All Entries in the "Health" Category
Happiness is a Way of Life – Part 2
With increasingly stressful busy lives, more demands being made on us to work longer hours, travel longer distances, work as parents, carers and home makers as well as juggling numerous jobs, businesses and careers, it’s easy for life to feel like an eternal treadmill with the gradient increasing all the time, yet never reaching the destination. And happiness and fulfilment can seem like a distant dream.
Happiness is a Way of Life – Part 1
I guess measuring happiness really depends on how we define happiness and what it means to us, the individual. For sure, there are millions of unhappy, deeply desperate people in the World in situations beyond their control, but there are also millions of people who appear to ‘have it all’ or at least are exposed to images of what ‘having it all’ seems to involve.
Top Tips For Avoiding a Cold This Winter
Now I don’t want to sound like your mum or an old teacher nagging at you in this article but there might be a few moments when I hear you sigh or groan. You see the problem we have here as coaches is trying to get you runners to take rest and nutrition as seriously as you take the training part.
Eat More Not Less
Do you ever think in terms of fuelling your body like a car? Making sure it’s always full to avoid it breaking down, and aiming to get the best out of it when you use it. Or do you often wait for the empty light, then fill up wherever you happen to be, and wonder why it costs you so much and doesn’t run that well?
The Pre Christmas Social Survival Guide
Finding the balance between the pre Christmas mayhem and your training can be tough. As another email drops into your inbox inviting you to a further Christmas bash…….I can hear you thinking ‘yes I’m free that night great!… although I was meant to be doing that recovery run and then there’s my planned long run [...]
Prepare for the party season
As the long winter evenings draw in, weinevitably find ourselves staying in more often to enjoy our favourite TV shows and snacking on our favourite comfort foods….and although it’s easy to become complacent and let the winter pounds pile on, why not follow a few easy steps that will ensure you enjoy the run up to Christmas but are still in great shape for the party season?
I’ve Got a Cold – Should I Run Today?
I wish I had a pound for every time a runner has asked this throughout my coaching career. The debate goes on and I have heard so many opinions, reasons and excuses on this subject.
Avoiding the Winter Lurgy!
Avoiding the winter Lurgy.
Our bodies are amazing. From the moment we are born they start to build a defensive shield to protect us against the onslaught of bacteria. Our immune system hunts down invaders to the body and eliminates them. It also protects us by developing anti-bodies and immunity to certain ‘nasties’ preventing us having [...]
5 Golden Nutrition and Hydration Rules
Getting started in healthy eating can be a bit of a daunting task. There seems to be so much conflicting information and advice available, it is hard to decide which bit to listen to.
10 Healthy Breakfast Options
Porridge and berries
Use oats and skimmed milk to make your porridge, then add any berries such as strawberries, raspberries or blueberries and honey. This is a great way to start the day as the oats have a low GI (Glycaemic Index) this tells us that oats do not raise the blood glucose level very quickly, which is good as it can help stabilise the appetite. Just go easy on the honey!
