Instant Feelgood Fitness

Instant Feelgood Fitness is a blog written by Jeff Archer. He has worked in the fitness industry for 10 years and runs a fitness and coaching business and he "...started the Instant Feelgood blog to help people achieve their fitness and health goals, whether it's weight loss, general fitness or de-stressing."

His informative blog offers lots of useful (and expert) advice with fitness tips, weight loss tips, relaxation tips and exercise tips as well as views about various health issues in the news.

Healthy Recipes, "eatTHISdiet" free online diet plan from Dr. Gourmet

Dr. Gourmet is an impressive site all about healthy eating, created by Timothy S. Harlan, M.D.

If you are struggling to lose weight or just want to eat a healthier diet, Dr. Gourmet provides a free, interactive diet planner called eatTHISdiet to help you create weekly meal plans that are tailored to match your personal profile. You only need to take a moment to complete the information required (height, weight, food dislikes, allergies, and special dietary needs) to register (you can create an additional profile for other family members too). Once you have registered, you can access your free meal plan - complete with recipes and shopping lists!

You can also sign up for the Dr. Gourmet Newsletters.

Free tools for monitoring weight loss

If you are trying to lose weight and get fit, MyFitnessPal is a site that will help. The site offers FREE tools such as a calorie counter, a personal diet and exercise journal, and a friendly forum/message board to offer support.

The site offers some cool free tools too such as a badge to add to your own blog/website and BMI/BMR calculators.

Read more on the MyFitnessPalBlog with "Site news, diet tips, and other miscellaneous ramblings."

Eat well, be well

eatwell is the Food Standards Agency's consumer advice and information site.

There is a lot on the site such as advice for a healthy diet, specific information geared to different ages and stages, health issues, keeping food safe, and a clear explanation about food labels.

The site also provides handy calculators: the Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator and a calorie calculator.

Free nutrition and fitness tools, recipes & more

Are you trying to lose weight? Get fit? Looking for a site that offers motivation and support? I suggest you check out an incredible website called SparkPeople. The site offers FREE nutrition and fitness tools and a FREE community with message boards and support teams, plus a personal homepage.

According to the website: "SparkPeople is growing into one of the largest free diet and health-related sites in the world." I can see why. Have a look and judge for yourself. I bet you will agree.