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Calm Your Nerves with This One-Minute Exercise

Calm Your Nerves with This One-Minute Exercise

When you lie down to go to sleep after a busy day, do you ever notice that you take a deep, long breath and let it out with a sigh? That’s a great example of a belly breath (fully using your diaphragm). Although it sounds simple to take a deep, cleansing breath, there are many reasons why we...
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How to beat the back-to-work blues thumb

How to beat the back-to-work blues

The post-Christmas period can leave many of us feeling down. Back-to-work blues, an empty...
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Sign Up To Our Beach Ready Challenge Now thumb

Sign Up To Our Beach Ready Challenge Now

It's less than three weeks until Summer and that means hitting the beach, the pool,...
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Can't stop over-eating? Here's how to stop once and for all thumb

Can't stop over-eating? Here's how to stop once and for all

Get your control back. Plan ahead for smart snacking by keeping a variety of tasty,...
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The best time to exercise thumb

The best time to exercise

The perks of the morning It gets done.If you have trouble with consistency, exercising in...
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4 ways to squeeze exercise in to your day thumb

4 ways to squeeze exercise in to your day

We all know that we need at least 30-minutes of physical activity on most days of the...
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Think clearly, focus longer and remember more - here's how thumb

Think clearly, focus longer and remember more - here's how

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Please don't tell me I'm beautiful thumb

Please don't tell me I'm beautiful

A 9-year-old girl with a face so swollen by fat that her features are indistinguishable...
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Don't stress! Here's 15 things you can do instead thumb

Don't stress! Here's 15 things you can do instead

Reduce and relieve stress in as little as two minutes with these 15 calming tricks.
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Want a body like a beach volleyball player? thumb

Want a body like a beach volleyball player?

Train in front of your TV (no equipment required) with these routines inspired by some of...
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Do you have an eating disorder? thumb

Do you have an eating disorder?

One in 20 Australian women have suffered from an eating disorder while 1 in 4 people know...
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7 benefits of exercise you may be unaware of thumb

7 benefits of exercise you may be unaware of

Slimmer thighs, firmer muscles, more energy and a healthier heart are all pay-offs you...
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10 tips to stay motivated for exercise thumb

10 tips to stay motivated for exercise

It’s a fine line that divides motivational success or failure when it comes to...
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The 10 best fitness foods thumb

The 10 best fitness foods

What you eat can boost the effects of your exercise programme.
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The 10 most common diet excuses thumb

The 10 most common diet excuses

Too poor, too busy, too sad, too happy...we come up with all sorts of reasons for...
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How to exercise and eat for your body shape thumb

How to exercise and eat for your body shape

While we all come in different sizes and every body is unique, experts have identified...
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