Do you feel like you need a little help to kick-start your New Year? Cavan Sports Partnership is taking part in RTE’s Operation Transformation walk day.
On Saturday 14th January Cavan Sports Partnership is organising an Operationa Transformation Walk Day. It will be just one of 33 walks that are being held across the country in association with the Irish Sports Council and RTE’s ‘Operation Transformation’ TV programme. The aim of the walk is to encourage people acros the country to adopt a healthier lifestyle. What’s more, if you are thinking about getting fitter this year, it demonstrates that it still is not too late to start!
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Have you already given up on your New Year’s resolution to get fit? Then here is some great advice from Productivity Coach, Ciara Conlon that will help you to become motivated once more.
Are you game?
So if you are feeling slightly sedate after the holidays, if your jeans are no longer your best friends and the energy in your house is solely confined to what is coming through the fuse board. I recommend you kick-start 2012 with the healthy habit of exercise.
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This year, Cavan Sports Partnership is running a campaign to help local people get fitter and healthier. The programme is called Fitwise.
Learn new healthy exercise habits with Fitwise
The aim of the programme is to teach healthy lifestyle habits that you will be able to maintain once the programme has finished. It is about learning to change old, bad habits and to form new ones around exercise and healthy eating. What’s more, it about becoming healthier in a fun environment with other people from your local area.
The programme is being rolled across five different areas in county Cavan. These are:
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Cecilia Smith, Development Manager at County Cavan Citizens Information Service reveals how you can complain about inadequate health and social care services.
You can complain about inadequate care via a new web site
Question: We are not happy with the service that our frail and elderly parents are getting from a number of health and social care professionals. Where and how can we complain?
Answer: You should be able to find the right place to give your feedback on a recently launched website called www.healthcomplaints.ie. This website has been developed by a group of public and voluntary organisations, including the Citizens Information Board.
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Coughs, colds and sore throats are part and parcel of the Winter season. However, some simple measures can stop these ailments in their tracks…
A cold can make you feel wiped out
Unfortunately, there is still no cure for the common cold so the best you can do is to treat the symptoms.
We have all been there — the runny nose and tickly throat that makes us feel miserable and below par. Colds can last upto a fortnight, but by identifying and treating the symptoms early on, you can often stop them from taking hold.
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Where do you go if you become unwell? What do you do? Who do you ask for advice? These questions may be simple enough, but many of us don’t know what to do when we become ill.
The first port of call for most health concerns is your local GP. When you move to a new area, it is essential to register with a local doctor. However, many of us do not even consider registering with a doctor until we need one.
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