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  • Top 10 Gift Ideas for Christmas

    Top 10 Gift Ideas for Christmas

    If the thought of Christmas fast approaching fills you with dread because, unlike the other people in your office, you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet (it’s really has been too unseasonably warm to think about it!) never fear, here are some lovely gift ideas for your loved ones to help you along, or even [...]

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  • The Animal in You: Evolutionary Exercise

    The Animal in You: Evolutionary Exercise

    Recently, an article in The Times by Peta Bee explored the latest fitness craze to hit the UK, evolutionary exercise.  The poor journalist was subjected to a very public evolutionary training session in a London park under the supervision of Colin Holding, which involved squatting like a primate to stretch the spine, running (or crawling) [...]

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  • Beach Volleyball Stars Sell Ad Space on Their Bikini Bottoms …

    Beach Volleyball Stars Sell Ad Space on Their Bikini Bottoms …

    As part of a sponsorship deal with Betfair, top ranked British beach volleyball stars Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney have had QR codes printed on the back of their bikini bottoms, as a way to attract new customers to the online bookmakers. When someone takes a photo of a QR code, they’re taken to the advertiser’s [...]

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  • My Day as a Race for Life Volunteer

    My Day as a Race for Life Volunteer

    This year, I signed up to experience the other side of Cancer Research’s Race for Life, as a volunteer at the Canterbury race at Godmersham Park House, a beautiful stately home and grounds where Jane Austen’s brother once lived. It’s said that some of the characters from Pride and Prejudice are based on characters from [...]

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  • NEW : Yoga Advice Pages

    NEW : Yoga Advice Pages

    We’ve just put a couple of advice pages together for anyone who’s new to yoga.  Whether you want to get an idea of which type of yoga is the right one for you, or you need to know what to take and what to wear for your first yoga class, we’ve covered all the basics  to [...]

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  • Reebok EasyTone Trainers – A Quick Guide

    Reebok EasyTone Trainers – A Quick Guide

    If you’re vaguely familiar with Reebok’s EasyTone trainers but want to know a little bit more about the how, what and why of them, here’s a quick guide to explain them in a bit more detail. What are Reebok EasyTone Trainers? EasyTone trainers help you tone key muscles in your calves, hamstrings and glutes. Wearing them increases [...]

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  • 2012 Olympics tickets: you win some, you lose some

    2012 Olympics tickets: you win some, you lose some

    Bidders for tickets to the 2012 Olympics learnt last night whether or not they had been successful. The vast majority of those who had been randomly allocated tickets had their cards debited by midnight last night, however they will have to wait until around 24th June to find out which events they will get to [...]

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  • Top 10 Marathons, Half-Marathons and Fun Runs 2011

    Top 10 Marathons, Half-Marathons and Fun Runs 2011

    From the sublime to the ridiculous, the serious to the downright silly, there’s a whole host of great running and multi-discipline events coming up this year, from challenges that will push you to your limit to fancy dress fun runs, there’s something for everyone, regardless of your fitness level. Here’s our top 10 events for 2011. 1. Great [...]

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  • Essential Tri Kit – Dress to Impress

    Essential Tri Kit – Dress to Impress

    One of the up and coming sports events in the modern era is the Triathlon. It consists of three different disciplines which involve a tremendous amount of physical fitness, determination and stamina in order to succeed. Many locations across the UK, and indeed abroad, are constantly hosting this type of event and opening it up to [...]

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  • Simply sweat facts … did you know?

    Simply sweat facts … did you know?

    Cats can only sweat through their paws Us humans sweat all over our bodies, helping us cool down and regulate our body temperature  efficiently, whereas our feline friends can only sweat through the little pads in their paws, so they have to come up with other ways to cool themselves down. The fact that cats have [...]

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