Grit Doctor: Why is it harder to keep weight off every year? Is it an age thing?Eating like you did in your 20s could leave you up to 50lbs heavier nowMon Jan 18 2016 - 13:00
Grit Doctor: Forget resolutions, follow these 10 tipsThe key to being healthy is to make small changes to your habits you can live withSat Jan 02 2016 - 10:00
Grit Doctor: Turkey is a travesty, so why bother?If you do insist on cooking everything from scratch, prepare to be stressed and suck it upThu Dec 24 2015 - 10:00
Grit Doctor: Put down the mince pieBefore you get another plate of Christmas excess ... are you actually hungry?Sat Dec 19 2015 - 16:00
Grit Doctor: Bye bye bingo wings: tips to beat arm flabMy upper arms are massive, strong, yet strangely devoid of tone. Far from a good lookSat Dec 05 2015 - 08:00
The Grit Doctor: Don’t let your motivation to exercise run out of steamLife is better when we are fit and healthy, so try to make activity part of your daily routineTue Nov 24 2015 - 07:00
Help your bowel cope so you can trot out on your runsDon’t let diarrhoea get in the way of your runs. There is plenty you can do to avoid the embarrassing ‘shart’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 06:00
Take the ‘high’ road: How to fall back in love with runningIs there a way to recapture the buzz and highs we used to get from running in the early days?Fri Oct 23 2015 - 06:00
The Grit Doctor: I forget where I left my libidoYou need to practise the art of intimacy, which begins with getting intimate with yourselfMon Oct 05 2015 - 14:00
The five-pound weight-loss trick that works – temporarilySkipping breakfast led to weight loss but it all came back when I returned to normal eatingTue Sept 15 2015 - 07:00
How to let the supermothers do all the hard work without bothering youIf you can’t face the school admin, just befriend one of the parents who thrive on the tiny detailsTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
This summer, give yourself, not your exercise, a breakJust because school is out doesn’t mean your exercise regime has to suffer. Make activity your number one priority this summerTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Feeling down about my mum-tum stretchmarksRuth Field: The real benefits of running are far more important than a ‘bikini body’Fri Jul 17 2015 - 06:00
The togs of war: Get a one-piece, and let the beach babes worry about bikini bodiesThere’s no need to fear the beach once you have a tummy-control bathing suit and a healthy attitude to exercise and foodFri Jun 19 2015 - 06:00
The Grit Doctor: ‘I have spent half my life trying to be something I’m not’Spending half your life in and out of slimming clubs means that slimming clubs don’t work for you. So find something that doesTue May 05 2015 - 11:30
Take a long, hard look at your shelf. And then go for a long, hard walkYou can overindulge in grit advice, but if it doesn’t turn into action, it’s not true gritTue Apr 07 2015 - 08:00
Grit Doctor: Don’t be a cry baby - become a water babyA busy woman needs to find an activity other than running that she can embrace with the same passionTue Apr 07 2015 - 06:00
Mind your back: lose the weight, use a physio and close the fridgeLet your back heal at its own pace, and while that is ongoing, there’s time to tackle the spare tyreFri Mar 13 2015 - 16:45
The Grit Doctor: Reduce the rubbish, bit by biscuitLayered with intoxicating combinations of the dodgiest synthetic sugars and fats, biscuit treats turn toxicTue Mar 03 2015 - 12:00
Grit Doctor: Rethink the resolutions and cut out the gymAmend the promises to cut out drinking and shouting, and start walking, advises Ruth FieldMon Jan 26 2015 - 02:00
Ruth Field: How can I foil the late-night munchies?Going that extra mile not only banishes holiday bulges but will allow you to eat what you fancyMon Jan 12 2015 - 16:00
Grit doctor: Turning 40 marks the end of your 30s. And this is goodRuth Field believes a sunny disposition can wipe a decade off your face and exercise can get rid of that telltale mother-of-three midriffTue Dec 09 2014 - 06:00
Grit doctor: Run fast, run free and run without a pesky companionHave you tired of inducting a new jogger? Here’s how to gently let them down – with elanTue Nov 18 2014 - 16:45
Running in the rain: Splish. Splash. Splosh. SmileRunning in the rain beats any indoor exercise, once you close the front door behind youFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
I love my partner dearly, but he is getting up my noseMy boyfriend can spend five hours a day in the pub but not five minutes in the showerTue Oct 07 2014 - 01:00
