14 November 2011

A spinning class with a difference from Spain

Instead of pounding away to heavy metal or whatever compilation your instructor brings to the class, why not have live music while you spin. Something uplifting and traditional and very Spanish. “Spinning a ritmo de jota” from Zaragoza. Enjoy …

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18 March 2010

A walk in the Park

If you fancy a stroll in the park watch out for Telegraph readers in tracksuits.

This must be one of the daftest pieces of advice I have seen on how to lose weight by exercise. To make exercise interesting the "Life Coach" in the Daily Telegraph today suggests losing your beer belly by [...]

28 February 2010

You can't park here this is my urban gym!

Go to Germany or France and any self-respecting woodland walk will have exercise stations, usually made out of tree trunks. In Spain many costal promenades have them made from steel pipes set in concrete – see images.

Not so in the UK (with one exception being the trim track at Gateshead stadium [...]

10 February 2010

Exercise can damage your health

I’m not exactly anti-exercise but I sometimes wonder what damage people are doing by being over enthusiastic. When I was a student I was struck by the number of people I saw at the gym who were nursing injuries, it often seemed that there were more people with joint supports and bandages than without.

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6 February 2010

No need to exercise

According to an article in the Telegraph today around 20% of the population do not get any significant aerobic fitness benefit from regular exercise.

In future you might be able to find your best way of staying healthy by having a DNA test and discovering whether you should focus on diet, exercise or [...]

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My name is Bill Ferguson and I am an Osteopath and Acupuncturist. I run a private practice in Tenterden, Kent.

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