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Are you Eating the Right Foods Before and After Each Workout?

We all wonder if we are negating our hard work at the gym with our pre and post workout snacks. Wash away all questions and doubts with this guide to the right snack choices. One important factor to consider is your snack time. Advice from exercise expert ICON Health and Fitness, which can be found on Twitter @iFitLiveUK. The rule should be: the less time until the workout, the less you should…
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Swimming games to help kids feel safe in water

In light of the report from the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) which reveals a third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, here are five simple, yet fun swimming games which parents can play with their children to help teach them how to swim and to feel confident and happy in the water. 1. Skittles Parents, you’re the target in this task. As the…
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ALERT! Important info on Vitamin D deficiency

Recently my doctor found out that I kept having recurring colds and inflamed sinuses due to lack of Vitamin D. Apparently I am not alone as 85% of British adults suffer under Vitamin D3 deficiency due to the lack of sunshine. So apart from starting to take a high dose of Vitamin D3 supplements I also did some research and this is what I found out. According to Dr Weil, ‘Vitamin D…
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Mother & Baby Yoga with Shiva Rea - Live Fit Live Happy with Gaiam!

Shiva Rea, yoga trainer and innovator is back with another Gaiam collaboration – Mother & Baby Yoga. London Mums are giving you the chance to preview what the DVD has in store with a free workout. Mother & Baby Yoga is the next chapter in the trilogy of Shiva and Gaiam DVD’s. A woman’s body goes through major changes in childbirth and although bonding time with a new baby is…
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Face-to-face with one of the most graceful and magic ballerinas in Britain: Darcey Bussell

Ballet dancing is so fascinating and deep inside we would all want our little girls to become as graceful as Darcey Bussell. Here she is opening her heart to us. You started professional ballet at quite a late stage, there any reason for this? I DID START BALLET CLASSES ON SATURDAYS FROM 5 YEARS OLD, BUT I WAS JUST NOT VERY INTO IT UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD, I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I ONLY…
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