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How to look after your balance and avoid falls later in life

Having good balance helps prevent falls and makes our daily activities easier to perform, but it is often something we forget about when outlining our fitness goals. Improving balance also plays a crucial role in maintaining mobility and ...

29 Oct 2024 at 15:46

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 are also good for bringing down ...

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

Lifestyle

How to get the most out of workouts and avoid injury at any age

Whether it’s been a while since you stepped foot in a gym or if you’re visiting for the first time this January, listening to your body is key – especially when it comes to preventing injuries. This is true whatever your age, but is ...

28 Dec 2023 at 13:06

Lifestyle

Lack of time or motivation putting Britons off getting healthy – poll

A lack of time and motivation are putting people off getting fit, a poll suggests. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) said these were some of the main barriers preventing people from making healthy changes to their diet and ...

17 May 2023 at 10:45

Lifestyle

What is rucking and should you add it to your fitness regime this summer?

When it comes to health and wellbeing benefits, it’s hard to beat a humble walk. It gets the blood pumping, clears the head and – if you’re lucky – gets you out in nature. But if you did want to take things up a notch and ...

29 Apr 2024 at 12:47

Lifestyle

Short bursts of activity in daily tasks can reduce risk of early death – study

A last-minute rush for the bus or running around with the children for a few minutes could help cut a person’s risk of early death, according to new research. Three or four one-minute bursts of activity during daily ...

09 Dec 2022 at 09:32

Lifestyle

This is how exercise can boost your brain power

We all know that exercise is good for our physical health, and in recent years more people are discovering how movement can have a transformative impact on our mental health too. What’s less well known is how ...

19 Jan 2023 at 06:30

Offaly Life

MONDAY MOTIVATION: 5 super foods to supercharge your lifestyle

With everyone interested in health and fitness, super foods are very on trend. Traditionally only stocked by health food shops, recently retailers like Aldi, Supervalu, Tesco and Dunnes Stores have begun ...

20 Mar 2017 at 11:20

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 ...

30 Jul 2021 at 15:34

Lifestyle

How tennis could be harming your body – and why it does you good

With Wimbledon underway and Nick Kyrgios already out due to injury, is tennis actually any good for you? Every tournament brings fresh injuries into the public eye, but the sport’s praises are often ...

04 Jul 2023 at 12:02

Offaly Life

LIFESTYLE: Get beach ready with these HIIT workout tips

Last week’s article focused on how proper nutrition is the biggest factor in losing weight. This week I have some High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) exercises to help you burn some more ...

02 May 2017 at 11:20

Offaly Life

MONDAY MOTIVATION: This is why you should lift weights

Why should I lift weights? This is a question I get asked a lot as a personal trainer. Some people believe that only men should lift weights as women become too bulky, but that couldn’t be ...

06 Mar 2017 at 10:33

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