THE YEAR IS HALF OVER, AND IT’S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW FAR YOU’VE COME. IF YOU HAVEN’T ACCOMPLISHED YOUR NEW YEAR’S GOALS, IT’S TIME TO GET ON THE BALL AGAIN We have now entered the second half of the year and it is only six months to 2010. It’s time to reflect on the progress of our new year’s resolutions. Are you on track with your goals? If you wanted to…

IF YOU THINK SURGERY COULD BE A QUICK, SIMPLE WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT, THINK AGAIN. IT MAY BE FAST, BUT CHANCES ARE THE RESULTS WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY MOTHERS face many challenges as they try to regain and retain their youthful figures following childbirth. Many women experience subsequent increases in body weight because as the family grows there are more demands on her time. The role of managing a home, cooking and cleaning, and teaching…

YOUR FOOD AND DENTAL FILLINGS MAY BE TO BLAME FOR YOUR INABILITY TO LOSE WEIGHT THERE are many people who have difficulty in achieving their health and fitness goals, despite disciplined training and nutritional programmes. Training programmes will vary in nature and suitability to a client. The deciding factor will be the skill and experience of the coach but a major road-block to fat loss, health and vitality can be exposure to heavy-metal toxicity. There…

A RECENT LEAKED MEMO SUGGESTED THAT BRITAIN’S WAR EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN WAS BEING HINDERED BY A NUMBER OF FRONTLINE TROOPS WHO ARE TOO FAT TO FIGHT. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed it had directed military chiefs to ensure units are following Army fitness policy after concerns were raised over a “worrying trend of obesity”. The leaked memo further said: “Concerns about obesity throughout the Army are clearly linked to current attitudes towards physical training.”…