Submitted by Peaches on Sat, 16/04/2011 – 1:41am Day 1: I began the Lemonade Fast/Master Cleanse Monday, April 11th. My main concern was my addiction to coffee and whether or not I would be able to give it up. Surprisingly, I have not had any and coffee or cravings. I prepared the lemonade mixture a day in advance. Monday...
Today the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned that the herbal weight loss pill, Herbal Flos Lonicerae (Herbal Xenicol), may be responsible for some serious side effects in users. Side effects include heart palpitations (irregular heart beat). One user ended up in hospital after suffering complications caused by the weight loss drug. Other patients have suffered severe...
This is one of the better fitness blogs that we have received at Motley Health. Unfortunately, due to an admin error we lost the author and it is now attributed to anon. It is a nice log of one persons progress so we decided to keep it. Jogging Submitted by Anon on Tue, 08/06/2010 – 8:10am Today I started...
Submitted by Jon on Wed, 25/11/2009 – 9:28pm Once again I have started weight training. It has been a long time since my last blog! My aim is to: 1. Lose fat 2. Build muscle – athletic or for style, not fussed at my age, I do not do much sport now (maybe a little kickboxing), but just want to look...
Submitted by Jsparrow on Tue, 23/09/2008 – 10:42am Or another false start? Only time will tell….. Inspired by Mr Motley himself, Jon, and his new circuit training routines, the competitive edge came out in myself. That edge has been laying dormant for a number of years, and only recently been awaken (see below). And with no more party food...
Submitted by Jon on Sat, 20/06/2009 – 12:06am Hello. Firstly, I would just like to thank all the other would be bloggers that are here, and itching to get started. Come one, get your pens out and start blogging! I have started my fitness regime, again, with renewed vigour. Last year I lost 10kg, and got my weight down to about...
Submitted by Jon on Sat, 16/05/2009 – 12:05pm Last night I went out for what can only be described as an impromptu run. I have been exercising again recently, this time with bodyweight circuit training. I have been doing my workout every other day, each time aiming to increase reps for each exercise. This circuit I follow is star jumps (jumping jacks), squats, lunges, press...
Submitted by Jon on Mon, 20/04/2009 – 11:51pm While dining in a seaside cafe over the weekend I could not help hearing a conversation the cafe owner was having with a friend that stopped by on the way home. The cafe owner was talking about her husbands battle with his weight. He had been diagnosed with diabetes and had entered a...
Submitted by Jon on Sun, 12/04/2009 – 12:09pm Just done some exercise. Totally knackered. First exercise for a while. Off for a shower. Attached camera photo of workout log. This was my first major exercise session for a while. Once again I had let my exercise slip and put on weight. Today I decided to do a bodyweight 500 challenge, with...
Submitted by Jon on Wed, 18/03/2009 – 12:03am As a continued effort to both get fit and save money in these hard economic times, I walked home from the station again today. According to CardioTrainer, it was 2.86 miles, and took 48 minutes. Average speed was 3.7mph, with a max of 4.7mph. I did slow down to send some text messages...
