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Stattos get your pens ready The average footballer in midfield burns more than 1000 calories a match and runs over 10km. That makes their fitness levels comparable to a marathon runner. If football isn't your cup of tea then what about roller hockey or ballet? Fresh also looks at the dangers of quick fix surgery and topping up your tan. Comfort food, cooking and brain food also get the once over.Related Articles:
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The winning touch
Sporting heroes are going back into the classroom to inspire pupils under a new mentoring scheme, Champions in Schools. Be Kenny Hodgart EVERYONE has their sporting heroes; but for all the shouts of “come on Andy” in living-rooms these days,...
New year? New you!
A new year’s resolution to get fit doesn’t mean you have to join a gym or get up at 6am and pound the streets. Here’s some fresh ideas which won’t cost too much in time or money – and the...
April 19, 2008 7:40 PM
SOAPBOX
Promising young football players all around the world look to the game’s elite for inspiration. But, according to Queen Margaret Academy pupil Brendan McGivern, 15, the behaviour of the professionals leaves a lot to be desired.
WHAT could possibly annoy a true sports fan more than cheating? Cheating and getting away with it is my verdict. I cannot believe the state of so-called “professional” football these days with some of the Premierships biggest stars getting away...
HANGING TOUGH
15-year-old Jonathan Stocking has a talent for hanging around – very high places!
How did you get into climbing? When I was 12 I went to a mate’s party at Glasgow Climbing Centre. I got hooked so mum went on a climbing course that let me climb more often. She’s an OK climber...
March 15, 2008 7:50 PM
Wave Power
Campbell Walsh may be small in stature but, as the 30-year-old canoeing superstar tells
Colin Hutchison, the Scot has lofty ambitions for the Olympics – and outer space!
Glasgow-born, you now train in Nottingham. What’s wrong with Scottish water? There’s Grandtully [Perthshire], with the poles [slalom gates] suspended above the river, but it’s not technically demanding enough for world-class slalom training. The majority of top events are held...
Wasting Away
Finally, being nicknamed the family vacuum cleaner at meal times is a title to be proud of, discovers food fan and eco-convert David Christie.
“PEOPLE don’t realise the damage they might be causing to the planet when scraping their leftover mince and tatties into the bin.” A strange comment, you might think, but not when it comes from the mouth of Jo Lafferty; part...
November 11, 2007 3:09 PM
FLU JABS AREN'T JUST FOR YOUR GRANNY
Young people with diabetes or asthma can become quite ill if they catch the bug. By Edd McCracken.
INFLUENZA, or flu as it is known to its friends, is a tricky customer. Under the microscope the virus looks harmless enough - almost like a bathtime toy, all round and spongey - but it is highly infectious and once...
September 11, 2007 3:07 PM
TIME TO MAKE WAVES
With strong winds and open beaches, Scotland is a perfect place for surfing.Fresh sent couch potato Mark Cullen to try out this adrenalin-filled sport.
I HAVE never been particularly good at sport. What little athletic activity I do just reminds me why the car was invented and we pay footballers so much to do all the hard work for us. Today, though, I am...
May 27, 2007 3:05 PM
QUEEN OF THE PARALYMPiCS
She's won almost a dozen gold medals, held titles in events from 100m to marathon and set more than 30 world records. Now Tanni GreyThompson has retired from the track - and is turning her attention to helping the next generation of athletes. By Eva Langlands.
WHAT did you say?" I ask, struggling to hear Tanni Grey-Thompson over the din. Britain's most accomplished disabled athlete may be talking from the privacy of her own home, but we may as well be in the back seat of...
March 18, 2007 2:53 PM
CYCLING'S NEWEST SPOKESMEN
You're not too young to choose the road the country is taking. Three teenagers tell us why they elect to cycle.
THERE'S a Scottish election this year and while in May, most teenagers won't be able to have a say in what direction the country goes, there is one national journey most teenagers can influence: the school run. Tom Wood, James...
June 18, 2006 2:26 PM
STRONG ON THE INSIDE
Two Scots tell the remarkable story of how an organ donation changed their lives. Edd McCracken reports.
NEXT year the British Transplant Games, the UK's top sporting event for people who have received organ transplants, will be in Edinburgh. In August several young Scots will be heading to Bath to compete in this year's event. Two young...
