I stumbled onto the HIIT workout craze a year ago and have been hooked ever since. HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training is a form of exercise where you blast your body with short bursts of intensive activity to intermittently raise your heart rate. It’s great at improving your fitness, burning calories and trimming down […]
As with ourselves in our golden years, our pets too can show signs of slowing down as they reach their dotage. Generally the most common cause of their decreased mobility is through the degeneration of joint tissue, which in turn can then lead to arthritis. Arthritis is, in summary, a condition that describes stiffness, inflammation […]
Around a fifth of adults in the UK smoke and according to research by the British Heart Foundation less than half of men and only a third of women meet recommendations for physical activity. Both lifestyle choices are accepted to be detrimental to our health, but there is growing evidence that by ditching cigarettes and […]
This week’s Olympic Pet Special report aims to give you the vital web links in order for you to investigate the best dog sports on offer in the UK, and all without leaving the comfort of your chair. (more…)
The third Olympic Pet Special report is looking into the sport of Frisbee / Disc dogs. In 1975 Irv Lander, Alex Stein and Eldon McIntire organised a World Championship for flying-disc catching dogs and their handlers. Since this time the event has continued annually and in the 1980’s it was converted into the Ashley Whippet […]
The second Olympic Pet Special report is focussing on the hugely popular sport of Dog Agility. The sport began in 1977, initial intentions were as a crowd pleaser for the 1978 Crufts dog show. The demonstration was invented to keep audiences entertained between competitions and it turned out to be a huge hit in the […]
This month Vital Pet Health will be joining in with the Olympic mood and investigate sports that our pets can get involved with in order to keep them fit and healthy. This week the focus is on the increasingly popular sport of CaniX. (more…)
The benefits of swimming are far reaching and this is becoming an increasingly popular form of exercise for dogs. Not only for the specific treatment of disease but also for general recreational fitness. This article gives you all the information you need about this fantastic activity. (more…)
This article gives you some valuable advice on the potential hazards when out exercising your dog. Some great tips and hints to optimising the health and ultimately wellbeing of your pet dog. (more…)
Exercise is an essential element to a happy dog’s life. Dogs need play and exercise to fulfill physical needs but also emotional and social needs. The type of and amount of activity you can offer your dog may differ according to their age, fitness and surroundings. (more…)
