health

Disturbing story about a stolen Brompton: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/07/18/stolen-brompton-bike-for-uk-social-aid-program-allegedly-for-sale-in-indonesia.html

Recently, a couple of factories my company supplies took on a new Health & Safety Manager. An ex-army Sergeant Major, this guy quickly became something of a terror. He insisted that my company fit safety guards on over 300 tools despite there being no recorded accidents with thousands of these...

Guess where I am. The council sucking the fun out of a rite of passage for everyone who ever visited.

Following the know your heart rate like you pin code I have done a couple of things. I have registered at my surgery for online access. I can now see my full NHS record online including any test results such as my last glucose and cholesterol tests. I have ordered blood pressure monitor for...

Just caught the tail end of an interesting look at analysis of mechanics etc. of running and cycling on the knees. Should be available shortly on iPlayer, search for 'Inside Health'.

I've always struggled with my weight, don't get me wrong I'm not huge, but I am kind of a big guy. I'm 47 years old and I started cycling about 5 years ago. Started off just going to work, which is only a couple of miles but soon developed to going out for a leisure rides and then to me making...

I know a number of us may suffer, or have suffered mental health issues. Some of the comments made from what is supposed to be a 'community' are really pretty nasty, and unnecessary. Sometimes people get very wound up, or upset. It is for this reason that I rarely dip into Cyclechat nowadays...

A new report has revealed that cycling does not compromise male sexual health so all you guys on here can rest easy. Previous reports have suggested otherwise. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42651568

I swapped my working car for my brother's older junker in the summer to help him out at a difficult time, and I never really drove it. It massively missed the mark at the MOT and has sat completely unused since then, perhaps September? Either way, it has started to bloom into life: The...

I was interested in a point made by Malcolm Dancy in one of his Audax books. (I forget whether it was the one on LEL or PBP) I really enjoyed these books by the by. Anyway he made reference to meditating using an app at one of his sleep stops. This got me interested in meditation as I sometimes...

My friend has deleted his Strava account over 20 times in the last 12 months. He opens up a fresh account and sends requests out all over again. Any head quacks know why? I believe he has a self loathe issue and will never be happy with his performance. Maybe people like that should just ride...

EDIT: @Shaun has allowed this post as a one-off due to the discount being offered. My Best selling ebook (previously top ten paid in both cycling and health categories) is half price at just 99p at the moment (was £1.99). It chronicles my diagnosis of T2 diabetes and my fight from couch potato...

Whilst walking the dog and listening to the news earlier, the lib dems were talking about raising money for the nhs by increasing income tax by 1%. This got me thinking: instead of giving more money to the nhs, would we better served by making everybody ride bikes? Obviously I'm being rather...

Anyone got experience with a relative with MRSA wound infection. My MIL had a fall way back in early August, but has had a leg wound that just hasn't healed and has now been confirmed with MRSA. She's currently in a Nursing Home awaiting return home when carers are available. The wound is...

Over the course of the last three weeks, I've been taking unfiltered, organic cider vinegar and it is wonderful stuff. The benefits are many: - it will help you lose weight, you'll sleep better, you'll feel that you have more energy throughout the day, it'll cure baldness (if rubbed on the...

Tonight ... so I heard being advertised earlier.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35981098 Good idea or not? The first lot of comments I read below the article were pretty scathing. For me, it might make me think again before stuffing my face with chocolate, esp on a day when I haven't been for a run or a bike ride. I do realise they are...

Hello All, As per the title, are there any survivors of serious illnesses on here ? Reason being, I'm slow and don't do big distances and would love to 'follow' others of similar ability on Strava to get and provide some encouragement for each other. Me. I have suffered several Sudden...