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What do you do when your excuses not to exercise are coming fast and furiously this winter, and suddenly there's a legitimate niggle that may stop you in your tracks?

Most people associate rippling abs with an athletic physique but it's possible to have an impressive outer definition with no dynamic stability.

You can practise these pulls as often as you like in sitting and standing postures.

Question I can never find a pair of jeans that really flatter my figure. I am not overweight, but in many jeans, my bottom looks too big. To compensate, I wear long, flowy tops to hide my bottom. I have lots of pretty, shorter tops that I love and I want to wear them with […]

Question Who does Botox suit? Kathryn, via e-mail Answer The best candidate for Botox is someone in their late 20s to early 50s who is concerned about wrinkle lines in their forehead region and around the eyes. Botox eliminates the frown lines temporarily and prevents long-term formation of permanent wrinkles. Unfortunately Botox can’t treat all […]

What do you do when your excuses not to exercise are coming fast and furiously this winter, and suddenly there’s a legitimate niggle that may stop you in your tracks? Firstly don’t panic Getting physical can be difficult in an already busy life and often winter can open up a whole new bag of worms […]

Efficient abdominals assist dynamic stability just as dynamic stability assists alignment. This is not about developing prominent abs as these are the outer muscles that do not play such an important role in maintaining alignment. Most people associate rippling abs with an athletic physique but it’s possible to have an impressive outer definition with no […]

Sit cross-legged on the floor and align your bones in the sitting position. Visualise the diamond shape of the pelvic floor muscles. Gently draw the centre of the diamond upwards. Hold this lift and breathe naturally for up to 10 breaths. Release the muscle and begin again. If you lose the feeling of the upward […]

Hanging baskets are a cheat’s way to get early flowers. Baskets heat up faster than soil in the ground and you can hang them over nice hot paving, beside brick walls or on warm patios too. In fact you can REALLY cheat and buy your flowers already blooming – just bung them in the basket […]

Chokoes are a no-fail veg. Starve them, forget them, and they’ll still give you an autumn filled with so much fruit you’ll be pestering the neighbors to take some and looking up recipes for choko chutney, choko pie, choko and ginger jam (which isn’t bad, actually). My favourite way of eating chokoes depends on growing […]