‘Look for the opportunities and be creative’ Yesterday I got this lovely fun email which really sums up the quote above, and I thought I’d share it with you for some light-hearted Easter home exercises. Thank you Sue. Keeping fit whilst living in a small market town Warm up exercise; walk to the local supermarket […]
‘Focus only on what you can control and don’t waste energy worrying about things that are outside your control’ One thing we can control at the moment is our diet. What we eat and drink has such a huge impact on not only our health, but our mental wellbeing – our feel good factor that […]
The words from Dee Cafarri in yesterdays blog really got me thinking. One of the paragraphs that caught my was this; ‘Be grateful for the things in your life that you have or can do. Focussing on the good will have a positive effect on your mental health. When you are having a tough day […]
A lovely gentleman called Tim, who some of you know from the gym, sent me some extracts on how to deal with isolation from someone who knows a little bit about it, and I thought I would share them with you. Dee Caffari has sailed around the world six times. She is the first woman […]
As many of you will know, I have two children. Harry is 9 and Alfie is 7. Yesterday afternoon, I was going to paint my driveway gates and I didn’t. Instead I spent the afternoon with my boys in the garden. Making dens, playing football, making home made slush puppies (crushed ice, clementine juice and […]
Here are our top three home workouts. Each one requires minimal kit and has basic and advanced options. Before starting, I always recommend a good warm-up to get the blood flowing and the muscles and joints ready, so I’ve included an example here: Walking 2min Knee lifts 10 per side Stair climbs x 5 Shoulder […]
I ate some chocolate last night. Ok, it was good quality 85% cocoa chocolate and full of antioxidants, but I ate the whole bar instead of 2 squares. Why did I do it? Well, I liked the taste for one and it felt good eating it, but here’s the key point – I didn’t feel […]
I’m so pleased to hear so many of you getting out and enjoying the countryside and trying new things, pushing some boundaries and wading across rivers. But what about motivating yourself to do some of the things you normally do in the gym that you know you should be doing? Its not easy. Motivation comes […]
There are over 300 million people living with one or more of over 6000 identified rare diseases around the world. One of the huge problems facing people with a rare disease is the lack of scientific knowledge and quality information and the need for appropriate quality health care is a very real challenge for people. […]