I recommend starting any exercise routine with a dynamic stretching routine, to help gradually rev up your cardiovascular system, and warm up joints. Other benefits of warming up Increased flexibility Lower risk of injury Increased blood flow and oxygen Better range of motion in joints Less muscle tension and pain Part 1 – upper body […]
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Welcome to my new logo! I decided to create a new brand to support my vision of transforming peoples’ lives through simple lifestyle changes. My mission is to make a real difference to all my clients. These colourful flags on my new logo represent the underlying health principles for a healthy mind and body. I
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Ten thousand years ago, cavemen roamed the land hunting and gathering, ‘surviving’ from day to day with a hand to mouth existence, often going days without proper food and then gorging on the meaty spoils of a successful hunt. They are often portrayed as wearing shaggy animal hides, armed with rocks or clubs, unintelligent and
Cavemen rock! Has modern man got it wrong? Read More »
Running down the steep rocky path, I knew I had pushed my body too far this time. The usual post summit euphoria was not there – joy, elation, achievement, the feeling that I could do anything. Instead I felt tired all over, dehydrated, faintly sick and unhappy. What was happening? Fast forward almost 3 months
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Ageing is an accumulation of all the stresses we pile on our bodies. Brett Hill from The Wellness Guys summed up ‘healthy ageing’ with a great analogy: “Growing old should be like a candle burning evenly to the bottom, with only a slight flicker at the end and then the light goes out!” Brett Hill
How to stay young! Read More »
The human body is an unbelievable ‘machine’, with literally millions of years of evolution bringing us to the present day. We are designed for movement. EVERYDAY. Yet it seems so many of us have forgotten how to move, even that we should be moving at all. Why do we NEED to move? To stay healthy,
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Sleep is one of the most underrated aspects of health and fitness. You cannot be healthy without sleep, yet it is a completely free and one of nature’s best medicines. Sleep is the golden chain that binds health and our bodies together. Thomas Dekker Almost every day, I am reminded just how important sleep is –
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In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin yang, often referred to in the west as yin and yang, is used to describe how opposing forces are interconnected, and focuses on the idea of balance, e.g. dark and light, female and male, low and high, cold and hot. Everything in life has both yin and yang
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Gratitude. Being grateful for the little things in life. Almost every day for the past 10 years (since I emigrated to Australia from London), I have kept a journal by my bed. Each night – it is now a ritual that I look forward to – I write down 3 things about my businesses that
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At last, I AM BACK ON THE BIKE!! Sunday afternoon just after lunch, and I’ve decided it’s now or never. More than 9 months have passed since my last ride and people have commented – but Nick I thought you were a cyclist. A quick wipe down of the frame, tyres pumped up, helmet and
SMART goals and finding my mojo again! Read More »
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