Christmas day is incomplete without a grand feast. Its that time of the year when you want to impress your friends and family by cooking an amazing Christmas feast which includes everything from spiced roast goose or beef wellington to incredible nut roasts and whole baked salmon. What are you cooking this year? Research has […]
The internet is flooded with ‘incredible’ ways to make weight loss easier, although I’m still looking for the miracle! Those which work might either help to ‘mould’ your brain or stomach with the support of a healthy lifestyle. Some of the unhealthy practices obviously include smoking and excessive drinking, having too much fatty food, drinking […]
We all know we need to exercise. For some people it’s a real chore and not something that is enjoyable. For others it’s the opposite, it’s something that makes us feel good. I love exercise, my problem with it, like many parents, is time, or lack of it to be precise. I used to be […]
At the weekend we headed to Gravity, a trampoline park in Castleford West Yorkshire. They have a few venues, so it’s worth checking their website to see if there is one near you. There are also plenty of other things to do in Castleford at the Xscape centre, including: golf; a laser zone; climbing; cinema, sky track, […]
If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that I like to run marathons. Not very often these days (average once a year) and not very fast, but I love it. I love the challenge, I love the time to think, and I love the feeling of achievement at the end, […]
The thing I have learnt about metabolism is that it is changeable. This means that it won’t be the same your entire life and crikey it could even alter from week to week depending on what is going on in your life. Now there are lots of things that have been written about how to […]
As a parent it can be so exciting when you see your child developing a particular skill or an obvious talent. I’ve spoken to lots of parents over the years who I’d describe as your classic pushy parent, and in most cases the children have lost interest in whatever it was they showed real promise […]
Skipping – one of those things I did everyday in the playground at school and something that my daughter has also done since starting school, carrying a skipping rope in her bag most days and even being entered for a school skipping display last year. Skipping however is way more than a playground activity. It […]