Fit To Succeed

Scores more families can now learn how to enjoy healthy lifestyles

Exeter Chiefs' Clive Stuart Smith with pupils and parents at St Luke's OLIVER SANDERS EE231008_OS05_04

Friday, January 09, 2009

CHILDREN have been preparing dinner for their mums and dads, and parents have been going to a school gym as a result of a pioneering project underway in Exeter.

And the ground-breaking programme has proved such a winner that it is being expanded.

City mums and...

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Families will be leaner this Christmas after tackling fitness course

Gareth Lloyd, above, who fought leukaemia twice and then developed meningitis, is determined to stay fit for his family. Inset: Edward Mullarkey, nine, with friend Kathryn Brown, enjoys keeping fit and healthy by playing badminton OLIVER SANDERS EE181208_OS03_01 & MARTIN WHITHAM EE201108_MW05_07

Monday, December 22, 2008

CHRISTMAS is set to be healthier and happier than ever for Exeter's Skilled 4 Health families — who are now experts in how to lead the best...

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Success of health and fitness scheme means more could take place

The Skilled 4 Health scheme held an open evening to celebrate its success MARTIN WHITHAM EE111208_MW05_01

Monday, December 15, 2008

PROUD families showed off their huge improvements in health, well-being and fitness to Devon's education and medical experts as they gathered to...

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Recipe 9 - Apple coleslaw (Serves 4)

Friday, December 12, 2008

Recipe 450g white cabbage1 medium onion2 apples, peeled and cored175g peeled carrots150ml low fat mayonnaise Method Prepare and finely shred the...

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Recipe 8 - Sticky ginger chicken

Friday, December 12, 2008

Recipe 2 tbls lemon juice2 tbls brown sugar1 tsp grated fresh ginger2 tsp soy sauce8 chicken drumsticks or other chicken joints Method Mix together...

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New course serves up a recipe for success in city families' kitchens

Heather Hayes and Isobel Western teaching the class how to make apple crumble and soup MARTIN WHITHAM EE041208_MW04_01

Monday, December 08, 2008

EXPERT help to cut food bills and still make delicious nutritious meals is clearly paying dividends for city families. As the recession bites, parents...

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Fitness scheme brings ancient Indian form of exercise to city school

Louise Rye, left, and Mandy Edwards find an oasis of calm in the middle of St Luke's Science and Sports College during a yoga lesson led by school science teacher James Oxer LAURENCE UNDERHILL EE271108_LU03_02

Monday, December 01, 2008

EXETER'S revolutionary Skilled 4 Health scheme slowed down a gear this week, as families relaxed during a yoga session. The city is the only one in...

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Recipe 7 - Tuna fishcakes

Thursday, November 27, 2008

500g potatoes, peeled and chopped25g butter6 spring onions, chopped2 tablespoons chopped parsley1 tbs flour1 large egg yolk200g tuna 3-4 tbs olive...

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Recipe 6 - Oriental salmon and vegetable stir-fry

Thursday, November 27, 2008

25g Broccoli25g cauliflower2 baby sweetcorn25g mangetout1tbs soy sauce1tbs water1 tspn sugar1tbs vegetable oil115g salmon fillet, cut into strips Meth...

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