Knowing you have to exercise and wanting to exercise are two very different things, but sometimes it's just one of those things that has to be done.
We all know that doing exercise is good for your physical health, but how many of us know that physical activity also works wonders for our mental health too? We think that the mind and body are separate, but what you do with your body can have a powerful effect on your mental well-being.
The clocks have gone back, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures dropping. Winter is here. Cue Seasonal Affective Disorder: A winter depression that hits when there’s less daylight during the winter months.
Training in the summer is glorious – shorts, t-shirts, and a bottle of water is all you need. You have sunny days, light evenings and even a chance to work on your tan. But summer can’t last forever. October comes around, the days get colder, the nights draw in and the rain starts to fall.
So many of us are guilty of trying fad diets and ridiculously intense workout sessions to try and lose weight before a holiday or trying to fit in to our favourite outfit that has become slightly too tight. But how many of us put all the effort in for a few weeks and then go back to our old habits?
It’s not just a balanced diet and exercise that’s needed to have a healthy body and mind. You also need to get enough sleep a night to make you function like a normal human being. With 63.1% of over 15,000 people surveyed claiming to not be happy with the amount of hours sleep they get each night, I delve into why you may not be getting as much shut eye as you need.
You may be thinking you need to get in shape for an upcoming holiday. You want to stop your jiggly bits jiggling before you have to get in your swim wear. Look in your best shape before you start uploading your pictures to Instagram.
April is just around the corner and it’s the time when New Year’s resolutions begin to teeter. You’ve been sticking to your new routine for a while but it’s not as easy as it was when you were feeling refreshed and had a ‘new year, new you’ attitude.
Everybody thinks that Body Mass Index, or BMI as it’s more commonly known, is an accurate way to work out if someone is healthy.
Alas, it’s not.
