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June has finally arrived! I may have a slight bias since my birthday is next week, but this is clearly the best month. It marks the beginning of a Bermuda summer: carnival, cruises, raft-ups, barbecues, Cup Match, beach days, swizzle ... Oooh, the e...

On her 49th birthday Charmaine Tucker started writing a bucket list. Her friends were all for it until “run a 5K” appeared on the list. They knew what was coming. “Whatever she does, she likes to have company,” Angela Somner said. Ms Tucker’s explana...

One thing that stands true is that this journey is far from linear. If plotted on a graph, it would be filled with upward lines, downward lines, even lines dictating a plateau, and that’s how it is for everyone, so don’t feel alone. The biggest mista...

My son, Alex, just returned from college and is actively involved in rugby and the training it involves. My daughter, Zavia, is also heavily involved in our local rugby programme. However, what if your child has not found a sport that they enjoy? Ho...

Growing up, I used to run track, fell in love with it, received a scholarship, ran in university, graduated and then came back to Bermuda. During those many years of training and competing I was taught that this is not a team sport. Training was som...

It’s May! We’ve reached that time of year where, especially if you’ve slacked off with your exercise, we’re all rushing to get fit before Bermuda Day. We all know the benefits of keeping fit but that doesn’t mean you’re always motivated to do what’s ...

‘How can you ever say anything negative about your body after you have felt the dancing of life from inside your womb?” — Amethyst Joy For years I’ve trained mothers eager to get their “pre-baby” body back, eager to shed the baby fat, eager to feel...

Did you know that there’s something that ladies carry daily that may be more contaminated with bacteria than a toilet seat? Researchers swabbed ladies’ handbags and found that their handles were the dirtiest part. As for the items in the bags, bottl...

‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit — Will Durrant In every thing that we do, with every move that we make, every choice, every step, we are either hindering our progress or working towards our goal with de...

The benefits of regular exercise to maintain good health were highlighted at the launch of Health Week yesterday. Exercise sessions which included Zumba and cardio kick boxing were showcased at the launch event in Hamilton’s Union Square. People were...

As one of six children, you can rightly assume that eating out at restaurants wasn’t a common thing at our house. My daddy was the “master chef and baker”. We had home-cooked meals at the dinner table. We took sandwiches made with homemade bread to s...

Once we decide to lose weight, many of us head to the grocery store looking for items labelled low-fat, light, diet or fat-free. We all know that a high-fat diet can lead to weight gain, however it takes more than just eating low-fat foods to lose we...