Peter Stockwell

The Facts About Creative Writing Competitions

Creative writing competitions can serve several purposes. One of them is to get you writing. If you have a maximum word count and a deadline it concentrates the mind and can result in work that otherwise would never have been written.. If you are given a ... Read >

Can First Time Writers Get Book Reviews?

If you have written a book you may be wondering about endorsements and reviews. All books need both, but what are they and how do you get them? Endorsements are the comments you see on the back cover of a book, saying how good it is and signed by a wel... Read >

Does a Walking Exercise Program Work?

A walking exercise program only works well as part of an overall weight loss program. You will struggle to lose weight if walking is all you do. Weight gain is usually the result of two things. Eating the wrong sort of food and not exercising enough. So y... Read >

Walking for Weight Loss in the New Year

If we want to get fit and lose weight we must start somewhere. The New Year is thought to be a good time and most of us make resolutions. Sadly most of them have been broken by February. So there are a few things to remember if you want your weight loss ... Read >

Walking Weight Loss for Older People

Here is no reason why older people should be overweight. But there are a number of factors which may cause it. One is that as we get older our metabolism decreases. That means that we need less food to function and if we continue eating as we always have ... Read >

A Healthy Heart for Longer Life

A healthy heart is not too difficult to achieve You just need to exercise every day and improve your diet. The heart is a muscular organ and, like any muscle, without exercise it becomes less efficient. Gentle exercise will increase your heart rate and ma... Read >

The Best Way to Lose Weight

You may have been eating a healthy diet and working at a walking for weight loss program, or some other kind of exercise. You have lost some weight and are feeling a lot fitter but still have fat around your middle. This is a common problem and is not alw... Read >

Ten Years Younger with Walking Fitness

Are you are over sixty and do you feel as fit as you did ten years ago? Maybe not, but assuming you have no health problems you could easily get back to your old fitness level. If you have stopped taking exercise and are eating high sugar, high calorie ... Read >

Diet and Exercise Fights Breast Cancer

As we get older we need to consider ways of decreasing disease brought about by lifestyle choices. Breast cancer is a devastating illness for a woman and her family. Any possible way of avoiding it should be examined. The risk of breast cancer incr... Read >

Lifetime Fitness with the Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet will always be one of the best ways to lose weight and to achieve lifetime fitness. Experts have now analysed the ingredients and found that drinking a glass of wine a day and large amounts of fruit and fresh vegetables, while ke... Read >

You Need Just Six Things to Enjoy Summer Walking

There you are, having a nice long walk in the sun when you get a headache, feel dizzy, maybe have nausea and generally feel terrible. It's time to stop, rest, drink water and wish you hadn't gone for a walk in the first place. It is not impossible that ... Read >

Walking for Weight Loss the Nordic Way

If you want an outdoor activity which combines the pleasures of walking for weight loss with easy full body exercise Nordic walking is the way to go. Created in Finland as a way for cross country skiers to train in summer Nordic walking ,which can b... Read >

Fresh Fruit for Easy Weight Loss

Can you lose weight as part of a fitness exercise program just by eating more fruit? Yes, you can. There are a number of remarkable fruits which can increase your vitamin C level and help you lose weight as well. Here are four of the best: Grapefruit. ... Read >

Senior Exercise and Diet for Fast Weight Loss

People who want successful weight loss often think about reducing the amount of food they eat. This may be good but is not necessarily the best thing to do for safe weight loss. In fact, depending on the amount you reduce your food intake, it may eve... Read >

Fitness Walking Program Helps Beat Depression

As we get older we can feel isolated and alone. Everybody has the ‘blues' sometimes, but depression is a different thing. You can find difficulty in sleeping, or doing your job, you can feel anxious or maybe can't concentrate. Anyone with these sympto... Read >