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What it’s like to suffer from exercise addiction
In a diet culture where less food and more exercise is better, exercise addiction and orthorexia are often overlooked. I’ve made no secret about the fact that I had both a serious eating disorder and exercise addiction to go with it, but I never turn down the opportunity to talk about it again in […]
Continue reading8 Life Hacks now I’m 38
Every year around November I have a mini identity crisis. What am I doing with my life? What do I want to wear or have my hair like? Is it time to retrain or take up a new hobby? Do I have any friends?! Every year. Without fail. Because my birthday is December 8th. […]
Continue readingToo busy for a normal workout? Effective 5min workout routine for mums
If you don’t have time to workout nowadays, you should certainly skip it, right? As this guest blog explains, you couldn’t be more wrong. You can still get the benefits of working out with as little as a five-minute sweat session. Yes, just five minutes. Perhaps you’ve hardly thought about it as it doesn’t […]
Continue readingHow to Combat Lockdown Weight Gain
Covid 19 has had devastating effects on people all over the world, but with obesity being hailed as the biggest link to severe symptoms and complications, is there more we could have done to avoid getting seriously ill? After all staying a healthy weight really is as simple as eating appropriate calories for you needs, […]
Continue readingSpending Time Outdoors: Why it’s Important for Your Family’s Health
Call it a generational gap but kids today don’t spend as much time outdoors as their parents used to. The Independent reported that they get exposed to screens twice as much as they get quality outdoors time. On average, kids get four hours of screen time everyday, much of which is unsupervised. As it turns out, […]
Continue readingEmma’s Diary Podcast – Mummy Body Image
Emma’s Diary is something you may remember from during and after pregnancy, and they now have a podcast I was invited to speak on! This episode is about body confidence, how our bodies change when we have babies, and how to stay healthy and love your body, stretchmarks and all! It’s also on the following […]
Continue readingHealthy Blog roundup
Last year I became the BritMums health & fitness roundup editor and since then have published loads of healthy blog roundups, tips, recipes and more. Here’s the best for you to enjoy and be inspired from. BritMums is a parenting website and online community to discuss all things motherhood in a supportive, non-judgemental environment. They […]
Continue readingThe 10 real reasons you can’t lose weight
If you can’t lose weight it’s probably not because you don’t know what to eat. Based on real survey results I’ll help you overcome the biggest challenges dieters face when it comes to sticking with your healthy eating goals. ‘Just tell me what to eat!’ I’m asked regularly. And sure if you just want […]
Continue reading23 Life Lessons from 36 Years
I’ve just finished reading ’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’ by Yuval Noah Harari and it got me wondering what I’d put on my own list of life lessons. I may only be nearly 36 at the time of writing but between moving home several times, parental divorces and remarriages, stints in mental health hospitals […]
Continue readingWhy are some people naturally skinny?
Do you have a friend who’s naturally skinny? So unfair isn’t it! But maybe there’s more to their slim physiques that just a super fast metabolism after all.
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