Setting goals for your health – the 30 mile challenge

8th July 2015

A slight different blog this month, taking a personal look back at my experience over Men’s Health Week.  My name’s Drew, and I support the work of the Blue Ribbon Foundation by writing news stories, blogs and social media content. Men’s Health Week was from 15th – 21st June 2015, and focussed on overall healthy living ...

Mental wellbeing – keeping your mind healthy too

8th June 2015

This month, we’d like to tackle a more sensitive topic for the blog, mental health and wellbeing. Mental health is as important as physical health.  The two are also closely interlinked.  It’s more difficult to maintain a sunny disposition if you are physically unwell.  Likewise, our mental wellbeing can affect how well we take care of ...

Running to keep up? Fitting exercise into a busy schedule

5th May 2015

Whether you prefer the gym, team sports or just being in the great outdoors, exercise is a vital activity for men to improve and maintain their health.  But even though we all know this, it can be a struggle to fit exercise into a busy week.  We can face legitimate restrictions on our time – ...

Going to the doctor – like a man!

8th April 2015

Welcome to our new blog!  Each month, we will use this space to discuss a new topic around men’s health, offering insight, information and suggestions on steps every man can take to improve their health and wellbeing. For our first blog, we’ve decided to tackle a question that’s fundamental to everything else we talk about at ...