Health

Blood pressure, cholesterol, alcohol, caffeine and immunity: the health markers that matter to people in their forties and fifties, explained plainly.

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Health5 min read

Could STRESS Be Stopping Your Weight Loss?

Stress is normal, but too much for too long works against weight loss. How stress eating takes hold and the steps that break the pattern.

Lizzie Bell10 April 2026

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Health5 min read

5 Benefits Of Cardio Exercise That Aren't Fatloss!

Cardio is usually sold as a way to burn calories. Five other reasons to do it, from heart health to recovery, and how much you actually need each week.

Lizzie Bell17 February 2026

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Health5 min read

Why Being Healthy Also Means Being Different, Difficult & The Odd One Out!

Choosing to look after your health now means swimming against the social current. Why that is hard, and how to hold the line without becoming a bore.

Lizzie Bell30 October 2025

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Health5 min read

Checking Your Blood Pressure

You have taken a reading and you have two numbers. What systolic and diastolic actually measure, the standard ranges, and when to speak to your GP.

Lizzie Bell1 July 2025

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Health5 min read

Alcohol....Time To Cut Back?

Why you drink, how it feels the next day, and what alcohol is doing to your sleep, recovery and training. An honest look before you decide to cut back.

Lizzie Bell25 June 2025

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Health5 min read

Cholesterol 101

What cholesterol is, what HDL and LDL do, and how to read a lipid panel. A plain-English guide to the numbers most people have seen but never had explained.

Lizzie Bell25 June 2025

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Health5 min read

Do You Have To Stop Drinking To Lose Weight?

The question clients ask most often about alcohol. What drinking actually does to a fat loss phase, and how to fit it in without stalling progress.

Lizzie Bell25 June 2025

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Health5 min read

Caffeine. Should You Be Drinking Less?

Caffeine is built into most daily routines. What it does to sleep, anxiety and energy, plus the changes that keep the benefits without the downsides.

Lizzie Bell24 June 2025

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Health5 min read

Do You Need To Take Electrolytes?

Electrolyte drinks are everywhere. Why your levels drop, who genuinely benefits from topping them up, and when the tap water in front of you is enough.

Lizzie Bell24 June 2025

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Health5 min read

How To Build A Super Strong Immune System

Sleep, training load, food and stress all pull on your immune system. What matters most, what is oversold, and the habits worth building through winter.

Lizzie Bell24 June 2025

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Health5 min read

The 5 Key Areas You Must Look At To Optimise Health, Energy & Fitness

Focusing only on exercise is the trap. The five areas that together decide how you look, feel and perform, and how to judge where you currently stand.

Lizzie Bell24 June 2025

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