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How to lose that post-Christmas weight without going to the gym
12 January 2010 – 2:05 pm | No Comment

Thanks to the snow, the last thing on most people’s minds is getting to the gym. But if you are still carrying that bloated feeling from too much Christmas fun and you want to lose …

Free online fitness video content from Change 4 Life and ThinQ Fitness
16 November 2009 – 9:31 pm | No Comment

The Department of Health’s Change4Life and ThinQ Fitness (a digital TV company) are giving away a free month of online fitness videos to promote family health.
With limited household budgets many families are unable to achieve …

Strength training: how and why mums-to-be need to get strong
11 November 2009 – 2:51 pm | No Comment
Strength training: how and why mums-to-be need to get strong

Our resident fitness guru Vicky Warr of Beez Kneez (www.beez-kneez.co.uk) explains why strength training is a plus for expectant mums and new mums.
As your baby is growing stronger every day, so should you as a …

Michelle Obama swings her hips for hula hooping fitness
28 October 2009 – 3:11 am | No Comment
Michelle Obama swings her hips for hula hooping fitness

Michelle Obama has taken fitness to another level in a recent event promoting healthy living.
The first lady took to the hula hoops like duck to water, showing us why hula hooping is the latest trend …

If you achieved your perfect shape would you dump your other half? A third of women would
29 September 2009 – 10:41 am | No Comment
If you achieved your perfect shape would you dump your other half? A third of women would

Almost two thirds of UK women think they would be luckier in love if  they lost weight, a survey has revealed. Nothing revelatory there…but the same women say they would DUMP their partners and find …

The hour-glass figure is the shape of things to come
28 September 2009 – 10:37 am | No Comment

Kirsty Gallacher tells us why hour-glass figure overtakes the ‘perfect 10′ in the shape aspiration stakes

Shape up Mama! Fast-track yourself into a bikini babe
7 September 2009 – 8:52 pm | No Comment
Shape up Mama! Fast-track yourself into a bikini babe

Vicky Warr, founder of the Fit Mums to be classes gives new mums her top three essential tips to fast-track you to bikini ready yummy mummy.

1. How to fit in quality exercise
To get into shape, …

Product reviews: cheat your way to a slimmer figure
4 June 2009 – 5:17 pm | No Comment
Product reviews: cheat your way to a slimmer figure

Hands up those of you who has a body part that always seems to let you down? Somehow hitting the gym, running in your lunch hour and braving the roads on a cycle just won’t …

Watch our fitness guru Vicky Warr in action
3 June 2009 – 5:38 pm | No Comment

Watch our fitness guru Vicky Warr in action – now there’s no excuse not to get fit!

No time to exercise? Top tips to get you in shape effortlessly
2 June 2009 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
No time to exercise? Top tips to get you in shape effortlessly

Today’s mum is a superhero! Being a mum, juggling chores, taking care of your other half, errands and admin plus working can play havoc on any exercise programme or stop you finding time to get …

Today’s the first day of summer – time to get fit and trim, then!
1 June 2009 – 10:09 am | No Comment
Today’s the first day of summer – time to get fit and trim, then!

To mark the official start of summer, we’re looking at ways to get fit this week without breakig the bank or setting unrealistic goals that you’re doomed to fail because of time contraints and lack …

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Baby on the way? Find out how to choose a pushchair

Baby on the way? Find out how to choose a pushchair

Buying a pushchair is one of the toughest (and expensive!) buying decisions on a new-baby essentials list. And these days, there is just so much choice – some pushchairs are designed for specific users, such …

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Going solo: are you really ready for business?

Going solo: are you really ready for business?

Every day, more and more mums take the plunge in business to dabble in the world of other mumpreneurs who are selling their skills, services, or products to earn an extra income, or make millions! Do you feel inspired to take the leap, too? Find out if you are ready for business.

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