Bitesize Blog – Free Health and Fitness Tips

Flexibility or suppleness describes the elasticity of our muscles. Flexible muscles allow ease of joint movement, whereas inflexible muscles restrict joint movement which can lead to dysfunction and injury. Generally speaking women are more flexible than men. This is due to the physiological differences between the sexes and to the production of the hormone relaxin. [...]

Swimming is great exercise and can be performed by all level of fitness abilities. In order to get the most out of swimming as an exercise – rather than relaxation – some effort needs to go in! I am not a great lover of the breaststroke because most people do not perform this accurately. Swimming [...]

Let’s talk nuts! Nuts make a nutritious snack, but are often avoided because they are fattening. The reality is that a few nuts are more filling and satisfying that many other “lighter” snacks (which are often packed with sugar and are really more calorific), so you tend you eat less. If you are worried that [...]

I have recently been up at Loughborough University for an exercise seminar and I picked up a few interesting facts that I thought I would share with you. In order for us in the 21st Century to equal the self-propelled movement (walking or cycling) of Mr & Mrs Average in the nineteen sixties we need [...]

Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and praised the good bits rather than criticising your perceived bad bits? Body image is very emotive. There are basically three images. The one you see in the mirror, the one your friends, family and colleagues see and the one the camera sees. Which of these [...]

Breathing is something we all take for granted, but how often do you really take a deep breath? Consider that the breath in your lungs can stay in there for up to two weeks! Test your lung capacity by placing your hands on the bottom of your rib cage and breathe in. Can you move [...]

Let’s have a look at a few fitness myths. Health and Fitness has become such a buzz industry, but there is still too much misinformation out there, so I hope this will clear up some of it! Muscle weighs more than fat. 5lbs of fat weighs the same as 5lbs of muscle tissue, however the [...]

We have all become more aware of what we put in our bodies – but what about what we put ON our bodies. I have listed below some ingredients that you may find in your shower gels, shampoos, face products and anti-perspirants. At the present time there is no legislation to give the percentages of [...]

In 1988 Alan Bennett (renowned English playwright) wrote a series of monologues entitled “Talking Heads”.  One of these monologues was entitled “A Cream Cracker Under the Settee”.  The theme was about an elderly lady who falls and is unable to get up from the floor.  All she can see is a cracker under the settee, [...]

At this time of year we all become a bit more interested in boosting our immune system and often look to supplementation. Traditionally Cod Liver Oil has led the field in the UK.  Personally, I have never understood why.  If Essential Fatty Acid increase is your goal, primarily Omega 3, why on earth would you [...]