5th July 2008

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The SMART way to stick to your weight loss resolution

So, now January is over how many of those resolutions you made after Christmas are you sticking to? You may be one of the few strong willed people who managed to succeed, but probably not.

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Did we drop a dress size?

So, here we are 4 months later and we've all managed to trim a few inches here and there. We would still like to lose more and so we're going to continue our new healthy regime of eating no junk (well less anyway) and exercising at least twice a week.

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How to prepare your baby for swimming

Giving your baby water confidence is one of the most important ways you can help to prepare them to enjoy swimming and be safe in the water for life.

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Is the goose the only thing getting fat this Christmas?

We all like to enjoy ourselves at Christmas don't we? So it goes without saying that we will all indulge more over this time than any other in the year.

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Get Your Skates On To Get Fit

The UK has a very long and distinguished history in the world of ice skating.   Early records detail the world's first skating club being in Edinburgh as far back as 1742 and in London from the reign of King William IV.

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Re: CYCLING

There's one stalwart of Christmas lists over the years that will always be a favourite of kids young and old.

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Drop a dress size for Christmas

We all like to lose a bit of weight for Christmas. Whether it's to fit into our much loved little black dress to wow them all at the office party or just so that when we stuff ourselves senseless with festive food we won't feel so guilty.

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Switch off the TV and do something more interesting instead

Did you know that obese kids are absent from school more often? Maybe it shouldn't be a surprise, but obese kids miss more school than their normal-weight classmates, according to a new study.

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Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup. Ingredients:1 pumpkin500ml skimmed milk100ml low-fat cream1/2 organic orange2 pinches of freshlygrated nutmegA few cloves1 bay leafA handful of chivesSalt & pepper Method:Preheat oven to 350�F (180�C).

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Eat your greens, reds, browns and oranges.

We are all more aware than ever of the importance of healthy eating. We know eating 5 portions of fruit and veg per day is good for us but did you know it also greatly reduces the risk of heart disease and certain cancers?  As parents, we all want the best for our children and their health and well being is at the top of the list.

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Five a day fruit fun

A colourful fruit kids will love to try. With its fuchsia-pink skin and scales, the dragon fruit is in fact a cactus fruit andso unlike any other fruit in appearance.

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Getting back in shape

So just how do you lose that baby weight? You may be a very new Mum or have a toddler charging about the house and want to know how to get back your pre pregnancy shape.

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How to make a healthy pizza

Clare Whitehouse of the Esporta gym in Wall, Lichfield shares her secrets for a tasty family treat that you don't need to feel guilty about.

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