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN SOCIAL CARE
THE JOB IS THE REWARD. AIDEEN MCLAUGHLIN MEETS A YOUNG CARER WHO IS. . .
IT'S a beautiful sunny evening in Port Glasgow, with the sun glistening on the Firth of Clyde. Round a corner and down a windy street is Port Glasgow High School. Tucked behind its back door lies an empty youth club,...
January 22, 2006 2:18 PM
Bladdered, binned, monkeyed, guttered, hammered, blotto, steamin', legless, paralytic, smashed, sozzled, wasted, wrecked . . . whichever way you look at it, you're still . . .DRUNK
YOU can tell what is important in a culture by the amount of names it has for a particular thing. Take the Innuit, for instance. They have nearly 100 words for snow, a dominant feature in the Arctic. It says...
Bladdered, binned, monkeyed, guttered, hammered, blotto, steamin', legless, paralytic, smashed, sozzled, wasted, wrecked . . . whichever way you look at it, you're still . . .DRUNK
YOU can tell what is important in a culture by the amount of names it has for a particular thing. Take the Innuit, for instance. They have nearly 100 words for snow, a dominant feature in the Arctic. It says...
November 6, 2005 2:14 PM
RHYTHM OF LIFE
Different parts of the world move to different beats. Life expectancy varies greatly from country to country. But don't let where you come from determine the pace of your life, says Clare Harris.
NESTLED within the mighty Pyrenees mountains, the tiny country of Andorra is home to cheap skiing, duty-free shopping and a population with the longest life expectancy in the world. The average Andorran citizen will live to be a whopping 83.5...
THE ULTIMATE GIFT OF LIFE
THANKS TO GEORGE BEST, ORGAN DONATION IS NEWS AGAIN, BUT SHOULD WE ALL BE FORCED TO CARRY THE CARD?
George Best's determination to drink despite being given a new liver has angered many people. If you had the power, what would you rule on organ donation? Murat Akyol, consultant transplant surgeon, Edinburgh I've been involved in transplants for 20...
October 2, 2005 2:08 PM
KILLER BUG ON THE LOOSE
4000 die each year from flu . . . so how should we encourage vaccination against this highly infectious virus?
THOUSANDS of people die every year from flu, yet many of those most at risk don't get vaccinated. How would you encourage at-risk groups to get the flu jab? Alan McGinley, Diabetes UK There are nearly 2000 children and young...
Control Your Mind
Friends can help life to keep hitting a high note.
How does what you eat affect how you feel? Surely your stomach and your brain are completely different and unrelated organs. Not so, according to Mary Allison, from Health Scotland. "Our body is a finely balanced thing, so if we...
September 4, 2005 1:53 PM
THIN EDGE OF THE WEDGE
REVEALED: WHEN EATING TO FEEL BETTER PROVIDES NO COMFORT AT ALL
More young women than ever are bingeing on food when they're down. It's time to step away from the biscuit barrel and find a better way to cope, writes Clare Harris.
Have you ever reached for the biscuit tin when you're feeling a bit down? Made yourself a nice cheese toastie, or headed to the shops for a Dairy Milk or two? Yep, I'm sure you have - most of us...
June 12, 2005 1:50 PM
Who's dying for a tan this summer?
Summertime, and the weather is hopefully gorgeous, but be warned, behind every little ray of sunshine a potential killer lurks. By Clare Harris
SUMMER'S here, and the weathermen have predicted a heatwave. For many of us Scots that sounds like good news. But every time the temperature soars, it's bad news for our skin. It has been hard to miss the headlines lately...
January 23, 2005 1:46 PM
Too much, too young?
SHOULD TEENAGERS BE ALLOWED TO HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY? By Carol Cooke.
Around 40% of teenage girls would be willing to go under the knife to achieve the look of their celebrity idol, according to a new survey. But is the result really the 21st century tragedy it is being branded or...
November 7, 2004 4:42 PM
Fast, furious and a whole load of fun
The image of teenagers lying about, playing video games and eating junk food is dead. Peter John Meiklem discovers young people across Scotland are getting active in ever more imaginative ways
MIRIAM al-Hassami loves climbing. Even when the heights scare her she loves the thrill of being high up off the ground. Sometimes, when the next handhold is too far, she jumps into the air, away from the wall, and grabs...
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