New Horizons……

Photo by morais on Pexels.com How many of us are guilty of sticking with what you already know, or think you know? I know I am in some ways. In the majority my formative years, I always lived in the South of England until aged 14 we moved to the Midlands. When it comes toContinueContinue reading “New Horizons……”

Bargain Brits?????

Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess baggage, the shorter the trip.ARNOLD H. GLASOW Sun, Sea and ……….. Photo by Amar Saleem on Pexels.com It’s with much waited anticipation that we are finally able to travel to our favourite holiday destinations across the world, without too many restrictions, PCR’S,ContinueContinue reading “Bargain Brits?????”

How SMART can you be?

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com So how SMART are you? S – SPECIFIC M – MEASURABLE A – ACHIEVABLE R – REALISTIC T – TIMELY Often by not having a destination in mind it can be easy to forget where you want to go to, however to get anywhere you need to be SMART aboutContinueContinue reading “How SMART can you be?”

Routines

Photo by Stas Knop on Pexels.com When our routines get disrupted and our time isn’t structured, it can be extra challenging to maintain the healthy habits we’ve developed. Understanding the power of routines – and making the most of them when schedules are out of sorts – can help us stay focused. Thinking about whatContinueContinue reading “Routines”

Best Foot Forward…..

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com When you are desperate to lose weight, change shape and become healthier we can fixate on ever more drastic methods to get results fast! Looking at how little others seem to have to do to achieve better results can leave us feeling disheartened. And the major difference is….. Your metabolism. ContinueContinue reading “Best Foot Forward…..”

Do you know where you’re going to??

When it comes to setting goals, knowing what outcome we want to achieve in the long-term (like losing two stone or winning a race) gives us a place to start, but doesn’t show us how to get there. When we focus solely on the outcome, we might take an “at any cost” approach to reachingContinueContinue reading “Do you know where you’re going to??”

Summer bodies are made in winter….

If these are the only items that fit from last year, now is the time to begin to shape the body you desire as summer bodies are made in winter! Our bodies have been buried under layers of jumpers, trackie’s and warm coats, and come the spring and summer we will all be peeling offContinueContinue reading “Summer bodies are made in winter….”

N.E.A.T

There has been a lot of research on activity and its benefit to weight loss.A Horizon television programme with Michael Mosley “The truth about exercise” investigated various types of exercise within assorted groups of people and the outcome of his research is that being generally more active is more beneficial to everyone than a oneContinueContinue reading “N.E.A.T”

Be my Valentine..

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Traditionally Valentine’s Day is the one day of the year when chocolates and flowers are given as a token of love. Why chocolate you may ask?? Well it’s the food of love and of course a well known aphrodisiac, so are oysters which to me just doesn’t somehow haveContinueContinue reading “Be my Valentine..”

Ripple Effect…

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Spend a few minutes considering what are your favourite family friendly meals… How did you discover them, are they passed down from your relatives, or are they from a tried and trusted cookbook? Have you tweaked the recipes slightly to suit everyone’s taste? I know I do all the time!ContinueContinue reading “Ripple Effect…”