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Fit Factor Active 8 take on fencing challenge May 24 2012

FIT, healthy and raring to go, it was sabres at the ready as the Active 8 took on a fencing challenge.Read

Fit Factor finalist Nick Cotterill

Nick Cotterill hopes to return to the sport he loves May 24 2012

FROM racing around the field to watching from the sidelines, it was a devastating knee injury that ended Nick Cotterill’s rugby career.Read

Fitness expert David Fairlamb

Expert advice: Inspiring us all to push that bit harder May 24 2012

AS we are all fully aware, the Olympics starts in a matter of weeks and I’m sure it will be a phenomenal two weeks where many a dream will be fulfilled.Read

Weigh-in cheers and tears for Fit Factor Active 8 May 17 2012

HALFWAY through their intensive training and healthy eating regime, our eight Fit Factor contestants have lost just over 19 stone-and-a-half stone between them – the equivalent of a typical heavyweight Sumo wrestler!Read

Expert advice: The food label mystery resolved May 17 2012

A FEW weeks ago, with the Fit Factor 8, we had a session about understanding food labels. It just reminded me how confusing labels can be! We all get food with labels; from breakfast cereals to fruit juices and snacks. By being label wise you can choose foods which are lower in fat, salt and sugar.Read

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Our Fit Factor Active 8 take a hike in Northumberland May 10 2012

WITH the half-way point fast approaching, our Fit Factor Active 8 have upped the intensity of their training, as well as enjoying a group hiking trip in Northumberland.Read

Fit Factor's Dawn is changing her life for the better May 10 2012

HAVING tried every diet going, Dawnn Roe felt the only option left was weight-loss surgery. But after losing 18.6lbs of fat in the first four weeks of Fit Factor, she’s starting to change her mind.Read

Expert advice: Is your metabolism working? May 10 2012

ONE of the main signs to see whether your metabolism is not working properly is an inability to lose weight, or if you try really hard you can lose some weight, but then it comes straight back on again as soon as you stop trying.Read

Health MOT: Fitness expert Katie Bulmer-Cooke May 10 2012

KATIE Bulmer-Cooke is a fitness expert based in the North East and was named the UK’s Personal Trainer of the Year at the International Fitness Showcase.Read

Fit Factor finalist Steve Mountain

Meet our Fit Factor super slimmers May 03 2012

ALTHOUGH weight-loss tends to plateau for most people, this week’s super slimmer Steve Mountain is bucking the trend by losing an amazing 20lbs in the past two weeks.Read

Fit Factor finalists given food for thought from dietician Dr Amelia Lake May 03 2012

LAST week the group learnt a lot from dietician Dr Amelia Lake about healthy eating, analysing food labels and how to manage when you’re eating out. They were also given several meal suggestions.Read

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Bollywood dancing helps health legacy May 03 2012

A NEW Bollywood-style dance craze is going down a storm with staff at the North East Strategic Health Authority (SHA).Read

Fit Factor finalist Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts joins club after rugby try May 03 2012

TIPPING the scales at 19st 4lbs, Emma Roberts knew deep down she had to do something about her weight.Read

Fit Factor Active 8 finalist Daniel Henderson

Fit Factor Active 8 have fun in the scrum with rugby training Apr 26 2012

IT was pouring with rain, they were covered in mud and someone even cracked a rib but our Fit Factor Active 8 still came out smiling when they trained with Novocastrians women’s rugby football team in Newcastle.Read

Fit Factor Active 8 finalist Jacqui Fahey

Fit Factor finalist Jacqui Fahey inspired by funeral and wedding Apr 26 2012

PUSHING herself harder than ever before, Fit Factor finalist Jacqui Fahey knows more than most that there are no easy ways to lose weight.Read

Fit Factor Active 8 finalist Claire Hancock

Fitness gang are up to the challenge of quayside run Apr 26 2012

WHEN they started The Fit Factor, most of our group hadn’t done any exercise in decades, but on Saturday six of our Active 8 took part in the Tyne Bridge Harriers 50 Mile Relay Quayside Challenge.Read

Expert advice: Action on smoking is most welcome Apr 26 2012

RECENT Government action on smoking and alcohol – two preventable causes of extensive poor health – is particularly welcome here in the North East.Read

Wansbeck hospital staff practising healthy living Apr 26 2012

HEALTHCARE staff in the North East have been getting fit and doing their bit to support the Great North Fitness Revolution.Read

Fundraiser Ian Fenwick

Health MOT: Local fundraiser Ian Fenwick Apr 26 2012

IN JULY, local fundraiser Ian Fenwick is planning to run, swim, cycle and canoe from Whitehaven in Cumbria across England through the Lake District, finishing in Tynemouth to support his two favourite good causes, St Oswald’s Hospice and The Retired Greyhound Trust.Read

Fit Factor Active 8 shed over eight stones in two weeks Apr 19 2012

WHEN fitness instructor David Fairlamb started training our Fit Factor contestants, he never imagined they would lose almost 120lbs of fat between them in the first two weeks aloneRead

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