As we all know, mobile phones were so big and clunky during the eighties that using one to keep fit was not so much an added feature as an unfortunate by-product of archaic technology. All you had to do was take a few calls each day and you expended as much energy as you would bench-pressing weights for an hour… read more »

161 days to go until the Olympic Games arrive in London and major sponsor Coca-Cola have gone public on their much anticipated ‘Move to the Beat’ ad campaign. Fronted by music producer Mark Ronson and singer Katy B, it features cameos from a host of prospective Olympians. GB table tennis player Darius Knight; US hurdler David Oliver; Russian sprinter Kseniya… read more »

Feeling pretty smug about how you’ve managed to avoid coming down with the same debilitating flu that knocked you for six last year? Reckon you’ve managed to get away with it? It’s possible you may well have done. Congratulations! How about a hearty high-five and a pat on the back? Yes? OK then…Ooh, I tricked you. Not only do I… read more »

According to ‘scientists’ today is ‘Blue Monday’ – the most depressing day of the year. While a combination of arbitrary factors including bad weather, debt and a lack of motivation combine to create a heady cocktail of post-Christmas depression for the average man or woman sat behind a desk, it appears there is no escaping the pain even if you’re… read more »

The Mayans may have pinpointed 2012 as the year of the Apocalypse, but here at Quidblog towers we’re not much interested in what a defunct Mesoamerican civilization has to say. As far as we’re concerned 2012 is shaping up remarkably positively…despite the prevailing concerns about another global economic meltdown. Looking forward with rose tinted glasses we’ve scoured the web for the best… read more »

For thousands of years men and women across the globe have been putting strange concoctions in their mouths in the hope of curing a hangover. Quidblog explores 25 of the weirdest post-booze pick-me-ups… Read more »

A new year, a new you? If that’s what you’re after, be sure to check out Quidco’s guide to starting 2012 with a bang. Detox After all the excess of the festive season, January is the perfect time to take stock and to detox. Start small by endeavouring to increase your daily water intake, try and eliminate toxic foodstuffs such… read more »