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Health > Wellbeing > Weight Loss

Weight Loss

Most of us would like to shed a few kilos but often it’s easier said than done. YOURLifeChoices offers practical ways to lose weight and have some fun along the way.

Future Fit – Design your own exercise regime

FITNESS - Posted 03 Feb 2012 10:00am
Future Fit – Design your own exercise regime

You’ve assessed your health with the aid of the PAR-Q and now you’re ready to start an exercise regime. The first step is to ...

Learn how to get fit and take your heart rate properly

Future fit - General health concerns

FITNESS - Posted 03 Feb 2012 09:50am
Future fit - General health concerns

Before starting any regime you must take into consideration your overall level of fitness and any general health conditions which need to be considered. ...

Are you really healthy?

Future fit – Getting started

FITNESS - Posted 31 Jan 2012 10:51am
Future fit – Getting started

You’ve finally got some time for yourself and you want to get fit. But for the first time in your life you really have ...

How can you start exercising?

Future fit – Assessing your current health and fitness

FITNESS - Posted 31 Jan 2012 10:49am
Future fit – Assessing your current health and fitness

You have started to think about getting fit. Before you can start exercising, however, you need to assess where you’re at. Take the Physical ...

Take the fitness and health quiz

Fun ways to lose weight

Posted 04 Nov 2011 11:54am
Fun ways to lose weight

A family wedding, school reunion or a new love in your life can all be motivating factors which make you want to lose a ...

Whittle away the kilos

Top five weight-loss tips

Top five weight-loss tips

Winter is a great excuse to hide those few extra kilos under more layers of clothing but carrying extra weight is not good for your health.

Shed the extra kilos

Milestone health checks

Milestone health checks

Your doctor won’t always tell you when it’s time to start getting tested, so it’s important that you know what you need to do and when.

Get informed

Ten early signs of dementia

Ten early signs of dementia

How do you know if memory loss and confusion are just signs of getting older or are the first indicators that something more sinister is wrong?

Knowing the warning signs

Homemade remedies

Homemade remedies

YOURLifeChoices has quick and easy remedies which can be rustled up from the contents of your pantry so you can give the pharmacy a miss.

Gentle on your body and wallet

Demystifying prostate cancer

Demystifying prostate cancer

One in every 11 men will develop prostate cancer by the age of 70. Catching prostate cancer early is the best way to ensure it is ‘curable’.

What if it’s you?