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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?”

– you might pull a muscle – getting sweaty makes you unhuggable – it can make you tired – others might stare – you have a disability or injury – you might look like you can help others – you won’t get to see your favourite Doctor so often – you won’t need to showerContinue reading “Why you SHOULD NOT WORKOUT regularly…”

As social animals, we have a “need to belong”. We might not experience this need consciously or even be aware that we have it but it resides deep within us nonetheless.  Belonging to a group and feeling identified with those in that group is an important aspect of our identity and sense of self. OurContinue reading “Why should you join a group?”

Being benevolent is often intrinsically motivated. Being kind, giving to charity instils a sense of satisfaction, self worth and self esteem, leads to improved prosocial behaviour and ultimately improved wellbeing for those behaving benevolently and those they influence. Research and more details 👐😇🦸‍♂️🦸🏿https://charterforcompassion.org/being-charitable-toward-othershttps://www.cafonline.org/my-personal-giving/long-term-giving/resource-centre/five-reasons-to-give-to-charityInfluence and Benevolence

According to experts, having a goal to work towards can give new direction and help push you towards achieving new skills and benchmarks in your workouts. When we start exercising, we often do it for external reasons such as wanting to change our weight or the way we look. But finding other, more meaningful, motivationsContinue reading “How a charity challenge can help your fitness goals”

Behaviour-based goals are typically changes we make to how we act, they focus on how we personally feel and behave, rather than just looking purely at the outcome of our actions. Outcome-based goals are changes we make to our performance, They focus on the outcome of our actions, rather than how we feel about performingContinue reading “Behaviour vs. Outcome-Based Goals – Which are best?”

1. Staying Motivated 💪🏼 All we need is a little bit of encouragement to help us push out that last rep, run that bit faster, go the extra mile, or hang in there for another minute, Having a workout partner can help inspire you to keep going and get even better. 2. Friendly Competition  🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Continue reading “7 Benefits Of Having A Workout Partner”

Set Objective and Subjective Goals Objective goals focus on quantitative outcomes—tangible aspects of exercise or fitness that we can measure and see. Subjective goals focus on qualitative outcomes—feelings or perceptions we want to experience in regard to exercise. Subjective goals are important because they help uncover the root “why” of our objective goals. Research by Dr. Michelle Segar andContinue reading “Setting goals and staying motivated during January 💪🏼🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️”

Research conducted in Finland found that training outdoors has a positive impact on our sleep quality, physiological health and mental wellbeing – with the latter observing the greatest effects. In the summer, our bodies rely on the sunshine for a hearty dose of Vitamin D which is important in keeping our muscles, bones and teeth healthy. In theContinue reading “The benefits of exercising outdoors during winter”

Creating an environment that supports a psychologically safe climate enables individuals to; perform at their best, increase confidence and self esteem, support others and make the group experience more enjoyable. Creating a psychologically safe climate for a group of similar people is important. There can be additional  benefits for a diverse group too… Here areContinue reading “Why have diversity in physical activity groups?”