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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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Royal London One Day Cup Final 2016 – Health Benefits Of Cricket

On Saturday 17th September 2016, the Royal London One Day Cup Final takes place at Lord’s Cricket Ground.health benefits of cricket health benefits of cricket

Surrey and Warwickshire face-off in Saturdays final.

Cricket originated in England and is now a popular sport in lots of other countries.

Cricket has lots of health and social benefits such as:

  • Physical fitness
  • Social interaction
  • Improving hand-eye coordination

To find out more about Royal London One Day Cup Final,CLICK HERE

For more health benefits of cricket, 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 weightloss options.

 

 

 

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US Open Tennis Tournament – Health Benefits of Tennis

The 136th US Open begins on 29th August 2016 until 11th September 2016 and is hosted in New York City, USA. us open tennis us open tennis

The US Open is a hardcourt tennis tournament.

Playing tennis has lots of health benefits which include:

  • lowering body fat
  • improving muscle tone
  • lowering blood pressure

An hour long game of singles tennis can burn around 600 calories for men and 420 calories for women – a great sport to lose weight.

For more information about the US Open, CLICK HERE.

To read more about the health benefits of tennis, 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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2016 World Rowing Championships – Health Benefits Of Rowing

WorldRowChamps_supported-by2 rowingDuring 21-28 August 2016, the 2016 World Rowing Championships will be taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The opening ceremony will taking place on 20th August 2016, which will be a celebration of rowing.

The competition is an annual event and first began in 1997.

GB rowing Team (Team GB) have currently won 3 gold and 2 silver medals in the Olympics Games Rio 2016.

Rowing has lots of health benefits such as:

  • builds muscle strength
  • reduces stress
  • increases cardiovascular health
  • promotes weight loss

For more information on the 2016 World Rowing Championships, 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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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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Wimbledon 2016 – Health Benefits Of Tennis

The 130th Wimbledon Championships starts on 27th June 2016 until 10 July 2016 and is hosted in Wimbledon, London.wimbledon

Wimbledon is a grand slam tennis tournament.

Playing tennis has lots of health benefits which include:

  • lowering body fat
  • improving muscle tone
  • lowering blood pressure

An hour long game of singles tennis can burn around 600 calories for men and 420 calories for women – a great sport to lose weight.

Pimms and strawberries and cream are a popular choice at Wimbledon. During the fortnight, around 230,000 glasses of Pimm’s, 112,000 punnets of English strawberries and 7,000 litres of cream are served.

Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamins C and K and can help with digestive ailments, teeth whitening and skin irritations.

For more information about Wimbledon, CLICK HERE.

To read more about the health benefits of tennis, 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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Tour De France 2016 – Cycling Health Benefits

The 103rd Tour De France starts 2nd July 2016 until 24th July 2016.tour de france

It is made up of 21 stages and covers a total distance of  3,535 kilometres.

The health benefits the 198 riders have 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. tour de france

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

For more information about Tour De France, CLICK HERE.

To read more about the health benefits of cycling, 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.