Tag Archives: Summer

‘Covid vaccine booster jab this summer will help UK avoid a brutal winter surge’

The idea of having booster jabs isn’t a new one. We have (or should have) boosters of flu vaccine every year and anyone who ­travels abroad would be well-­advised to have a tetanus booster every five years. So the idea of a booster for Covid-19 shouldn’t surprise us. After all, it’s a virus like the… Read More »

Great outdoors: The gyms moving classes outside this summer — and why it’s more fun that way

It’s Monday evening and I’m in a tent in a suburban Dublin car park, wearing headphones and spinning my heart out on an exercise bike. It’s not quite the traditional gym class that we’re used to — this is Dartry Health Club’s inaugural ‘silent disco’ spinning class, held outdoors to comply with Covid regulations. round me,… Read More »

Women flaunt sexy weight loss transformations for ‘Shot Girl Summer’

It’s “Hot Girl Summer” — with a side of herd immunity. Enter “Shot Girl Summer”: a time to re-emerge after getting the jab. As the weather heats up and the number of new COVID cases comes down, women everywhere are seizing the chance to remake themselves after a yearlong lockdown. And they’re starting by dropping… Read More »