Motivation – it is something we need in life to progress. It can cover all areas of life from exercise, to our social life and even our careers. Motivation – a definition Motivation is a reason for actions, willingness, and goals. Motivation is derived from the word motive, or a need that requires satisfaction. These…
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Journaling Tips
Journaling is one of the best things I have ever done. I would go as far as saying in 2018 it saved my life. There is no single right way of doing it either. Some of us just like to write, no set strucutre, just write it down. We do this with pen and paper,…
Sleep Sabotage
Are you getting enough sleep? It seems to be a constant question in life. Knowing how much sleep you need seems to be a major learning curve for us too. For me its about 7.5 hours, which took me several months of practice and analysis in 2020 to figure out. Late nights can be a…
Get Active Blog: My Open Goals
Despite my recent injury, I feel like I am making good progress towards some of my fitness goals. I set my self some resolutions on fitness in 2021 (I set these before new years day for information). Run 13.1 miles (a half marathon) before the end of 2021 Increase my running speed and aim to…
MIDWEEK: Blog and links roundup
Happy Wednesday. I am glad of a change in the weather at the moment. Winter can tough in many ways, less day light, cold weather and winter illnesses. Mix in a lockdown, a pandemic and other restrictions, on paper this looks like a very grim time to be alive. I could go in to details…
Couch to 5K
New to fitness, but don’t know where to start? Want to give running ago, but not quite sure how to progress? If you answered yes to either of those questions you might be interested in the couch to 5K running programme from the NHS. Over a nine week period it will help you start a…
Better Days Blog: KitKat
Meet KitKat. She is nine years old and has been my cat since September 2015. She is a special needs cat and requires a lot of careful attention. She also has anxiety, which can exacerbate the situation too. That is something we have in common. Caring for KitKat can be very challenging at times, but…
Get Active Blog: Set Backs
I’ve had a minor setback with my exercise for the last week, I’ve hurt my shoulder. It currently hurts if I try to lift my arm above shoulder height. Yes this is a set back, but it doesn’t bring fitness to a griding halt for me. I have a diverse workout regime, so I have…
Blog: Love is in the air? Or perhaps not.
Happy Friday I hope you are well. I’ve had a very busy week, despite being off last Monday I have been it has been a very busy week. I’m shortly moving to a new role (same division, new team and manager) so it’s a busy period of change bringing some of my old work to…
MIDWEEK: Blog and News Round Up
So its Wednesday again, time for the midweek blog and round up. What does inclusion mean to you? That is a question I’ve been thinking about lately. It is not necessarily something that can easily be measured on a large scale. I feel its often that comes down to the individual, how they act and…
Better Days Wellbeing 