Health and Fitness

Season to Savour: Lovefit's Amber Brammah on how to have a merry, not manic Christmas

30 November 2019

Amber Brammah is a personal trainer and founder of Lovefit, Cambridge. Here, she explains how she’ll be getting into the festive spirit this year. . .

Simon Says: Top tips on creating a good nutritional balance in your diet

15 November 2019

Simon Goswell - owner and Head Coach of Full Circle Fitness in Dry Drayton - offers enlightenment on achieving good nutrition. . .

Ever heard of Escrima? Neil Ellis fills us in on this amazing martial art

06 November 2019

Neil Ellis has launched an Escrima Club in Newmarket. Here he explains the origins of the unique martial art. . .

Healthy Hotlist: Find your autumn run, invest in great gym leggings and buy this eco-friendly bottle

30 October 2019

Healthy Hotlist: Our round-up of fitness and wellbeing news

Healthy Hotlist: This month meet an Olympic cyclist, don an organic t-shirt for a good cause and get walking for fitness. . .

01 October 2019

What's hot in health? Velvet explores...

Stress Less: Fitness Question of the Month

24 September 2019

Simon Goswell is the owner and Head Coach of Full Circle Fitness in Dry Drayton, talks about the effects of stress on our bodies

Healthy Habits: How to get your fitness mojo back. . .

10 September 2019

If your fitness goals seem out of reach, Stuart Turner, personal trainer at All Saints Hotel, Bury St Edmunds, has some motivational tips

The Fitness Diaries: How to have a happy menopause

11 August 2019

Amber Brammah is a personal trainer and founder of Lovefit, Cambridge. This month she looks at how to navigate the menopause

Healthy Hotlist: Get fit, Broadway-style, bring on the Manuka Honey Balm and savour Superfood Brownies

10 August 2019

The latest products in the health and fitness world. . .

Fitness: She Shoots, She Scores! How women's football has captured the imagination this summer...

22 July 2019

The Women’s World Cup gripped the nation like never before. Feeling inspired, Lydia Parkin joins a new football fitness session in Cambridge

Shop Talk: Velvet takes a lovely stroll along Trinity Street

03 July 2019

Cambridge’s Trinity Street is the definition of town-meets-gown and home to some of the city’s best-loved shops as Alice Ryan finds out

Advertisement Feature: Find out how F45 Training Cambridge could change your life

07 May 2019

F45 Training is an innovative and exciting fitness concept. We chat to Sarah Craske, who is launching Cambridge’s first F45 studio

Living with MS: Lara's story

02 April 2019

When Lara Kingsman was diagnosed with MS, she suddenly felt like “the light had changed from green to red” as Lydia Parkin finds out

Get moving: How to balance wellbeing with work

23 March 2019

Tony Begovich, owner of Milan Fitness at Great Shelford, explains how to overcome the obstacles we face in our working lives

Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips

22 March 2019

Pre and post-natal fitness specialist Amber Brammah talks about recovery from C-section

Fitness: How do I stay on track?

22 March 2019

If you vowed to get fit in 2019 but your resolve is waning, Matthew Hickey has some words of encouragement

My yoga journey: 'It's helped all through my life'

22 March 2019

Helen Pomeroy has been practising yoga for 30 years. Here, the former accountant talks about how yoga has helped her thrive in all aspects of life