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🎄🎄 Surviving the Silly Season 🎄🎄
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, you’re likely to have a few more social events at this time of year. In fact, you can apply these tips anytime you might have to navigate the bar and plates of delicious-ness. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Here are my top 10 tips on surviving the Silly Season…
Read MoreYour choices matter
Every choice we make, be it conscious or unconscious, has an effect.Think about it for a minute:– get up early to exercise – have a lie inor– have a protein packed, veggie filled lunch– grab a processed snackor– say “yes” to something you don’t really want to do– say “no” There are limitless choices we…
Read MoreExercise creates “hope molecules”
You have probably heard: exercise boosts your mood “runners’ high” endorphin rush exercise helps fight depression but WHY? What is it about exercising that makes us feel better? Why is exercise prescribed to help treat depression and trauma recovery? Scientists looking at what happens to our muscles when we move discovered that our muscles can…
Read MoreStress & your weight
Your thoughts matter What you think becomes your reality. If this seems a little woo-woo to you, just take a moment to imagine something that scares you (eg spiders; snakes; small spaces). How did that make you feel?Maybe your stomach clenched or your heart started racing.Maybe you felt anxious or jittery.No matter what you felt,…
Read MoreWhy winter workouts are good for you
Grab your shoes and head outdoors -why a cold winter workout can be so good for your health. Cooler, winter weather often makes us feel lethargic, making the thought of going outside rather unappealing. But before you curl up with a cuppa and your latest book, consider the benefits of getting out and about as…
Read MoreCold showers save more than energy bills
Cold showers can help boost your immunity and health… I have been trying this (sometimes torturous) technique on and off over the past few years. I don’t really do cold water (I only swim if I’m melting), but the evidence of health benefits is compelling enough to keep me going back. “Most people in Australia…
Read MoreDo YOU lift? 8 reasons why you need to pick up your weights to build muscle
Do you lift to build muscle strength? Are you including resistance training (aka using weights) in your workouts? If not, why not? Running, cycling, swimming etc are the best fat-burner workouts! Right? Wrong! Resistance training; aka lifting weights, body weight work, strength work, pumping iron etc is the key to a strong, supple body which…
Read MorePelvic floor safe exercise
A 10 step guide to pelvic floor safe exercise Simple, practical tips to modify an exercise program to be pelvic floor safe. 1.  Avoid heavy lifting  Keep your weights within a manageable range. Never lift heavy weights that make you strain or inclined to hold your breath. If you have pelvic floor problems, you must keep your resistance…
Read MoreYes, you CAN
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, You’re right You’ve probably heard that before (cue eye rolling from my children as I say it yet again), but what does it mean? Simply: if you BELIEVE you can do something, then you will achieve it if you BELIEVE you can’t, you will…
Read MoreBudget friendly exercises
10 ways to sweat for less Walk it Walking is such a great budget exercise option: you can do it anywhere, anytime and you don’t need fancy equipment – just a decent pair of shoes. Go green Do something good for the environment and your body at the same time. Try hand-washing the car, walking…
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