Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Intro A sea of PINK filled leafy Bedfordview, Johannesburg as hundreds of people joined a walk where the motto is: “Conquer Cancer One Step at a Time“. This is a well organised yearly event. The proceeds from ticket sales go to charity. Stats on Cancer The overall cancer survival rate was 49 percent in the
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Intro I just purchased a pink cap on takealot.com for R87. It was an inexpensive item and it has good reviews. One gets eBucks and Discovery Miles in the process. We have all been affected by cancer directly or a member of the family or a friend has had this dreaded disease. Cancer is the
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Men could cut their risk of prostate cancer by more than a third if they improve their fitness levels by just 3 per cent a year, a study has suggested. More than 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK, while around 12,000 die each year – the equivalent of one every 45
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If you’re ready to level-up your walking and add some extra oomph to each step, Bradee Felton, CPT, a certified personal trainer and holistic health coach recommends the following tips. Each one helps up the ante without pushing the pace to a run. Sources: Read the full Women’s Health article ‘Trainers Say To Do These
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Intro – 4,000 Steps Daily for a Longer Life A new study suggests that it takes far less than 10,000 steps a day to have a profound impact on your health. The minimum number is actually less than 5,000 steps per day to start reducing the risk of early death. Findings – 4,000 Steps Daily
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Intro Gardening keeps you fit and in a good mood. It combines physical activity with social interaction and exposure to nature and sunlight. Anyone can benefit from the calming effects of weeding, planting and watering. It reconnects us to nature and it gives us feelings of peace and wellness and it is scientifically proven that
Day 10-152 Km The day started with a 13 mile climb in the chill morning air. Once over the top and down through the Italian border we descended into the famous Italian apple Groves which stretch for possibly 25 to 30 miles as we wound our way through the cycle parts continuing to head south.
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Young Trevor Silvera (80 years) cycles on average 262,4 Km a week! He does at least 1 Gran Fondo every month (for a Gran Fondo you have to cover a distance of 100 Km in 1 day). Trevor lives in the Philippines and some of the roads there are not as smooth as they could be but
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Intro Very pleased to announce the ’10 Most Popular Blog Posts for 2022′. A few interesting facts: The most popular blog post in 2022 is ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’s Workout Routine and Diet Plan’ with 3943 page views over the past 12 months. It has remained the No 1 blog post for the past 3 years with
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Intro A recent study found that poor diet was killing more people globally than tobacco. In fact, this same study stated that 1 in 5 early deaths could have been prevented with a better diet. Importantly, this research pointed out how it is the foods that we don’t eat that are shortening our life expectancy.
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