How to Become a Runner in Just 10 Weeks

It’s very easy to look at runners and think they’re somehow different to us; that they were simply born super fit - this is definitely how I’ve felt in the past. However, with a little work and determination, you too can become a runner.
Many people actually think they’re too overweight, or unfit to run. However [...]

The Secret of Happiness

“Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.” - Emerson

The movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” is the true story of Chris Gardner, following his remarkably optimistic persistence, as he rises from homelessness, to a multi-millionaire stockbroker.
During the film he quotes Thomas Jefferson, from the Declaration of Independence, “All [...]

Fitness Fun for the Whole Family

Study after study has shown that regular exercise and a healthy diet lowers our chance of developing serious disease later in life.
If you’ve got kids, no doubt you want them to grow up to be fit and healthy adults. We already know that kids learn by example, so the best way to get them to [...]

Australia: the World’s Fattest Nation?

How do you change the habits of a nation? This is the question most Australians will be asking themselves today following the news headlines.
Apparently 4 million Australians are now overweight, and Australia has overtaken the US as the fattest nation in world. I can hardly believe it!
The reporting doctor gave a number of potential reasons:

Baby [...]

5 Ultra Simple Vegetarian Recipes Containing Basic Ingredients

Someone once said, “Simplicity is the keynote of good taste and saves a lot of time.”
An apt observation, don’t you think, which applies as much to what we eat, as it does in other areas of our lives?
At present I’m in the process of moving from South Australia, back to the UK. We’re staying in [...]