Get Active Blog: Shake it up

It has definitely felt like early spring this weekend. Bright sunshine, clear skies and the first flowers of spring are blooming. I am still managing/working around a shoulder injury, so I decided to use the improved weather to shake things up with my running. I took the opportunity to visit local country parks that, during…

10 Little Things You Can Do To Boost Your Mood Today

A third lockdown has arrived with barely any notice for those living in Scotland and England, leaving many people feeling, well, pretty crap. Whether you’re a parent who now has to homeschool disappointed kids, a key worker facing added challenges or you’ve spent the last nine months working from home and just want it to…

What it means to be a man today

The world we live in is full of stereotypes. When it comes to being a man, it seems we have a stereotype that we must all be masculine, macho alpha males. If a man is anything that is different to this stereotype he is viewed by many to be weak or less than. These stereotypes…

How to Beat those Sunday Blues

It is Friday, for some of us that means the weekend is about to start. Unfortunately the weekend can pass too quickly, and it can be Sunday night before you know it. Sunday evening can be a real struggle for some people, the anticipation of a new working week, for some this is filled with…

MIDWEEK: Blog and Round Up

Yes, its actually Thursday.  Its been a busy week, starting a new job and quite a few factors have meant I have had to carefully manage my time. The clock keeps ticking, and I’ve been trying not to work too many extra hours 😊 Time management is a skill, but it is also a good…

Better Days Blog: Give Sunday night blues the boot

Hello Everyone I hope you have had a great weekend. I am ending the weekend with my Sunday film might in bed. This weeks film is Malevolent. This is a regular Sunday night occurrence for me. It helps me to relax at the end of the weekend. For many of my us, anxiety and dread…

Motivation: so what is it?

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…

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…

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…