Recent Posts

3rd March 2011

• Low fat salad dressings – Are they healthy?

Salads being low in fat and packed with essential vitamins and nutrients are naturally high on the list of a dieter’s daily food intake.

Low fat salad dressings are a popular way to ‘spruce up’ what can often be slightly bland and monotonous salads.



But a court case that is currently hitting the headlines in America, highlights the question, are low fat dressing salads as low in fat as they claim to be?

In the US at present, there is a court case underway involving allegations that a ‘low fat’ salad dressing has been grossly misrepresenting the low fat, low calories claims of its products.

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2nd March 2011

• Five reasons to join forces with a workout partner

Trion-Z recognise that keeping to a proven fitness programme can be tough. Our advice? Don’t go it alone.

If you are struggling to motivate yourself to get off the sofa and into the gym, looking to build a bond with a brother or a son, or just fancy some company, a workout partner may be what you need.



1 – You will motivate each other

We all have days when we simply can’t face putting our trainers on and going for a run, or getting in the car and driving to the gym. If you have planned to exercise with a friend, without wanting to let them down, you will be less inclined to cancel your exercise appointment. Also your workout partner is likely to ring you up from time to time persuading you to go on a run or a swim. The chances are having a workout buddy at the ready, you are likely to do more exercise sessions a week, than when you workout solo.

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1st March 2011

• Five of the best high-visibility running shoes

Get noticed for all the right reasons with these top 5 Hi Vis trainers.



Although the shortest day has been and gone, the nights stay depressingly dark for some time, usually until the prospect of some warmer weather beckons some time during April.

For runners pounding the streets on the cold winter nights, high visibility gear is essential. Below are five of the best high visibility trainers available to help you pound the moonlit pavements with confidence and style.

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28th February 2011

• Help your golf game with Trion Z

Trion Z and the Golfer, How can you improve your golf game?



Aching and fatigued muscles are often an unwanted result after an exercise regime and can be the bane of sportsmen and women’s lives.

By simply wearing a Trion Z bracelet, users – including many professional sportsmen and women – are often remarkably surprised by how significantly it can improve post-exercise fatigue.

Although it is not just the more ‘vigorous’ sports and activities Trion Z can help enhance, as these magnetic bracelets have been praised for aiding the performance of a whole variety of sports and alleviating those post-playing aches and pains.

Many golfers have remarked on the multiple benefits wearing Trion Z can bring to their game of golf.

These various advantages include providing greater flexibility, which will allow for a larger shoulder turn during the swing.

These magnetic bracelets can also help to minimise the unwanted symptoms of plus-ions, such as muscle and joint aches, lack of concentration and fatigue.

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27th February 2011

• The UWaterG2 MP3 Player review

The UWaterG2 MP3 Player – The ‘ultimate outdoor companion’.



Being just 0.4” x 1.25” x 1.75” in size and weighing less than an ounce, the “world’s smallest, 100 percent waterproof MP3 player”, is designed to unobtrusively cling to the headband, armband or goggles of a swimmer, pumping crystal clear music into their ears, making swimming sessions infinitely more fun.

The UWaterG2 MP3 Player has been IPX8-certified to the highest possible rate, meaning it still works flawlessly up to ten feet under water.

By incorporating innovative “twist and lock” technology this diminutive device seals out 100 percent of water, thus meaning that it will resist the effects of water erosion that is prone to corrode less ‘watertight’ audio gadgets.

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