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Work-Life Balance (2026/186)

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Maybe a slightly misleading title here - perhaps you are thinking how to time-manage your workouts with your ordinary life obligations. But that's for another time. We're talking BALANCE as in handstands, head balancing and so forth - the acrobatic art which requires not only a good sense of balance (inner ears working overtime) but strength in the shoulders, upper body and core. Enjoy the examples and maybe give the 'art' a try. You'll enjoy it - we certainly do!  We begin in Tanzania. An acrobatic gymnast 'top' in the making, there. Wait for it...   One for the current heatwave weather...   Finally, we can't resist this little kid in handstand advertising his gym - one in California which has recently produced world-champion acrobatic gymnasts...      

Fitness in Extreme Heat (2026/185)

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If you live in western Europe, you won't need to be told that temperatures are the highest ever right now. If it makes you feel better, we actually cancelled our gym workout today - just sooooooooooo hot... ...but we will catch up later in the week when the temperature falls. Promise. That's the sort of promise you need to make for yourselves: if you want a healthy lifestyle and a body image to feel proud of, you need to put in the work. However: we thought that you might like to cool down in various ways today...   The last word goes to someone thinking about this week's sort of weather!