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SearchOut Warwickshire

SearchOut Warwickshire is a new community directory to help you find and access organisations, services, and events that are local to you. The directory covers all of Warwickshire and includes all sorts of activities that will help you to be active, healthy, happy and well. You can go to SearchOut Warwickshire by clicking on the

How you can stay fit at home for free

No gym membership? No problem. Home workouts can be just as effective as the gym to reach your New Year health resolutions. Break a sweat with some of our top tips to getting the most out of your home workouts. Find a designated space in your home to workout in It doesn’t have to be

How you can stay active over Christmas

Many of us will find that our healthy habits that we have built up over the year tend to slip when we enter the festive period. The words ‘go on, it’s Christmas’ rolls off our tongue all too easily, as we wolf down a tub of Celebrations and abandon yet another workout session. While it’s

Staying healthy over Christmas

While Christmas is a time to be jolly, enjoy all the glorious food and drink on offer and wind down after a long year, many people can find Christmas quite a daunting time – especially those who are on a health journey. Being out of routine – which is inevitable over the Christmas period, can

Is walking enough exercise?

‘Getting my steps in’ is a phrase heard all too often these days, and you’ve likely became accustomed to seeing your colleague or family member pacing up and down the room to get those so-called steps in. But, what is the obsession with steps? Why does it always have to be the lucky number 10,000?

Get the most out of your workout with these top tips

So, you’ve made it to the gym or set up your home-workout area. Before jumping straight into your workout, there are a number of things you can do to ensure your safety and effectiveness of your workout to make it count. Ensure your exercise space is clear If you’re headed to the gym, make sure

Should you be dancing for your health?

It’s that time of year again – where Strictly Come Dancing graces our television screens once more, and we eagerly tune in to watch this year’s line-up shimmy their way into winning the iconic Glitterball trophy. As we were seated and waiting to hear that all too familiar theme tune, it got us thinking about

National Fitness Day – How you can join in

The biggest annual celebration of physical activity and moving more is just days away, and nobody likes to miss out on a celebration – so we’ve strapped ourselves to our laptops and gathered a list of great ways you can join in on the fitness action. Get active at your local leisure facility Gyms and

Is walking enough to increase my physical fitness?

‘Getting my steps in’ is a phrase heard all too often these days, and you’ve likely became accustomed to seeing your colleague or family member pacing up and down the room to get those so-called steps in. But, what is the obsession with steps? Why does it always have to be the lucky number 10,000?

Get your parkrun on for NHS’s 75th Anniversary

The NHS has teamed up with parkrun UK to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary this July. You can take part in your local parkrun on the 8th and 9th July to celebrate this huge milestone for the NHS and encourage others to take a step towards a more healthy and active lifestyle – whether you