12 week program

For you to have good health, you must have a sustainable healthy eating plan. Remember, healthy eating and exercise go hand in hand when aiming to achieve health goals. Vegetables are very important and should form a large portion of your diet Adding beans and legumes is also a part of a well-rounded and balanced […]

As you become more active, it is important to understand the best ways to support your body and to minimise any aches and pains, furthermore to reduce the likelihood of injury.    The easiest and most appropriate management strategy is to allow yourself sufficient recovery time, thus supporting your musculoskeletal system.  Especially important when doing strength exercises,

Moving forward, past COVID-19; we want to re-establish our sense of community and family connections to feel better mentally and emotionally.  Gratitude There is a large amount of research showing the benefits of being grateful, or even taking a few moments in your day to reflect on gratefulness:   Increased immunity  Decreased anxiety and depression 

Walking is a very common form of exercise; it is natural, familiar and is also extremely accessible.  Here are some useful tips you can use to help add some variety to your walking routine: Change It Up When your usual walk starts to become too comfortable and easy, it may be a good idea to

Good health comes down to good habits and self discipline.   Habits tend to follow a 4 stage  process:  A cue: Initiates the behaviour that follows and directly related to an anticipated reward  Craving: Motivators behind any habit. Without craving a change, we have no reason to act. Cravings are linked to a reward.  Response: Can

Focus more on how you feel, rather than restricting your eating. If you need more energy, you may need more food. Be cautious about the word diet – it can be very restrictive! Listen to your body and nourish it.  With eating, timing is everything. Intermittent fasting or time-restricted eating are the most common approaches

Balance is a vital skill that we need to maintain our safety as well as allowing us a good quality of life.  The body uses information from your eyes, ears as well as your musculoskeletal system (joints, muscles, tendons and connective tissue). The eyes let the body know where you are in relation to the

We often forget about good breathing and sleep health, even though we do these two things daily! Luckily there are many strategies that we can try, and they are easy to insert into the day.  Breathing and sleep quality are key factors in health and wellbeing, but can be easily compromised Find below some simple

Strength allows us to do our daily activities – carrying our groceries, playing golf or bowls, getting up and down from the couch – these all involve strength, and allows us to be independent You may have heard ‘use it or lose it’ – this is true unfortunately. We can lose strength within just a

Drinking water has positive benefits for weight loss: Feeling hungry? Try a glass of water instead as a first strategy as more water helps with regular bowel movements. First step for weight loss is to make sure you are adequately hydrated, for proper functioning of our cells, as well as proper function for yourself during