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6 ways to find workout motivation as the days get shorter and colder

When you get in from work and it’s the dark, or wake up to a chilly, drizzly morning, it can be difficult to find the drive to get some exercise in, whether it’s making your way to the gym, heading out for a run or going to a class. With decreased ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:11

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: Ways to find workout motivation as the days get shorter and colder

29 Sept 2022 at 16:01

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How to get children active

It’s so easy for children to be less active. Today’s technology brings a lure to stay inside and play games or watch telly, which is is why the results of a new survey won’t cause much surprise. According to research published in the ...

12 Aug 2022 at 12:29

National News

Calls for people with gym or yoga memberships to get tax rebates

The Government has been urged to give tax breaks to those who try to be physically active, to encourage people to stay healthy. A new lobby group, the Fit 4 Life – Irish Physical Activity Alliance, or IPAA, wants people with gym ...

21 May 2024 at 13:23

Offaly Life

New hip, new limp: Total hip replacement

Are you getting a total hip replacement? Or have you just recently got it done? Have you been told that “you will need a new hip in the next 10 years?”. Are you just sitting there and waiting for your hip to get sorer and then ...

30 Jul 2021 at 15:34

Lifestyle

Why going sober could be the key to fitness success

Despite having ambitious fitness goals, or a desire to create a change in our lives, many of us are reluctant to give up alcohol. Surely it cannot affect our fitness routines and progress that much, just to enjoy a glass of ...

18 May 2023 at 09:10

Lifestyle

Bear Grylls: I’m embarrassed I once wrote a vegan cookbook – now I eat red meat and no veg

Bear Grylls says he feels “embarrassed” that he used to promote veganism. Not only has he now ditched being vegan, he eats a diet that’s heavy on red meat and no vegetables at all – and the adventurer insists the health ...

10 May 2023 at 08:34

National News

'I'm living my best life' - Elderly vegan aims to complete 100 ultramarathons before 100

An 85-year-old whose life changed when he adopted a vegan diet in his 60s and then started to exercise in his 80s is now challenging himself to complete one million press-ups before his 90th birthday and 100 ...

10 May 2023 at 14:48

Lifestyle

Wall squat exercises can help lower blood pressure, study suggests

Exercises such as “wall sits” could be the best form of activity to help people reduce blood pressure, a new study suggests. Other physical activity including cardio, resistance training and HIIT workouts ...

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

Lifestyle

Are we working out too hard?

There’s a reason high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is so popular – it’s designed to give you a killer workout in a short amount of time. HIIT classes are short, sharp bursts of exercises where ...

24 Jul 2023 at 08:27

Lifestyle

What is trail running and should we all be doing it?

With so much of the gorgeous countryside on our doorsteps, or a train ride away unexplored, we all are looking for new ways to get out and about. Trail running could be the adventurous workout that ...

18 Jul 2023 at 07:30

Lifestyle

Nearly half of women feel ‘too unfit’ to enjoy exercise this summer – how to overcome fitness fear

Nearly half of women feel ‘too unfit’ to exercise this summer, according to new research. Some 48% say feeling too unfit is preventing them from getting active this season, according to new data ...

19 Jul 2023 at 11:31

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