A Balanced Diet
What is a Balanced Diet? A balanced diet gives your body all the nutrients it needs to function correctly. A balanced diet is a diet that contains a variety of foods in certain quantities and proportions so that the requirement…
Facts About Carbohydrates
Facts about Carbohydrates CARBS – GOOD OR BAD? Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and fibres found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk products. Though often removed in trendy diets, carbohydrates — one of the basic food groups are important…
Facts About Protein
Protein provides the body with approximately 10 to 15% of its dietary energy and it is the second most abundant compound in the body, following water. A large proportion of this will be muscle (43% on average) with significant proportions…
A Vegetarian Diet
The vegetarian diet has gained popularity in recent years with estimates that vegetarians now account for 18% of the global population. Apart from the ethical and environmental benefits of cutting meat from your diet, a well-planned vegetarian diet may also…
Stress Management
It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands, and your career or family responsibilities will…
Mental Health, Mindfulness and Wellbeing
MENTAL HEALTH Here are some things you can try that may help to look after your mental health and wellbeing: 1. DO THINGS WITH OTHERS Spending time with family or friends, meeting new people and getting involved in activities can…
8 ways to stay on track at the weekend
Most dieters know weekends present a challenge. On one hand, you want to take part in all the fun things your friends and family are doing; but, on the other, you want to stay within your calorie goals. Often, it…
Facts About Minerals
Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including keeping your bones, muscles, heart, and brain working properly. Minerals are also important for making enzymes and hormones. The body needs many…
Schools we need you!
To help raise funds for Comic Relief we are holding a virtual PE class on 14th March! Our 'Big Red Class' is open to all schools, all ages, all abilities. Simply follow this link to get your school/class involved -…
3d leisure launches nationwide COVID care team
Throughout this latest lockdown, we have invested in specialist training for a number of our expert personal trainers, to ensure they can deliver COVID recovery training to clients. The course ran by CAWS gives our PT’s the knowledge to then…