Health Blog — Exercise

You might be used to the term Concentric Exercise but now there is something new - Eccentric Exercise.

But what is eccentric exercise?  How can you benefit from it?  And how can you incorporate it into your own exercise regime?

Do you spend a lot of time in front of a screen, keeping up with your workload?

Do you feel totally exhausted by the end of your working day?

Does this mean that you feel you should do nothing more after work except curl up on the sofa before you go to bed?

Answering "yes" to these questions could mean that "brain drain" is slowing you down and leading to fatigue.

There is new research out and it is all about being able to stand on one leg as if you were a flamingo.

A team of scientists from around the world have got together to come up with a test called the one-legged stance test or OLS. 

Find out more about their findings...

With so many concerns in our everyday world today, we have to find ways to bring more joy and happiness in our lives.

Find out more about how you can do this with our top ten tips!

We often become anxious if we find ourselves waking up in the middle of the night or during the very early hours of the morning, thinking that we are just not getting sufficient sleep.

And yet, during historical times, people had very different sleeping habits.

We all know that we should be exercising more and all the health benefits that accompany such exercise.

But now researchers have found that bench presses are even better than a good run for ensuring a good night's sleep...

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a common chronic disease affecting so many worldwide. 

It causes joint pain swelling and inflammation, beginning at any age but more likely between the years thirty and fifty becoming most common among those in their seventies.