Midweek: Blog and Round Up 31 March 2021

I just want to take this opportunity to wish a Happy Easter to those who will be celebrating over the weekend.  To anyone who is not celebrating, I hope you all have a restful and relaxing long weekend, however you are spending the time. I am off work tomorrow (1 April) s. I’m taking some…

Get Active Blog… Ok, I’ll stop now!

Over the last six days, I’ve run three times.  I’ve really been struggling on all three runs, feeling low on energy whilst running. So after another struggled run last night I decided to do as I am being told… stop, for a few days.  I am being told my body to take a break, so…

It’s Normal To Want More And Less Lockdown At The Same Time

Desperate to see family and friends, but terrified by things opening up too soon? Here’s what’s driving that. Midsummer… June 21… a date that now holds so much weight for so many. It’s touted as the day the majority of coronavirus restrictions will supposedly be lifted in England, when legal limits on social contact will be scrapped, and when many…

How to Untangle Anxiety

An overlooked idea from the 1980s yields a promising new treatment approach that anyone can use. Read a great blog entry from Jud Brewer on anxiety. A really eye opening article, well worth a read. You can check the article out here: Unwinding Anxiety Is Possible | Elemental (medium.com)

Blog: Just the way I am feeling

Hello I hope you are all having a great weekend.  I have had a better weekend, focusing on stuff that makes me happy. I’ve felt a little stressed out of late, a little bit too much uncertainty on a few points in life has spiked my anxiety.  A little time away this weekend was good,…

Get Active Blog: Moving on up

I took a long weekend last week to give myself a little headspace, but also to give myself an opportunity to drive out and run somewhere different. I am glad I did. I ran around a country park, around a beautiful lake and through the woods.  The change of scenery was really refreshing after months…

Midweek: Blog and Round Up – 17/03/2021

Hello Everyone Happy Wednesday – I hope you are having a good week.  We are at the half way point, the weekend is getting closer.  Although I really do love my weekends, I also try to live in the week too. It can be a little harder with all the complexities of life, work, commitments…

3 Simple Rules for a Better Diet

GQ magazine has a great article on dieting, presenting you with three simple rules for improvement. I got quite a lot of tips out of this article and plenty of food for thought. Check it out here “The way diets usually get talked about these days, simply asking a fundamental question like how to eat…

Better Days Blog: Clocking Off

 I hope you are well – it is Friday. I have said a couple of times already, but I’ve been a little quieter than normal the last two weeks.  I started a new job and have also been under taking the Mental Health first aider course, which I am happy to say I completed this…

Get Active Blog: If you feel unwell, rest up.

We live in difficult times. There are ups and downs. I was so relieved to receive my first dose of the covid vaccination on Friday, but then my exercise training has taken a hit as I was rather unwell with side effects. But this downtime gave me some much needed thinking time. Exercise is good…