Fitness and Exercise Archives - Healthy Life Essex

March 12, 2019

Improve your wellbeing with these five apps

By 2020, it has been predicted that the UK’s wellness and fitness industry will reach £22.8 billion. Over the past few years, gym memberships, sports equipment, weight loss initiatives and alternative medicine have made up a large part of the market. Many people will likely to have started new health regimes as they rang in

February 18, 2019

How To Start Running – Beginners Guide

How To Start Running – Beginners Guide To Getting On Your Feet [And Staying There] Running is one of the most popular activities to stay in shape. It is affordable for all people and it can be done with no gym membership, no expensive equipment and independent of location. However, its benefits are seen when

February 04, 2019

Activity Scheme for Cancer Patients in Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock

The successful pilot of an activity scheme for cancer patients in Thurrock has resulted in the launch of a new programme covering Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock Charitable organisation Impulse Leisure, whose goals are to help the local community get active and healthy, has supported over 48 Cancer patients to improve their activity levels in a

November 21, 2018

How to Keep Your Brain Young at Any Age

Keeping your Brain Young Your brain uses up a huge amount of energy every single day of your life, particularly when we are stressed. And we all know how grumpy and tired we feel when our energy supply is low, and how difficult it can be to function properly. A certain amount of stress in

October 30, 2018

4 Ways to Improve Your Lifestyle

Improve Your Lifestyle – Improve Your Health You don’t have to change much to start seeing real benefits when it comes to improving your lifestyle. With even the smallest of changes, you will soon see short-term improvements. Maintain those changes and you might be surprised how impactful the long-term improvements are. From finding a better

October 29, 2018

Keeping healthy over 50

Keeping on Top of Your Health When You’re Over 50 As we get older we need to focus more on our health and fitness, as this is one of the best ways to ensure our bodies are strong enough to fight illnesses and ageing. Indeed, if you are over 50, by implementing just a few

September 04, 2018

5 easy ways to banish tension from your body

We live in an increasingly stressful world. Stress and anxiety can cause many different health issues including high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. It can also cause physical tension: when the body is stressed, muscles tense up which can lead to chronic pain. 5 easy ways to banish tension from your body 1.

August 20, 2018

Best Workouts to Build Muscle Mass

Would you like a toned and sculptured body like this? Check out the best workouts to build muscle mass. When someone says that he wants to build more muscle mass, you’d probably think, “So, yeah, this guy surely wants to look more attractive.” And that’s for sure indeed. Because the moment you finally take those

August 14, 2018

Workplace Wellness Programmes Can Improve Your Health

How can workplace wellness programmes improve the health of millennials? What is a workplace wellness programme? These programmes are run by employers to promote and encourage healthy behaviours among employees. They usually address three key aspects of our health – nutrition, fitness and mental health. This is typically achieved by making changes to the work

June 28, 2018

MOVEOUT – fitness sessions for adults in Priory Park, Southend

If you look at the full introduction to Healthy Life Essex on the home page HERE, you will see we talk about the Green Gym. We have great parks, beautiful countryside and a wonderful coastline in Essex. Just getting outside in the fresh air, and getting in touch with nature is so good for