Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Intro Nuts and seeds offer significant health benefits by providing fiber, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that support heart health, help manage blood sugar levels, reduce inflammation and promote brain health. They can lower bad cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and aid in weight management due to their high
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Intro – 97 Year Old Grace Chambers Breaks European Parkrun Record Grace Chambers, aged 97, has become Europe’s oldest Parkrunner to reach the 250 run milestone. She has just completed the 5k run at Ormeau Park in south Belfast. Grace had heart surgery four weeks ago but that didn’t stop her taking part in the
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Intro – Celebrating Dad’s 101st Birthday We met a group of friends at Pastelaria Princesa to celebrate my dad’s 101st Birthday (24th July) and Artemis Le Roux’s Birthday on the 27th July. We had delicious food and lively conversation. Thank you most sincerely to the friends who attended and to the members of staff at
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Intro – How I Reached Diamond Status in 2025 Diamond status is a top-tier achievement in the Vitality program, offering the most significant rewards and benefits. To achieve Diamond status in Discovery Vitality, you need to earn a minimum of 50,000 Vitality points in a year. This is typically achieved through a combination of physical activity,
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Intro – Beating Skin Cancer One More Time It is the 5th time in 8 years that I develop Basal cell carcinoma and always somewhere on my forehead. This time a large area was affected from the forehead all the way down the left hand side of my face. In the genes? There is no
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“This lifestyle has helped keep me strong, not only physically but mentally as well. It lets me connect with like-minded individuals and, as it is my workplace, I have been able to help change many lives through the gym”. Desiree trains 6 days a week and she also includes promenade walks as often as possible
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Running for just 75 minutes a week can help you increase longevity by 12 years. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. The study looked specifically at telomeres, the structures at the end of chromosomes. As a general rule, the longer and more numerous telomeres are, the better your cellular health. As we age,
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Based on a 2022 estimate by the United Nations, there are 593,000 centenarians around the world (my dad being one of them👍👌👏🤗🤗). It’s a fast-growing age group. The United Nations projects there will be 3.7 million centenarians alive by 2050. Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old —
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In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers report that taking a multivitamin that you can buy at the pharmacy can slow cognitive decline associated with aging by as much as two years. In the study, researchers observed and tested 573 adults 60 and older in person. Overall, about 5,000 people took part in
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On a 6-year follow-up study, women who drank five or more glasses of water per day (1,185 ml or more) reduced their risk of fatal coronary heart disease by ∼41% compared with women who drank two glasses or less (474 ml or less). The comparable figure in men was 54% less risk. Physiology Journals Photo
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