics, it is the biggest contingent sent to an ‘away’ event since the Barcelona 1992 Olympics.

Some of the benefits of taking part in a sport are:

  • can help to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
  • improved posture
  • increased cardiovascular fitness
  • making friends/meeting people

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and exercise but still haven’t had success in losing weight, please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

MORE INFO ABOUT THE GAMES
Official Rio Olympics sites: CLICK HERE or HERE
Team GB: CLICK HERE

For UK news & TV coverage, see below…
BBC Web site (with additional viewing coverage): CLICK HERE
Event Times by Date: CLICK HERE
Freeview TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Freevsat TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Sky TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Virgin Media TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE

 

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Do You Want To Be Slim? Eat In!

Eating out might make your wallet feel lighter, but the same thing might not be said when you step on the scales..

Dining out could be making you gain weight and increasing your risk of diabetes.

According to research, people who usually have their dinner at home are slimmer and are 15% less likely to have diabetes compared to those who eat out.

For 26 years, researcher Geng Zong followed the health of 100,000 middle-aged men and women.

The participants were asked questions about their lifestyle, diet and where they ate their meals.

The results showed that those who ate their evening meal at home five to seven times a week are 15% less likely to develop diabetes than those who ate at home only twice a week.

People who ate at home ate more fruit, veg and whole grains, consumed less fizzy drinks and excerised more, which resulted in them gaining less weight over the years.

All the volunteers were free of diabetes at the start of the study.
However, by the end of the 26  years, more than 9,000 had developed diabetes.

To read more about the study, CLICK HERE.

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and excerise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

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One You

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one youOne You is a new campaign organised by the Public Health England to help adults live a healthier life.

Without knowing, everyday we are increasing our chance of becoming ill later on in life by excessive alcohol consumption, unhealthy eating, being unactivate and smoking. All these contribute to an unhealthy you.

Choices we make today have an influence on our health and could lower the risk of suffering from a stroke or living with dementia and prevent diseases such as heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.

One You is here to help, encourage and support you to be a healthier you.

Please CLICK HERE to take part in the ‘How Are YOU’ quiz and start the fight back to a healthier you.

For more information about One You, please go to: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou

For treatments to help with weight loss, please go to: www.ukmeds4u.com

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Do you put off your worries??

Do you put off your worries?

A recent study completed by insurer Direct Line, has found that ⅔ of the UK put off dealing with serious emotional problems and would rather carry out physical tasks to push their worries to the back of their minds!

 

What are we putting off?

Most of the problems that we push to the back of our minds revolve around money or jobs, but the main worry for people was relationships. Around 1 in 6 of us have put off ending a relationship for long periods of time!

Studies show that we worry about major issues for nearly two years before we finally pluck up the courage to deal with them and fix the problem. Many people like to pretend that everything is fine, so they would rather do chores or carry out manual tasks rather than face their problems head on.

What can we do?

Putting off your worries and pretending that they aren’t there can be a major problem, especially if it is something major such as a relationship problem or a financial problem. Having them sitting there in the back of your mind can slowly eat away and will eventually cause health problems for you such as increased stress levels and depression.

Most people don’t like to talk about themselves and statistically men try to put off talking about themselves in any way at any cost. Women are more likely to confront their worries than men, but even this is usually after a substantial amount of time has passed!

Prioritising your emotional well being is the main thing, because if you don’t then you will only make yourself ill through worrying about all the different things that are on your mind. If you have something on your mind, try and deal with it straightaway rather than putting it to one side.

Dealing with things as soon as they happen can often make them easier to sort out than letting them drag on!

If you are having problems, why not talk to our community, they’re always happy to talk…