Louise Lynch Fitness

18/09/2019

Triathlon Ireland’s success in increasing female participation has been recognised with a substantial increase in funding from Sport Ireland. The state organisation has more than tripled its commitment to Triathlon Ireland’s Women in Sport initiative and for the first time ever, it has also pled...

04/04/2019

Why do we need strong lungs? Without healthy lungs, the simple act of breathing can be strenuous, and speaking or laughing requires additional effort. Stronger lungs also allow us to do activities that lead to a fuller life with more ease, like exercise, hiking, cycling, and running. The reality, ho...

12/11/2018

Back to basics

For the average person, sport isn’t just about winning. Instead, it can be a fantastically fun and effective way to both get and stay fit. However, with so many different choices on offer, it can be difficult to find the right fit for both your body and your timetable. With that in mind, here we g...

15/10/2018

There’s no better time to celebrate the humble egg than Friday 12th, a.k.a World Egg Day. One of the oldest foods known to man, what would we be without the egg? Scrambled, poached, or sunny side up, they’re a go-to for breakfast as much as a quick and easy lunch or dinner. From omelettes to …

25/09/2018

by Thomas Leamy Creamy French onion soup, succulent pan-fried duck à l’orange, topped off with a vanilla mille-feuille that was so good, it could wake Napoleon. It was food heaven! My lovely fiancée, who is now my lovely wife, had just treated me to a showstopper meal in the quaint L’Abreuvoir...

24/09/2018

It was bad news for coconut oil last month after Harvard Professor, Karin Michels, blacklisted it as “one of the worst things you can eat”, dramatically claiming it to be “pure poison” for our health and contradicting so much of what we already know about this widely respected and enjoyed .....

26/07/2018

Low awareness of signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease amongst women Statistics show that women are six times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than breast cancer, the Urgent Cardiac Care Nursing Team in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin have put together a list of signs and sym...

31/05/2018

Weight-bearing activity also great for bone density

Depression is a serious problem all around the world, and it is no different here in Ireland, which ranks second only to Iceland as the Western World’s most depressed nation. More worrying perhaps is that just 10% of depressed Irish women will likely report their condition. The reluctance is unsur...

31/05/2018

START campaign is encouraging parents to ‘make a start’ at making one daily win on healthy eating for their children. Press release April 2018.

12/02/2018

I love Darina Allen’s comment about buying food and not ‘food-like’ products. Difference in satiety of processed versus non-processed also interesting.

Future generations will look at today’s food consumption in the same way we view sending children up chimneys, says obesity expert

12/02/2018

Gentle reminder on how to keep energy levels up

What you eat can have a major effect on your energy levels. These 7 foods can all drain your energy.