Steve Haywood Health & Fitness

Use up those seasonal vegetables with a warming soup. Great in a flask on long walks or as a snack after going outside, soup freezes well and can be served for any occassion. Parsnips have more fibre and less calories than potatoes and are a natural source of folic acid (good for pregnant ladies). Ingredients [...]

Steve was a great inspiration for helping me do the great north run in October 2008. He gave me the confidence to know that I could do it, despite not being my fittest. He made my sessions really fun and enjoyable and tailored them to make sure they were what I wanted and needed. Couldn’t [...]

Here are races in Northern England and beyond for the rest of the year. We’ve omitted all those races that we found to be full, cancelled or closed to new entries. All of the local races are fairly close to Yorkshire with some of the larger races from further away also listed. We will keep [...]

These are the races that have been – add your reviews and comments about them in the box below: Wednesday 4 June: 7pm SPENCER’S DASH (3.7 mile road race) (race 3 of 6) Spencers Arms, Barugh Green, Barnsley. Click here for more details. Thursday 5 June: 7.15pm BOWDEN 5K Race 3 in the Cheshire Grand [...]

Steve’s great home workouts are now available free of charge. Download the colour guides to DIY workouts and training tips and save yourself the expense of going to the gym. With many people now feeling the pinch of the credit crunch, try the “TV and Beans” workout for fun, cheap and easy ways to improve [...]

We have brought together some of the best superfoods for maintaining a balanced diet and getting those all important active ingredients with antioxidants, anti-coagulants and antibiotic properties. Check the list below for easy ways of improving your diet: Beetroot Juice Helps reduce blood pressure, is rich in iron, boron and folic acid and contains those [...]

Try this healthy version of chocolate brownies, which is much lower in sugar and saturated fat. Dark chocolate has been shown to lower blood pressure and provide a good source of anti-oxidants. Cold extracted honey is rumoured to combat hayfever – but only if you eat the local stuff! Ingredients 75g finely grated butternut squash [...]

A simple healthy barbeque recipe of chicken and vegetables. Chicken provides low-fat protein and the vegetables can go towards making up your 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables – full of vitamins and nutrition essential for healthy living. Serve with a green leaf salad and a dressing of your choice or add a new marinade [...]

Smoothies are great before early morning runs – they get energy and fluids into your body quickly without causing indigestion or stitches on the run itself. These are also great refreshers after summer training because of the ice. Smoothies are a great source of antioxidants, fibre and vitamins. Preparation time: 5 minutes

 Get in now for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Tickets come bunched with a group of various rounds and finals so choose carefully to get the events you want to see. An example that includes the Men’s 100m Final and more for only £124.99 is shown below. To see more options click on [...]