Healthy parents

Walking or cycling to work is better for people’s mental health than driving to work, according to new research by health economists at the University of East Anglia and the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR). Plus walking and cycling are better for the environment and reduce financial costs.

This summer, Ellie Simmonds is encouraging the nation to get back in the water and rediscover their love of swimming with an exclusive SwimBritain training session. Here Ellie gives her seven top tips to get the most from your swim.

Becky Adlington reveals that swimming can make you happy according to research carried out by British Gas SwimBritain.

Boots have introduced TheraPearl a new concept in pain relief for aches and pains, swellings, sprains and bruising. Anne Coates put it to the test.

On Mothering Sunday Anne Coates remembers her mother and the "invisible" pain she endured just as those suffering from EDS, Ehlers-Danos Syndrome, have to. If Anne could have a Mother's Day wish it would be for us all to show more compassion and empathy. Just as mental illness is so often invisible, so too are many physical conditions, like EDS.

Netflix has teamed up with fitness expert  Niki Wibrow to help busy Brits find a way to work in some work outs during their daily routine, and what better way to do this than to burn the calories while you are watching a show on Netflix.

BOB have teamed up with fitness expert, Laura Williams, to create a realistic 30-day fitness challenge for busy parents, designed to help you burn calories and tone up simply by doing everyday tasks around the home and many of the calorie-burning ideas are suitable for everyone – not just buggy-pushers.

TV and theatre actress Roxy Shahidi (known to many for her role in Emmerdale) has been passionate about yoga for some 12 years and shares this on the DVD Roxy’s Yoga Conditioning Total Body Workout. Anne Coates is definitely impressed.

Worried all those hours of television watching are damaging your eyes? Think that the link between eating carrots and good eyesight is just a myth? Or perhaps you’re never quite sure if reading in dim light is actually bad for your eyesight. Here, The College of Optometrists reveals the truth behind some of the most common eye care myths.

Whatever the weather, Shiva Rea brings sunshine into your home as you exercise with her DVD Shiva Rea Yoga in Greece, as Julia Bairstow discovers.

Hope's Relief is a range a skincare products specially formulated for senstitive skins and those prone to eczema and psoriosis. Hope's Relief Goats Milk Body Wash is made with natural ingredients which are safe to use on even baby's skin. Anne Coates put it to the test.

Nelsons® Arnicare® bath & massage balm can be used as a batth additive or applied to slightly damp skin after a shower. Anne Coates enjoyed using it both ways.

Nutritionist Juliette Reeves lists of the foods she recommends we all to consume to age-proof the face. In part two she advises us to eat more avocados, salmon, endame beans, chocolate and green tea.

Nutritionist Juliette Reeves lists of the foods she recommends we all consume to age-proof the face. In part one she talks about the first five: berries, sweet potato, beetroot tops, walnuts and flax seeds.

The percentage of the UK population which is overweight or obese is far too high. We all need to take responsibility for our weight and for that of our families. Salter have a new Health Idicator Boday Analyser Scale which can be used by up to 12 members of the family. Anne Coates tried it out.

A new CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) research published today which reveals completely unnecessary levels of salt found in fats and spreads. Some of the findings may surprise you.

The sun is finally here but although we need the valuable vitamin D we must also rpotect our skin from UVA and UVB rays. Anne Coates and family try out two new products from Green People.

If you've read about the benefits of yoga but feel hesitant to join a class, Anne Coates recommends Gaiam's Beginning Yoga with Chrissy Carter.