HealthOnTrack

Archive for the ‘Healthy People’ Category

Taking a holiday does more for you than enable you to sleep late and get a glowing tan; there are numerous health benefits of holidays too. For centuries doctors have been advising ailing people to take a holiday by the seaside and with good reason. We take a closer look at the health benefits of holidays.  Read more... (370 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant then you are probably wondering what you can do to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. We have researched the top pregnancy tips that can help you have a healthy and safe pregnancy.

• Learn to love your belly.

Pregnant women’s bellies grow at different rates and while your friend may be six months pregnant and barely showing, you are four months pregnant and look as though you’ll give birth any day now. Relax; you are a beautiful pregnant woman.  Read more... (382 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

We all know the benefits of drinking water (and yes these will be discussed further), but do you know of any other health tips involving water? Our bodies are made up of between 70% and 80% water so it makes sense that we need water to survive. Did you know that you can live for at least 4 weeks without food, but only 10 days without water? However, it is not just physical survival that we depend on for water; this element can have a profound effect on our mental wellbeing. Read on to discover a few good health tips regarding water.  Read more... (404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Whether you are a professional or amateur electrician or if you like to do maintenance yourself, there are a number of electrical safety tips you should keep in mind when on the job. Of course you don’t want to get shocked while working with electricity, but you also don’t want to blow fuses or damage wiring or the circuit board.  Read more... (333 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

We all know the benefits of bike commuting be it to work, the shops, to see friends or as a summer holiday expedition; it is better for the environment as there is no pollution and better for us as we get exercise and fresh air. However, few people would think that the words “stylish” and bike commuting clothes would ever go together. An innovative collaboration has addressed just this issue.  Read more... (316 words, 1 image, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

This weekend, Maltese citizens mourned the loss of the community’s oldest member, Jack Serra, who passed away at the impressive age of 104. Taxation Malta professionals will tell you that Mr Serra only retired at 97, and his family describes him as being “always on the go”.

Staying fit as you get older is not an easy task, but Jack Serra serves as an admirable example of healthy living – so what can we learn from Malta’s oldest man about staying fit and healthy?  Read more... (311 words, 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

As we enter a new year many of us have sat down and compiled a list of New Years resolutions that we are adamant we will stick to. Of course this is no different from any other year when we start off with tremendous enthusiasm and zeal to stick to our latest New Year’s resolution ideas. But rather than compiling a daunting list and then struggling to get through it, why not take baby steps in 2011?

Learn from your New Year’s resolutions of 2010 and consider these five resolutions from GPs in serviced offices Cardiff that are easy to keep and good for you:  Read more... (366 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

We use shoe shapers to keep our favourite shoes and trainers looking their best – and now your running shoes can help you shape up! Skechers Shape Ups are designed to tone and strengthen and tone your muscles while you’re walking, running or working out. The super-stylish Skechers Shape Ups are available in a variety of attractive designs, including sneakers, boots and flip flops.

This week, Skechers Shape Ups teamed up with reality TV star and socialite Kim Kardashian, and her mother Kris Jenner, to promote this range of fitness footwear.

The new Skechers Shape Ups campaign, which will be launched in 2011, will include a “Shaping Up with the Kardashians” mother-daughter fitness challenge. Also included in the Skechers partnership is the “Kardashian Collection” – a selection of favourite styles hand-picked by sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney.  Read more... (290 words, 1 image, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Celebrity abs are ripped torsos cut to perfection, waists that highlight hours spent in the gym, months of diet and years of effective weight management. Celebrity abs, both male and female looks amazing on film and spectacular in glossy magazine shoots. With the amount of hot bodies parading around our planet, it is almost impossible to pick the best celebrity abs from the incredible selection of toned torsos. Thankfully, we have chosen (in no particular order) the top five celebrity abs below:  Read more... (526 words, 5 images, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)