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Are you doing enough muscle strengthening activities?

Alongside doing at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week, the Chief Medical Officer also recommends adults should do muscle strengthening activities on at least two days a week. (Sport England, Active Lives, Adult Survey Nov 20/21 Report, Published Apr 2022) Also recommended by the NHS and WHO 🏋🏾‍♀️https://www.sportengland.org/know-your-audience/data/active-lives 💪https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/exercise-guidelines/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults-aged-19-to-64/ Why? Reduce Your HealthContinue reading “Are you doing enough muscle strengthening activities?”

Workplace wellness programme shown to significantly improve several domains of psychological wellbeing

This was a 3 month exercise and nutrition programme for employees of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Significant improvements were found in multiple domains of physical and mental well-being. The study was found to improve the following seven domains: physical health, mental health, stress, energy level, social satisfaction, self-efficacy and quality of life.Continue reading “Workplace wellness programme shown to significantly improve several domains of psychological wellbeing”

Why Rewards Are Destroying Your Motivation

Sometimes you need that nudge to motivate you. It’s easy to find an app or program that rewards you for doing an activity (like exercise) with money, cool products, and badge/point prizes. If there’s a reward (or consequence) at the end, you’ll work harder and be more motivated to do the activity, right? Wrong. Well,Continue reading “Why Rewards Are Destroying Your Motivation”