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…
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Get Active Blog: The Journey
I often get asked why exercise is so important to me. Mainly I enjoy it, the escapism, the challenge and the feeling of progression. Not only that, it helps me manage a medical condition and it has been essential for my mental health since 2007. My fitness journey has never been about just one thing,…
Blog: The Anxiety Hangover
Its not very often I re-post a blog – I like to keep things fresh. But sometimes, it’s the right thing to do. I am reposting a blog from summer 2020 – its on the topic of the anxiety hangover. Many of you will not have read it as it is from a long time…
Blog: Time to talk
4 February, is Time to Talk day. So this blog is simply to highlight that day and talk about talking. Here is a direct link to the website before I do anything else: Time to Talk Day 2021 | Time To Change (time-to-change.org.uk) I want to include a quote from the home page “A small…
Get Active Blog: Pushing On
In my last exercise blog I talked about getting sufficient rest. I’ve recently been doing quite a lot of intense exercise, which even though I do have a weekly rest day, had caught up to me. I was able to get back out running on Saturday, and I even managed my longest run ever –…
Blog: Warrior
Hello Happy Friday, the weekend is within smelling distance 😊 Next week is a time to talk day on 4 February – so I’ll be doing some articles and blogs around that topic next week. If anyone else has anything planned for a time to talk day, please could you get in touch with me?…
The no-drug approach to mild depression
I read an interesting article on the Harvard Medical website around approaches to managing depression without a need for drugs such as anti-depressants. Each individual’s symptoms are different and the treatment approach is for the individual. I’d always recommend talking to a medical professional or doctor etc. As some one who has experienced depression a…
Get Active Blog: I’m Resting Up
Today I’ve had to take an extra rest day, after weeks of higher intensity training, the muscle soreness has caught up with me… significantly. I am not new to exercise, and therefore I plan workouts carefully to have higher and lower intensity days, whilst maintaining one full rest day per week. But over time it…
Ted Talk: Try something new for 30 days
Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals Check out this link: Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days | TED Talk
Midweek Blog & Round Up: 27 January 2021
Happy Wednesday I hope you are all well. It has been a busy few days for me, both in and out of work. I’ve been busy working on a new access process with a new team member, I think we are making a great new approach that’s really going to save many people (including myself)…
Better Days Wellbeing 