The Paralympics are here! And yet again we are motivated and inspired by the amazing sporting achievements these athletes can perform.

With that in mind lets crack on with our next 'Exercise of the Month'. This month is STEP!
This is a great cardiovasular exercise and also good for leg strength and balance. The really nice thing about this particular exercise is you can see how much you are improving in fitness.

Start with a step like a reebok step (below). 
1. Choose the height, start with the...
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The Olympics are inspiring a lot of people to get in shape, once of course we can get off the sofa from watching all the action! Therefore for the next few months we will be offering an 'Exercise of the Month'. This month: skipping!

Skipping is a fantastic cardiovascular exercise, also good for bone health, core stability, calf and ankle strength, balance and good running preparation.
You will need a thin plastic skipping rope, not the traditional woven rope type. Measure your skipping rope, wh...
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I have been keen to write an article on honest food diaries and have become very interested in the Daily Telegraphs regular articles called 'A Day on a Plate...' where they get celebrities to pick a day and then write what they have had. Most of them are health packed and makes me wonder if they have chosen their most virtuous day of food that week/month??

However I really feel that writing down exactly what we have eaten and what exercise we do helps us to understand our own body much better...
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The below is a recent blog article I wrote for 'The Baby Care Company' www.thebabycarecompany.co.uk about when to resume exercise postnatally.

Early postnatal exercise has many positive effects on our bodies including: increasing confidence, toning weakened muscles like abdominals and pelvic floor, giving you more energy and releasing feel-good hormones. For a lot of new mums, after looking after baby and getting some sleep, returning to exercise is often high on the agenda, but when is it sa...

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