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The fitness advice you’ve been given might be right – but it still won’t work

WELL ENOUGH: Fitness professionals love exercise because it came easily to them. For everyone else, the advice they're given may be technically sound, but it rarely accounts for why they don't enjoy moving in the first place. Harry Bullmore explains how to close that gap in the latest Well Enough…

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Scared exercise will injure you? These rules make any routine safe

WELL ENOUGH: One reader joked that following Harry Bullmore's advice landed them in A&E. It's a laugh – but it points to a real fear. In the latest Well Enough newsletter, he breaks down the two principles that make sure exercise never has that effect, whatever your starting point

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Three mistakes nutritionists want you to stop making with your meals

WELL ENOUGH: In this week's Well Enough, Harry Bullmore asks nutrition experts for the food rules that genuinely improve your health – and the everyday mealtime mistakes worth dropping for good

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Don’t let the fitness industry fool you – here’s how to spot bad advice online, according to experts

WELL ENOUGH: The wellness machine thrives on selling you something new — but in this week's Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore reveals why it's usually the boring, unchanging basics that actually work

The Independent UK

Do this for three months and transform your fitness for years

WELL ENOUGH: In this week’s Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore explores why getting fit is hardest at the start but becomes easier once simple, sustainable habits are built over time – and how consistency is the key to long-term health

The Independent UK

It’s not your fault you keep skipping workouts – and there is a solution

WELL ENOUGH: In this week’s Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore explains why the most effective workout is often the one that's easiest to stick to, and how resistance bands can help you build strength almost anywhere

The Independent UK

Ed Gamble on extreme body transformations: ‘Your life is horrible’

WELL ENOUGH: The comedian is perhaps best known for a podcast all about the joy of food – but his own health journey has been far from simple, Ed Gamble tells Emilie Lavinia on the Well Enough podcast

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No gym? No problem – here’s how to build strength anywhere

WELL ENOUGH: In this week’s Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore explores why you don’t need a gym to build strength, and how bodyweight training and simple resistance work can deliver real results anywhere, as long as you focus on consistency over complexity

The Independent UK

How just 20 minutes of walking a day can transform your health

WELL ENOUGH: In the latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore explores why experts say walking should be on every doctor’s prescription pad – and looks at how small, consistent movement can deliver outsized health benefits for fitness, heart health and long-term wellbeing

The Independent UK

Why telling people to exercise more rarely works – and the more effective alternative

WELL ENOUGH: In the latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore looks into why widespread advice to exercise more often fails to land – and discusses the best way to harness exercise motivation for the foreseeable future

The Independent UK

The simple exercise rules that can make you fitter, stronger and healthier

WELL ENOUGH: Harry Bullmore, a fitness coach and The Independent’s senior fitness writer, says exercise has been overcomplicated – and shares the simple rules to get stronger, healthier and in better shape

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These simple acts will improve your health more than any fitness trend

WELL ENOUGH: In this week’s Well Enough, Harry Bullmore argues that real fitness progress doesn’t come from chasing trends, but from quietly stacking small, consistent habits

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‘Women spend over £20,000 on periods in their lives’: Ashley James on the invisible cost of womanhood

What does it really mean to navigate womanhood under constant scrutiny? This week on Well Enough, author, DJ and broadcaster Ashley James explains the impossible standards women face.

The Independent UK

‘Protein hype has done so much damage to this country’: The real health crisis hiding behind wellness trends

WELL ENOUGH: From protein-packed snacks to viral ‘what I eat in a day’ videos, we’re more obsessed with food than ever – but eating worse than we have in decades. Nutritionist Rhi Lambert explains why fibre, not protein, is the real problem – and what Britain has got so wrong…

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Emma Barnett: ‘Enough with the toxic positivity – maternity leave is more like maternity service’

WELL ENOUGH: Broadcaster Emma Barnett has had enough of people telling new mums to “enjoy every minute”. She tells Emilie Lavinia why she’s putting maternity – and all that comes with it – in more brutal terms

The Independent UK

Why the perfect workout doesn’t exist – and why that’s good news

WELL ENOUGH: In his latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore shares expert-backed advice on building a consistent fitness routine – even when life gets in the way

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Stop falling for fitness industry myths – do this instead

WELL ENOUGH: In the latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore reveals how the fitness industry tricks you – and the simple, expert-backed steps to try that actually work

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The endometriosis warning signs I wish I’d known when I was younger

WELL ENOUGH: Despite affecting one in 10 women in the UK, a diagnosis of endometriosis can take years. For this week’s episode of Well Enough, Endo advocate Dr Raj Arora told Emilie Lavinia which symptoms to keep an eye out for, and how to advocate for more at the GP

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‘Look at your diet before looking for a prescription’: Tim Spector on how ‘dead’ microbes could transform your health

In this episode of Well Enough, we’re joined someone who effectively pioneered the British gut-health revolution: the man behind ZOE, Professor Tim Spector.

The Independent UK

‘Food is not just about calories – it could improve your mood’: Tim Spector on the gut-brain axis and fermentation myths

INDEPENDENT STUDIO: From fermentation myths to the gut–brain axis, Tim Spector argues that food affects far more than hunger and weight. On The Independent’s Well Enough podcast, he explains why our gut microbes may be quietly shaping how we feel, writes Hannah Twiggs

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The reason you don’t exercise – and the best way to overcome it

WELL ENOUGH: In the latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore explores why we struggle to turn good intentions into regular exercise – and how ‘exercise snacking’ and other small, expert-backed habits can deliver meaningful health gains without the all-or-nothing overhaul

The Independent UK

‘My health was in a tailspin – until I divorced my husband of 26 years’

WELL ENOUGH: At 19, Ateh Jewel thought she’d found the love of her life. Then her health took a nosedive. She tells Emilie Lavinia the full story of her marriage, divorce, and the magic of bouncing back

The Independent UK

The great fitness mistake most of us make – and the simple solution that works

WELL ENOUGH: In the latest Well Enough newsletter, Harry Bullmore talks to celebrity trainer Monique Alexander, who works with stars like Anne Hathaway, about why “all or nothing” approaches to exercise and food backfire – and how small, consistent actions lead to real results

The Independent UK

New year, same you: How to set realistic goals for 2026

WELL ENOUGH: Emilie Lavinia’s latest Well Enough newsletter offers practical tips and expert advice for starting the new year gently

The Independent UK

Stop feeling guilty – resting over Christmas is actually good for you

WELL ENOUGH: The latest Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia explores why resting over Christmas and New Year, without guilt, is essential for your wellbeing

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