Category Archives for Motivation
When Food TV Shows lead to Poor Food Choices (podcast)
Why, despite there being new food TV shows on healthy eating every week, do people continue to make poor food choices? Information is everywhere. Granted not all of it is fantastic or totally accurate, but the basics are pretty common sense. Eat mostly natural whole foods, get a good variety, eat lots of vegetables […]
Continue readingWhat it’s really like living with Mental Illness, with Darko Botic (podcast)
You’ll never really understand what it’s like living with mental illness until you experience it yourself, with so many people struggling in one way or another, this podcast will hopefully help you understand better, or let you know that you’re not alone. This podcast was with Darko Botic, a personal trainer and health coach […]
Continue readingHabits That Will Get You Healthy & Fit For Life
Being healthy and fit is about more than just looking great. It means feeling your best every day! A lot of people are discouraged from living healthier lifestyles because they imagine having to commit hours of each day to going to the gym while eat a restrictive diet. In reality, this type of living can […]
Continue readingWhy is it so hard to be healthy? Here’s 10 Easy Steps to Health.
Why is it so easy to eat tasty junk food and spend every waking moment working or doing chores, but so hard to find time to be healthy? Personally, I think the problem lies with making it way too complicated in the first place. With the rise in popularity of all things health […]
Continue readingCan a Personality Test Improve Your Life?
Whether you’re looking for personal growth, the key to happiness, or untapping your career potential, could taking a personality test unlock the personal insight you need to be your happiest, healthiest self this year? There are a over 7 million search results when you Google ‘personality test’, including both free and expensive, some backed by […]
Continue readingNo Motivation to Exercise?
When you’ve got no motivation to exercise but you KNOW you need to get in shape, how do you kick yourself into gear and get started? Getting back into an exercise routine after you’ve been out of the habit for a while, or starting for the first time, can be daunting. What if […]
Continue reading5 Inspirational Women to help you improve your health in 2018
Being good at networking and being a part of the fitness & wellness industry has it’s perks (like being sent free stuff to try) but nothing can compare to the inspirational women I’ve met along the way who have helped me. Today I want to introduce you to 5 inspirational women, plus a token […]
Continue reading7 Signs your Diet IS Working (even if it doesn’t show on the scales)
When weight loss is your goals it’s easy to focus on just the number on the scales, but actually there are all sorts of signs your diet is working despite scale weight not budging much yet. In fact scale weight alone is a very poor way to assess progress as you’ll discover while reading […]
Continue readingThe Truth About Being Pretty: Why Being Attractive Shouldn’t be so Attractive
A departure from my usual blog topics? Yes, but I felt it was something I needed to get off my chest, so wrote this post from the heart for Mum’s website The Motherload. For what is a fairly controversial and potentially segregating subject, I hope that I’ve opened some eyes and dismissed the misunderstanding […]
Continue readingMy Life with Anorexia – Shredded By Science Podcast
This podcast talks about what it’s like having Anorexia, an illness I battled and was very ill with. A report in 2015 estimated that more than 725,000 people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder, with roughly 75-90% of those being female. BEAT, a UK-based eating disorder charity, estimates that of those with […]
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