Fitness Ireland

www.fitnessireland.ie

FitnessIreland.ie is as the introduction states, 'an invaluable source of local, national and international information for all sports and health conscious athletes, regardless of what sport you are interested in.'

It is an online store for all your sports supplement products from popular manufacturers such as Maximuscle and ATP.

FitnessIreland.ie also contains additional features guaranteed to be both informative and useful; they include articles on fitness, diet and nutrition and a discussion forum, gym finder and product browser.

Useful tools include the Nutritional Toolkit, which looks into protein, fats and carbohydrates, protein sources and supplements. You can also shop for accessories, books/videos, muscle toners and exercise equipment to name but a few products.

If you are calorie counting but need the odd snack then check out the '100 Snacks' feature for a list of options including calorific content. For fitness advice visit fitnessireland.ie.

Use your head – Teach

www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit.aspx

This website is brought to you by the Teaching Training Agency and is designed to generate an interest within individuals who may consider teaching as a career.

This site points out the benefits of choosing teaching as a career and points you in the right direction on how you can go about becoming one.

There are five main sections within this site including; Becoming a Teacher, The training process, Experience Teaching, Life as a teacher and Advice and Events, basically everything you could possibly want to know to get you started is contained within the pages of tda.gov.uk/Recruit.aspx.

If you would like to read the testimonials of teachers or view the web log of a career changer then click the Teachers' Stories link under 'Life as a teacher' and read about what they have to say about teaching, its rewards and its difficulties.

This site is very neat and tidy and quick to respond to browser clicks, content is fast to load and refresh.

Parents at Work

www.parentsatwork.org.uk

If you do not have the privilege of being able to stay at home and look after your children 24/7 then you may find the resources on this site valuable.

Parentsatwork.org.uk is an organisation that helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.

This site is split into three main sections all of which contain useful information and helpful advice; the three sections include The Family Zone, The Employer Zone and The Awards Zone.

The Family Zone contains information on how to cope as a working parent and how to ensure that you get the correct balance between home life and work life. This zone looks at your rights at work, flexible working hours, childcare and much more.

If you are an employer the Employer Zone is something you will find very useful.

If you feel your work place qualifies for the Working Families Employer of the Year Award or the Best Boss Competition then log on to parentsatwork.org.uk for more details.