We are here in June, six months into our year. A year that so far, could never have been predicted to be the one that it has been.  Regardless of how you envisaged investing in your health during 2020, there will be few who will have successfully side stepped this ...

There is much to be gained from moving and walking in terms of improvements to our mental and physical health. However, we can move and walk about freely and repeatedly inside and out, without purposefully challenging our bodies in ways that could advance our toe, foot and ankle strength, flexibility and ...

Most of us have our favourite exercises to which we easily default. We often like to do them because an easy option feels, well, like an easy option. What I am challenging you to this month (as well as to myself) is to think about an exercise which you regularly ...

  "Schooooools out for summer..."  So here we are in the middle of the summer regardless of whether the weather is our friend or not!  Here are some of my current favourite exercises to keep our bodily parts more limber and lithe. Give them a go to uncover possible imbalances between your ...

  Our spring days are longer brighter and warmer now and with it can come more dynamic, prolonged and varied movements and activities for our bodies. All of which I would positively encourage you to do. However, have a thought for whether your body is as ready as your mind and ...

We've had just over a couple of months of short days and long nights. Though for some it may feel a great deal longer than that.  For many, the idea of hibernating brings utter joy while for others it can bring a sense of despondency, disorientation and loss. The often grey ...

The sea change with summer morphing to autumn is upon us. I am mentally refreshed from the summer break but a little sluggish with the old physical jerks due to the disruption of my usual routine. It's getting the balance right that can be so challenging. Sometimes we get it just ...

Continuing from last month's blog on the home gym, this month I am offering thoughts around all that unused fitness equipment you may have lurking around your home. Free weights, a skipping rope, hula hoop, swiss ball, frisbee, theraband, tennis ball are just some of the items my clients tell ...

The reasons people go to a gym for the benefit of their health is very personal and very complex. People can be lovers and loathers. Even if you are a lover you may not necessarily go, despite a paid up subscription. If you are a loather you may religiously rock ...

Dementia is without doubt one of the most worrying and horrible diseases of our time. There is no cure and no way out once it starts. The impact on those affected and those who have to then provide the necessary care, is enormous and devastating. Dementia is an umbrella term. ...