Resources All Community Journal Wellness

98% of attempts to lose weight will fail. So why do we do it? As a young woman today, it is almost impossible to avoid the societal pressures of diet culture and being a certain size and shape. We spoke to Rachel Anne Hobbs on how to heal your relationship with food.

Dr Alexandra Orfanides, a Soft Tissue Injury Specialist, helps us understand exactly how our collarbones get impacted during barbell training, what impact this can have on our bodies and our recovery, and why we should protect them at all costs. 

Foam rolling is a self-massage tool that can help reduce muscle pain. The targeted muscles are rolled and compressed which is a form of “self-myofascial release”. Regular foam rolling can increase the range of movement within muscles, without compromising the strength of those muscles. 

For most of us living in the UK, we don't get sufficient exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency is particularly common in winter months. Vitamin D plays a vital role in bone health, immunity, and more recently we're learning in muscle repair. But how and when should we supplement?

One of the most studied supplements, creatine monohydrate is great for muscle performance and brain function. It gives you the capacity to get through a few more reps in a workout, boosts your power output and increases water retention in your muscles, helping muscle growth. 

A range of menstrual cycle changes have been reported after all three of the UK approved COVID-19 vaccines. It's important to be aware of the possible impacts on menstruation. Here we summarise the research that's out there.