Recent research shows that regular high intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve your health and reverse normal age related decline, even if you're 'no spring chicken'. HIIT involves repeated short bursts of more intense activity followed by recovery periods of more gentle exercise.

If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you always go. But why do you do what you do? The Impact Framework used by coaches can help you understand yourself better and how to change the outcomes you get. According to this model what you do is influenced by how you feel. Neuroscientist and author Jill Bolte-Taylor explains that when you react to something in your environment, "There's a 90 second chemical process that happens in the body; after that, any remaining emotional...

Once you've been having regular chiropractic treatment for awhile and are enthusiastic about on-going chiropractic care, you are entitled to apply to be a Back-in-Action Chiropractic Wellbeing Patient.  This entitles you to 10% off all chiropractic treatments, discounts on vitamins, minerals and other benefits...

Your nerves are like muscles - too little use and they fade away, too much use and you can damage them. The sensors in your joints and muscles send signals up to the brain, so the brain can build a map of your body. These signals also help your brain stay healthy. It's thought that that as much as 90% of the stimulus your brain receives in a day comes from the joints and muscles, so good function in them is important for your brain health. The amount of activity in your brain has a large impact on your muscle tone. If your brain isn't firing on all cylinders then the muscles around your joints won't be balanced properly, which can leave you more vulnerable to injury.

Research shows that being active in nature helps keep you healthy throughout life. Whilst length of life has generally increased, this often doesn't correspond with a long functional (fit and healthy) life.

A report commissioned by the Wildlife Trust concludes evidence based research suggests that being out in Nature is not only good for physical health but can also help reduce stress, improve mood and reduce social isolation. The report proposes five 'Ways to Wellbeing' to improve your physical and mental health:

Getting out in the fresh air to do some gardening can be a real joy. However, if you’re not used to all the extra exercise and physical movement that donning a rake or trowel will bring, you could end up doing your body more harm than good.