Blog: Find your awesome

I had a great conversation yesterday at work – and to basically sum it up I said: “you don’t need to compete against anyone else in life to be awesome.” We often compare ourselves to others.  People are unique. All the complex factors that make up a life means we all have a unique existence….

Blog: Social Media

Hello World Happy Friday – I hope all is well. We often hear about the pros and cons of social media.  I’m not entering into that debate today, but I have been refining my own social media presence to only interact with value adding sources and people. It has certainly enhanced the time I do…

Get Active Blog: Surviving

I am determined to focus on good and positive things now.  Grief takes time, but now the funeral has happened I want to focus on the good in my life. I am focusing on exercise at the moment and have managed to return to running this week after taking a week and a half off…

My IDONTMIND Mental Health Run

I am back after my caravan holiday in North Yorkshire.  During my stay I completed my 10K Mental Health Run.  I will talk about how it went below, but I’d first like to share the video I produced about my mental health run.  Share this journey with me, see the scenery and here why conversations…

Get Active Month: Rest is prepation too

In just over a week I am aiming to compete my mental health 10k run. I am training for this event to make sure I am race ready for 1 May. I am following a workout schedule to prepare for this, but that does not mean that rest and recovery time has gone out of…

Get Active: Mental Health Run training

I mentioned that I am doing the IDONTMIND Mental Health run or walk over May.  I am currently training for this event, as I will be running 10KM on a path in the North Yorkshire moors. I’ve done two shorter runs this week, which were proceeded by very long walks of 10 and 6 miles…

Working out at Home

You don’t have to spend hours in a gym or force yourself into long, monotonous workouts to experience the many benefits of exercise. These tips can help you find activities you enjoy and start to feel better, look better, and get more out of life. Why even workout at home? At-home fitness has been around for a…

Easy ways to move more that don’t involve the gym

You do not need a gym membership or home equipment to get moving more. Get active with the family. Jog around the soccer field during your kid’s practice, make a neighbourhood bike ride part of your weekend routine, play tag with your children in the yard, go canoeing at a lake, walk the dog in a…

Exercise vs Mental Health

Exercise is more than just the physical health of our bodies. Exercise is not just about aerobic capacity and muscle size. Sure, exercise can improve your physical health and your physique, trim your waistline, improve your sex life, and even add years to your life. But that’s not what motivates most people to stay active….

Get Active Blog: Easter

Happy Easter everyone. Last week I had to take a break from exercising. I was physically exhausted and struggling with tiredness, and a little stress too. After two days of need complete rest I had improved drastically. On Thursday I went for a coastal walk, which ended up being a 10 mile walk. It was…