The global pandemic stopped us in our tracks and an unsettling environment can be truly demotivating when it comes to exercise, so it's hardly surprising when that bit of extra…
We know vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. But the benefits don’t stop there. There’s been a steady stream of research indicating that the ‘sunshine vitamin’…
A couple of weeks ago I found a tick. Right under my bra strap. I don’t like to think about how much of my body it must have crawled over to get…
Balance is way more complicated than I’d ever thought: muscles, joints, the inner ear, eyes, brain and skin. They must all work together through a constant process of position detection,…
There were a couple health-related stories last week which I thought might interest you.New WHO global guidelines to curb dementiaLast Tuesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued global recommendations on…
I’ve been reading a fascinating little book recently – The Nordic Guide to Living 10 years Longer*. Originally in Swedish, happily for me it has been translated and published in…
The Times this weekend ran the headline ‘Research now shows that brain supplements don’t prevent dementia’. Omega 3 fish oil, B vitamins (or any other vitamins), selenium (or any other…
Our Guest blog this week is by Fiona Morgan, Woman's Health Physiotherapist, MCSP, HCPC. Fiona from Clifton Physiotherapy is originally from South Africa and has been working in the area of women's…
We know that many of you are managing arthritis. Indeed it was autoimmune arthritis that helped lead Vicky to discover Nordic walking and set up Bristol Nordic Walking in the…
What does Nordic walking do for you? Whether you want to shed a few pounds, increase your fitness, protect your joints or simply have a fun sociable walk, Nordic walking…
