Focus on Healthy Living

It's never too late to change to a healthier lifestyle!

Find out more......on the internet Find out more......from books Take it further.....

Find out more ......on the internet

The internet is a great place to start.There are many healthy living websites but finding the best or most appropriate ones can be difficult. The websites below all give lots of useful information.

	BBC Healthy Living has a wealth of information to help you establish good habits and reap the benefits. Choose a six-week diet and activity programme, expert advice to help you maintain a healthy weight, information to help you have a healthy diet, increase your fitness levels with activities you enjoy.
	NHS c hoices Live Well - Healthy living for everyone - fitness, good food, how to lose weight, mental health and more. How healthy are you? Try the health assessment tools, quizzes and calculators.
	British Heart Foundation - there's lots you can do to keep your heart healthy - whatever your age. Take enough exercise, eat a healthy diet, encourage children to be heart healthy and be aware of dangers such as smoking, drinking, high blood pressure and stress. Prevention really is better than cure.
	The Food Standards Agency Eat Well website helps you to make healthier choices. Find tips for a healthy diet at home or out, information on health issues related to food, and nutrition advice for all ages.
	Highly strung or hi-energy - is your stress good stress of bad? Channel 4 Health will help you stay cool, calm and collected. What is stress? Find out all about it. Try stress busting strategies and the stress gym.
	Walking the way to Health is a joint initiative between Natural England and the British Heart Foundation and aims to encourage people, particularly those who take little exercise, to do regular short walks in their communities. What is a health walk and why should you do it? Follow your own walking plan or join a Walking the way to Health group

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Find out more......from books

Leicestershire Library Services has books on all aspects of healthy living. Those shown below are just examples of the wide range available. Look on library shelves for books with similar class numbers, search the online catalogue or ask library staff for help.

Healthy eating Fitness and exercise Stress relief Books for parents

Healthy eating

	Sonia Allison Fresh and easy soups and spectacular smoothies for good health 641.813		Rosemary Conley Rosemary Conley's GI hip and thigh diet 613.26
	Patrick Holford Food is better medicine than drugs 613.2		Juliet Kellow Cholesterol: Food, facts and recipes 613.284
	Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay's healthy appetite 641.563		Kate Wood Raw living: Detox your life and eat the high energy way 613.26

Fitness and exercise

	Natalie Blenford Dance your way to fitness 613.715		Christina Brown Quick and easy yoga: 5 minute routines for anyone, anytime, anywhere 613.7046
	Nicole Cooke Cycle for life 796.6		Lucy Knight Walking for weight loss 613.7176
	Sam Murphy Running well 613.717		Lynne Robinson Pilates for weight loss 613.7192
	Harvey Walden No excuses! Fitness workout 613.71		Greg Whyte Get fit not fat 613.7

Walk locally

Libraries have books to give you ideas.

	David A Ray Walking in Leicestershire: 26 circular walks 914.254		Walk East Midlands: 50 day walks in Derbyshire, Leicestershire 914.25
	32 circular walks based on the Leicestershire Round 796.51		Bryan Waites Pub walks in Leicestershire and Rutland 914.254
	Paul Biggs Leicestershire and Rutland walks with children 796.51		The Explore Leicestershire's Countryside webpage has information on local walks.

Stress relief

	Gillian Butler Manage your mind: The mental fitness guide 158.1		Jan De Vries Emotional healing: Homeopathic solutions for a stress free life 155.9042
	Susannah Marriot 1001 ways to relax 613.79		Swami Shivapremananda Yoga for stress relief 613.7046

Books for parents

	Lyndel Costain Feel good foods for pregnancy 641.56319		Kate Cook An unfit mother: How to get your health, shape and fitness back after childbirth 613.7045
	Claire Gillman Getting your kids active 613.7042		Kelly Holmes Get your kids fit 613.7042
	Patrick Holford Optimum nutrition for your child 613.2083		Sara Lewis Fuss-free food for babies and toddlers 641.56222

All of the books shown above can be requested at your library. They can also be requested through the online reservation service if you have a library card and a PIN. There is a charge for this service.

Take it further........enrol on a course, join a class or local group

Leicestershire Adult Learning Service run fitness courses such as pilates, yoga, salsacise, keep fit etc. Search for courses online or call FREEphone 0800 988 0308 for details.
Use Infolinx to find local groups and organisations. Search under exercise, fitness, diet or search for sports clubs and facilities.
Use leicestershirevillages.com to find local groups. Go to your town/village and search under ‘Find my nearest’
Active Together co-ordinators offer a varied range of walks and physical activities across Leicestershire. Look at the local programme for your district.
Search Yellow Pages under Health Clubs & Fitness Centres for local gyms and fitness centres.