By admingr on 12th January, 2023 in Change, Coaching, Development, Exercise, Getting Help and Support, Self-knowledge
Are Your Resolutions Failing Already? For many of us, the promises that we made to ourselves just over a week ago are already looking shaky. By the time we reach the end of this month, around 90% of us will have quietly admitted that the idea of making resolutions...
By admingr on 20th December, 2022 in Exercise, Feelings and Emotions, Resilience, Rest and Relaxation, Wellbeing
Top Tips to be Resilient this Christmas As Christmas day rapidly bears down on us, use our top tips below to stay sane and recharge during the festive season. Tip 1: Connect with loved ones #Positive social encounters #Compassion and kindness Tip 2: Connect with Nature #Connect with nature ...
By Chris Welford on 25th June, 2021 in Balance, Exercise
You’ve probably heard that it’s important to stay physically active. From heart disease to type-two diabetes to depression: the protective impact of exercise is well researched. What you might not know much about is the impact of exercise on resistance to infection and in particular, COVID-19. A recent study, reported...
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...
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