By Chris Welford on 11th March, 2021 in Change, Exercise
That’s NEAT Last week we talked about the importance of movement, but this isn’t all about exercise. There’s also NEAT – Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis– which is a measure of the calories you burn just doing everyday activities. Our bodies use the energy in the food we consume to: Simply survive...
By Chris Welford on 9th February, 2021 in Change, Exercise
As lockdown 3.0 grinds on, it may be that you are using the time to engage in a project of personal improvement. Changing isn’t easy, so a useful way to think about it is offered by psychologists Prochaska and DiClemente, who broke down the process into five steps. Let’s use...
By Chris Welford on 5th November, 2020 in Change, Stress and Pressure
Stress hits us in different ways. Our first response is often simply a feeling; somewhere in the body. Some feelings are shown in the second ring from the middle of this picture CLICK HERE view the Stress Circle On the whole, it’s not a great idea to act solely on...
By Chris Welford on 4th November, 2020 in Change, Feelings and Emotions
Here we go again! What did we learn from last time? Here are some ideas for making it all a bit easier. The head stuff! Listen, you are enough already. This isn’t easy, so lay off the massive re-decorating plans, the sourdough baking competition and idea that you have to...
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