National Walking Month
The month of May is with us this week – and that means it’s National Walking Month. It’s been set up to encourage people to… you guessed it: walk! This is a great thing as we used to walk loads more. Even just a generation ago, we walked lots more than we do today.
The Benefits of Running
Of course you don’t have to run 26 miles through the capital to feel and see the many benefits of running. You can do this even if you’re just starting and half a mile is a great start – whether in the city, in a park, across the countryside or on a treadmill at our gyms (certainly the best option if it’s cold, wet and/or dark!).
Look After Yourself
For the next seven days, it’s Sun Awareness Week. With good reason – despite all the awareness out there of the dangers of spending too long uncovered in the sun’s rays, nearly half of Brits who’ve taken a foreign holiday have got sunburnt. Even in the not very sunny UK more than a third have been burnt by the sun.
Easter Holiday
You will have no doubt noticed that the Easter holidays are upon us! So Good Friday is this week and then there’s Easter Monday after that. In some places, Easter is actually called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday.
Stress Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992. It a month when various health experts raise awareness about the causes and solutions of today’s spiralling stress levels.
Walk to Work Day
Forget about the car, bus or train when it’s Walk To Work Day on April 5th. Walking is an underrated activity, and one that we do much less today than previous generations. Time to step out in style and put that right!
Hit the gym with your mum
Remember at all costs that it’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday! We are sure most of us never forget this date, wanting to give a great big hug and thanks to our brilliant mums.
Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox – the first day of spring! – is this week, on 20th March. On this day the sun crosses the celestial equator going from south to north.
No Smoking Day
No Smoking Day on the lucky 13th of this month is an annual health awareness day in the UK that’s intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking. It’s been going for more than 30 years now and has helped thousands of people quit the habit – and get much healthier as a result.
Importance of Sleep
A whole month dedicated to improving a good night’s sleep… It’s National Bed Month right the way through March. Set up by The Sleep Council, an advisory organisation that raises awareness of the importance of a good night’s sleep to your health, this month aims to encourage everybody to get a… good night’s sleep!
