Laugh out loud

Did you know laughing is good for you? It can make you feel better, and there is quite a lot of information to suggest a few laughs in the day can really pick you up. I’d love for you to read the following paragraph – then head over to read the full article here “For…

5 exercises to help you build more empathy

A great article from the TED talks website on ways to build more Empathy into your life. Check out the extract below and the full article here Empathy — or understanding the thoughts and feelings of the people around us — is one of the most important and most trying parts of being social creatures. But…

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…

Fix your sleeping position

We often say we want to sleep better, or for longer. Its good for all aspects of your health. One thing to think about is the position in which we sleep too. I have been forced to try sleeping in alternative positions over the last few weeks due to a shoulder injury. I would normally…

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…

Don’t Waste Your Rock Bottom

On August 1st, 1976, Formula One racing legend Niki Lauda crashed at the Nürburgring. In an instant, his car burst into flames, his helm flew off, and he was trapped in the wreckage. Other drivers were able to pull him from the car, but because of the burns he suffered and toxic fumes he inhaled,…

Better days blog: Knowledge

Hello I hope you had a great weekend. It was a nice change of pace for me this weekend. I ventured just a little further away from my village to a local country park where I have not been for a run previously. There was so much sunshine, spring flowers and a beautiful lake to…