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#healthyliving magazine: Inside the summer issue


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This month’s #healthyliving magazine is dedicated to the summer: how to beat the heat, keep fit and eat right during Ramadan.

The news and events happening this month that will help you on your way to #healthyliving.

After buying a bike for Dh280, Dean Mason pedalled 3,900km across Australia. Twenty years later, he set his sights on a ‘short’ ride from Dubai to Salalah, Oman.

Dr Farhana bin Lootah, an internal medicine specialist at Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, offers advice to those who are fasting during the holy month.

Holiday retreats are a great way to find motivation and summer is the best time to get away.

Saeed Al Memari shares the highs and lows of mountain climbing and scuba diving, and his latest plan to promote peace around the world.

With long days and searing heat, those fasting this Ramadan will need to take special precautions to ensure they remain healthy throughout the holy month.

For men and women, hormones begin to fluctuate around the age of 40, but diet and lifestyle modifications can stop the pendulum from swinging.

Looking for indoor sports to keep you in shape this summer? From ice skating to squash, here’s a round up of indoor activities to try during the hot summer in the UAE.

Here’s how to overcome jet lag no matter where in the world you have gone on holiday or how many time zones you’ve crossed.

Even during the hot summer months cycling will keep you fit.

Our minds are powerful tools and mastering our thoughts can greatly enhance or destroy our day, according to a practitioner of the method.

Five UAE fitness fans share how they keep their healthy habits on track during the holy month.

A sport that requires patience, discipline and that you must respect, the devotee says