Health & Beauty

Your core is made up of many muscles including your rectus abdominis (commonly known as the ‘six-pack’), your internal and external obliques (the muscles at the side of the body that allow rotation), your erector spinae (muscles that run up either side of the spine) and your gluteals (bum muscles). Here are some fitness tips for improving core stability.

It is important to work all of these muscles in your fitness regime as working one more than the other causes a core imbalance. Essentially, this is when one set of muscles is stronger than the opposing set. For example, one of the...

When Rob Gillett, from Bridgend, tipped the scales at 41 stone 10lbs, he knew that if he didn't lose weight soon, his life would be in grave danger. At just 25 years old, his BMI was a staggering 104 (the healthy range is between 18-25), and doctors were becoming increasingly concerned about his health. However two years on, Rob has turned his life around by losing more than 20 stone through the LighterLife programme. His weight is now an incredible 12 stone 9lbs.

ROB BEFORE – 41 STONE 10LBS (May 2012)

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ROB AFTER – 12 STONE 9LBS (January 2014...

With a record number of new members joining Exeter Golf and Country Club this January thanks to the new changing rooms and gym, the club has extended its no joining fee offer, saving new members £75 when they join.

Here, Exeter Golf and Country Club personal trainer, Helen Kukor explains some fitness myths to help boost all those trying to get in shape and lose weight for 2014. Find out more about the gym here www.exetergcc.co.uk/gym/gym-in-exeter

1) ‘If I lift weights I’ll look bulky’

If you were to look at one kilo of fat and one kilo of muscle side by side,...

Allan Worthington, originally from Plymouth, could not dream of being a sportsman when his knees were damaged in a road collision. But now he has two new knees thanks to the work of surgeons at the South West Knee Clinic at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital and is planning a 16 hour marathon walk with his family!

Allan had a nasty road collision in 1986 and his knees never really recovered, even though he received good support and treatment from the NHS. He worked as a Care Assistant and so was constantly on the move and getting up and down. One day the crash came back to haunt...