The Grit Doctor: Fall by the wayside; then get up and fall in love all over againGive yourself a break. Running is all the sweeter if you haven’t done it for weeksFri Sept 19 2014 - 06:00
Love me, Tinder; but don’t lose sight of real lifeUsing a dating app in an honest fashion in your mission to find Mr Right may involve a few simple adjustmentsTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:00
Ruth Field: With all that sand, don’t forget to keep your grit about youI’m enjoying my holidays to the full, but I am also making damn sure I get exercise every dayFri Aug 22 2014 - 17:00
Mums, be kind – to yourselvesLife with young children can be an emotional rollercoaster – so take some time outTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Ruth Field: Where has the magic gone?Your body has become used to regular runs, so you need to up the ante if you want to relive those ‘highs’Tue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
Run, run, as fast as you can; far away from the ice-cream vanSummer time and ice-cream may go together but feeling bloated is a side effect you could do withoutMon Jul 14 2014 - 14:39
I must avoid holiday with my husband’s awful familyIf you want to get out of the annual holiday in the US with your husband’s family, you must speak up nowTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
You love your husband, so get down and gritty togetherSex is probably the first thing that goes when a couple is busy with young kids and full-time jobsTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
The worse you feel, the more you need to runThink you just can’t run? Try putting one foot in front of the other and just going for a walk for startersFri May 30 2014 - 11:00
Trade your complaining for marathon trainingLaughing, not whining, will help you through the next six monthsFri May 16 2014 - 11:40
Ruth Field’s Advice: Give your running a boost by watching out for hidden fats and sugarsIf you are running but still need to shift those extra pounds, reduce the amount of saturated fats and sugar you consumeFri May 02 2014 - 11:00
Ruth Field’s Advice: There may be troubles ahead but leave the old ones behindIf your boss is behaving inappropriately and treating you badly, then confront him like a grown upTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Adding an exercise routine into your holiday can add to the experienceRunning will add immeasurable value to your holiday experienceTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Forget the scales and concentrate on making your runs longer and tougherWhen the weight loss comes to a halt, it’s time to make your runs longer, tougher and more regularTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Safe and natural exercise best for mother and babyDoing what feels right for your body is the best approach to fitness during pregnancyTue Mar 11 2014 - 16:58
Giving teamwork a nudge in the right directionWork colleagues elbowing each other up the corporate ladder can lead to a communications breakdownTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
When a run is a wheezeA running programme will help smokers give up their tobacco addiction for a fitness addictionTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Don’t let a dog chase you away from your daily runBad experiences will happen during your runs, but they are to be expected and you can turn them to your advantageMon Jan 27 2014 - 17:00
A spring in your step after running through winterThe poor weather is really just another excuse we give for avoiding the things we don’t want to doTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Make fitness plans, not resolutionsForget New Year resolutions. They don’t work. But getting out and moving works wondersTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
Christmas always drives me crackersIf every Christmas brings the same old story of you playing host, being chef, waitress and referee, well then read onTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Speak the truth before ill-intentioned yeses become a bad habitWhen you say yes but really mean no, it festers an ill feeling and saps your mojoTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Stop acting like a bridezilla and start apologisingTell your best friend that you momentarily lost all perspective, and invite her to be re-instated as your maid of honour, if she’ll have youTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Get your paint out or surrender to toddler smears – it’s your choiceTo paint over the smear or to give up on having smear-free walls are the choices. Either option will bring you peace of mindTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
