by Max | Nov 28, 2012 | Exercise
“10,000 steps a day” Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight, relax the mind, feel great physically, and become become healthier. How about making a target of building up to walking 10,000 steps a day? That sounds a lot, but...
by Max | Nov 28, 2012 | Diet
Now is the time for you to decide if you really have the motivation to lose weight. It is a well proven researched fact that you are far more likely to succeed if what is called your ‘intrinsic motivation’ is clear to you. I suggest sitting down with a piece of blank...
by MB50 Team | Nov 27, 2012 | Exercise
Here is the bottom line based on the best research evidence: you need to commit 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) each week to engage in physical activity. There are no ‘if’s or ‘maybe’s’, and it is an ongoing necessity as you get older. Making this a regular habit...
by MB50 Team | Nov 27, 2012 | Exercise
The UK registered charity, Sustrans, has created the brilliant National Cycle Network for the whole British Isles. As well as being a great way to travel and good for your health, the growing Network makes an important contribution to improving the environment, and...
by MB50 Team | Nov 27, 2012 | Exercise
The first UK “Green Gym” project was pioneered at Sonning Common to the west of London in 1999 (/). Since then several more Green Gym projects have got going in the UK under the BTCV volunteering umbrella. Sometimes in cities as well as the countryside, they are...